Harvest

In this harrowing medical thriller filled with suspense and brilliantly crafted twists, Tess Gerritsen—the author of the acclaimed Rizzoli & Isles series that inspired the hit television show—delivers a pulse-pounding tale that “will make your heart skip a beat” (USA TODAY).

For Dr. Abby DiMatteo, the long road to Boston’s Bayside Hospital has been anything but easy. Now, immersed in the grinding fatigue of her second year as a surgical resident, she’s elated when the hospital’s elite cardiac transplant team taps her as a potential recruit.

But Abby soon makes an anguished, crucial decision that jeopardizes her entire career. A car crash victim’s healthy heart is ready to be harvested; it is immediately cross-matched to a wealthy private patient, Nina Voss. Abby hatches a bold plan to make sure that the transplant goes instead to a dying seventeen-year-old boy who is also a perfect match.

The repercussions are powerful and swift and Abby is shaken but unrepentant—until she meets the frail, tormented Nina. Then a new heart for Nina Voss suddenly appears, her transplant is completed, and Abby makes a terrible discovery: Nina’s heart has not come through the proper channels.

Defying Bayside Hospital’s demands for silence, Abby plunges into an investigation that reveals an intricate, and murderous, chain of deceptions. Every move Abby makes spawns a vicious backlash and, in a ship anchored in the stagnant waters of Boston Harbor, a final, grisly discovery lies waiting…

The Best of the Best!

Where does Harvest rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is my favorite!! I read this years ago and loved it, but wanted to listen to it to. Well worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tess is amazing at keeping you at the edge of your seat. The characters were brought to life, and love or hate for them is well developed.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Didnt really have a favorite, they were all great!

What about George Guidall’s performance did you like?

So far my favorite.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Yes it was so good I couldnt stop.

Narrator

Loved the book. I did not like that it was read by a man when it was almost all from a woman's perspective.

Book great, Narration excellent

The book itself was tremendous. However i was totally blown away by the narrator George Guidall in this book. I have heard his performance many times but never like this. Speaking all the parts is certainly a challenge, but he made this book come alive like i never heard him do before. I was totally mesmerized by his excellent performance! Way to go George!

Far Fetched

I am a big fan of medical thrillers. I love the Kay Scarpetta series. I realize that there is some suspension of disbelief necessary to enjoy this genre, but this book was so far fetched that I found myself rolling my eyes several times.

Although the narrator was not bad per se, he seemed like an akward fit for a female protagonist. I just could not reconcile the mature gentleman's voice with the 28 year female character he was trying to capture.

I was enthralled by Gerritsen's The Bone Garden, and would hope to see another historical/medical thriller like that from her in the future. Harvest just fell short of the expectations I had built up after being so impressed with The Bone Garden.

great read!

this book was really good, took me a bit to put the 2 stories together but after that couldn't put it down.