^(EN) Tess Gerritsen, Writers and secret identities, su tessgerritsen.com, 7 ottobre 2007. URL consultato il 7 luglio 2014 (archiviato dall'url originale il 21 febbraio 2014).
«My real name isn’t Tess, but Terry.
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I never really meant “Tess” as a secret identity. I took on the name way back when my first romance novel, CALL AFTER MIDNIGHT, was about to be published. Since “Terry” was considered a masculine spelling, my editor was concerned that readers might think the author was a man — and romance readers want books written by women.
[...]
TT would indeed be my first and middle names. (I use my maiden name, “Tom” for my middle name.)»
^(EN) Jennifer Kirkman, Biography of Tess Gerritsen, su humanities360.com, 28 luglio 2010. URL consultato il 7 luglio 2014 (archiviato dall'url originale il 1º luglio 2014).
^(EN) Tess Gerritsen, FAQ, su tessgerritsen.com. URL consultato l'8 luglio 2014 (archiviato dall'url originale il 9 luglio 2014).
«Her books are available in thirty-five languages so far.»