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Her new novel is The Shape of Night.
At CrimeReads, Gerritsen tagged seven favorite Maine thrillers, including:
Also focusing on the dark side of Maine is author James Hayman, whose hero Mike McCabe is a homicide detective in Portland,Read about the other entries on the list.Maine. In The Cutting (first in the series), McCabe and his partner Maggie Savage search for a killer who surgically excises the hearts of beautiful women. Real-life Portland is a vibrant city known for its lively arts and its foodie culture, but in the nightmarish world created by Hayman, a killer seems to be lurking behind every red-brick corner.
The Page 69 Test: The Cutting.
--Marshal Zeringue