Keeper of the Bride

by Tess Gerritsen

Book Overview

Your day starts by being jilted at the altar. It's about to get a lot worse.

If Nina Cormier's wedding had taken place, she would be dead. But after the bride was left at the altar, the church stood empty when the bomb exploded. It wasn't until a stranger tried to run her off the road that Nina realized someone actually wanted to kill her.

But who?

That's what Detective Sam Navarro has to find out...fast. With a nightmare unfolding...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778315320
• ISBN13: 9780778315322
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Mira Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 4.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.1" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Tess Gerritsen is astonishing

Read Ms. Gerritsen's books with a highlighter so I can underline and not forget my favorite one liners. She is positively astonishing and I can't wait to get The Bone Garden because I just finished The Mephisto Club and didn't move until the last word. I have read all the rest and I am deeply disappointed that I only have one left until the next Jane/Maura thriller comes out. Four years ago I was walking by another employee's cubicle and saw "The Surgeon" lying on her desk, so I picked it up to read the first few pages. I was hooked and on my way to the bookstore after work. And I spend more time after finishing each book researching and reading about the fascinating stuff in the books - mythology, religion, medicine. For someone who loves books and loves to read, these books are delicious!!!!!

The Sinner

My gosh, what a book!!!This is my first time reading Tess Gerritsen, she is as good if not better than Patricia Cornwell. I literally could not put this book down, there are so many twists and turns and surprises. A must read.

Earlier Attempt By A Great Author!! Really Worth Reading!

Since I have only read Ms. Gerritsen's newer works such as "The Surgeon" and "The Apprentice" it was fun to read one of her earlier works and to see how far she has come as a storyteller.This is the story about Nina Cormier who is a ER nurse from a very affluent but dysfunctional family. The story opens with Nina being left at the alter. To add insult to injury while she is sitting in a car waiting to go home the church blows up. And still in the same day someone tries to drive her off the road. Why is this all happening to her?Bomb detective Sam Navarro is called to the scene of the latest bombing and ends up questioning the bride to be. Sam has his own problems from the past and really has no plans to ever share his life with someone else. Now he finds himself drawn to the witness and there is still the huge mystery as to how Nina fits into the puzzle of the recent bombing, and other murder attempts. The chemistry between these two people was great and Ms. Gerritsen shows her potential as a suspense novelist. You don't want to miss this one.

TESS GERRITSEN DOES IT AGAIN

I STARTED OUT WITH THE SURGEON AND COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN. I MOVED ON TO THE APPRENTICE AND IT HAD THE SAME EFFECT. I ORDERED 5 MORE OF HER BOOKS INCLUDING KEEPER OF THE BRIDE WHICH I READ IN JUST 2 SITTINGS. HER BOOKS CONSISTENTLY KEEP MY ATTENTION. HER WRITING MAKES ME SYMPATHIZE WITH THE CHARACTERS AND FEEL EXACTLY WHAT THEY ARE FEELING. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HER BOOKS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'LL DO WHEN I FINISH THE OTHER FOUR!

Deservingly belongs to our keeper shelves

It isn't difficult to see why Tess Gerritsen is such an accomplished writer of present medical thrillers including The Surgeon and The Apprentice. Her earlier foray into romance suspense distinguishes her as one of the few who churns out jugular action and gorgeous romance - and Keeper Of The Bride displays her punchy, knockout style within a laconic 250 pages. ER nurse Nina Cormier not only had her wedding plans bombed when her intended hooked up with another woman, and narrowly escaped a planned bombing. Was it a deliberate attempt on her life or one of the guests in her wedding? Why did the characteristics of the bombing point to the work of dead terrorist Spectre? Sam Narvarro, the Portland detective is determined to root out the perpetrator but passion gets in the way of his obligations. Danger arises when Nina and Sam is thrown together in the mad schemes of a vengeful bomber...Keeper of the Bride may have a cliche plot but maestro Gerritsen moves the story swiftly and gives her characters dimension with insecurities and sincerity. It is a mystery wrapped with treachery and cutting suspense right up to the explosive climax - and with Ms. Gerritsen's background as a physician, forensic evidence flows along to give credibility to the plot. This book deservingly belongs to our keeper shelves with her clean dissection of suspense and love.