Tess Gerritsen: Harvest (USA 2012)

From the publisher:
Hailed by James Patterson as "the best medical thriller I've read since Coma," Tess Gerritsen's Harvest grips readers with its flawless blend of breathless action, nerve-jangling suspense, and unvarnished medical detail.

Soon after experiencing the thrill of being recruited by an elite Boston cardiac transplant team, medical resident Dr. Abby Matteo makes a tormenting life-and-death decision with shattering repercussions when she directs the harvested heart of a crash victim to a dying teenager instead of to the wealthy older woman who was in line to receive it. But the incident pales in light of the terrible discovery Abby stumbles upon when a new heart appears and the woman's transplant is completed. This time, the organ did not come through proper channels, the papers were falsified, and Abby defies the hospital's orders of silence to investigate its origins. The grisly truth lies waiting on a ship anchored in Boston Harbor... and Abby's every move invites a vicious and potentially deadly backlash.

Tess Gerritsen: Harvest. Pocket Star, ISBN: 9780671553029 (April, 2012), 368 p., $7.99.

Tess Gerritsen: Harvest (USA ca. 2002)

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Medical resident Dr. Abby Matteo is elated when the elite cardiac transplant team at Boston's Bayside Hospital taps her as a potential recruit. But faced with a tormenting life-and-death decision, Abby helps direct a crash victim's harvested heart to a dying teenager -- instead of the wealthy older woman who was supposed to receive it. The repercussions leave Abby shaken and plagued with self-doubt.

Suddenly, a new heart appears, and the woman's transplant is completed. Then Abby makes a terrible discovery. The donor records have been falsified -- the new heart has not come through the proper channels. Defying the hospital's demands for silence, she begins her own investigation that reveals a murderous, unthinkable conspiracy. Every move Abby makes spawns a vicious backlash... and on a ship anchored in the waters of Boston harbor, the grisly truth lies waiting.

Tess Gerritsen: Harvest. Pocket Star, ISBN: 067155302X (ca. 2002), 343 p., $7.99.

Tess Gerritsen: Harvest (USA 1997)

From the publisher:
Boston's Bayside Hospital is a long way from Dr. Abby DiMatteo's humble roots, and she's elated when their elite cardiac transplant team taps her as a potential recruit. But an anguished, life-and-death decision soon jeopardizes her entire career. She and chief resident Vivian Chao boldly direct a crash victim's harvested heart to a dying seventeen year old boy - instead of the wealthy 46-yr-old woman to whom the hospital had cross-matched it. The repercussions cost Dr. Chao her job, and leave Abby shaken.

Then a new heart suddenly appears, the woman's transplant is completed, and Abby makes a terrible discovery. The donor records have been falsified -- the new heart has not come through the proper channels. Defying the hospital's demands for silence, Abby and Vivian plunge into an investigation that reveals a lethal, unthinkable conspiracy. Every move Abby makes spawns a vicious backlash... and on a ship anchored in the waters of Boston harbor, a final, grisly discovery lies waiting.

Tess Gerritsen: Harvest. Pocket Star, ISBN: 067155302X (August, 1997), 368 p., $7.99.

Tess Gerritsen: Harvest (USA 1996)

From the publisher:
In a novel of harrowing suspense and brilliantly crafted plot twists, author Tess Gerritsen draws on her years of experience as a doctor to deliver an explosive thriller that makes her an indisputable star. HARVEST vividly portrays a young woman doctor challenging a world where medical miracles and greed fuel a lethal conspiracy-and the bright lights of the O.R. conceal the ultimate corruption of genius. Unerringly authentic, with scalpel-sharp characterizations that rival Patricia Cornwell's HARVEST is an astounding debut...

Boston's Bayside Hospital is a long way from Dr. Abby DiMatteo's humble roots, and she's elated when their elite cardiac transplant team taps her as a potential recruit. But an anguished, life-and-death decision soon jeopardizes her entire career. She and chief resident Vivian Chao boldly direct a crash victim's harvested heart to a dying seventeen-year-old boy-instead of the wealthy forty-six-year-old woman to whom the hospital had cross-matched it. The repercussions cost Dr. Chao her job, and leave Abby shaken.

Then a new heart suddenly appears, the woman's transplant is completed, and Abby makes a terrible discovery. The donor records have been falsified-the new heart has not come through the proper channels. Defying Bayside Hospital's demands for silence, Abby and Vivian plunge into an investigation that reveals a lethal unthinkable conspiracy. Every move Abby makes spawns a vicious backlash... and on a ship anchored in the waters of Boston Harbor, a final, grisly discovery lies waiting.

Tess Gerritsen: Harvest. Pocket Books, ISBN: 0671553011 (September, 1996), 344 p., $22.00.