Layne talks to legendary thriller author Tess Gerritsen about the unlikeable female character she just couldn’t kill off, the secret to keeping a long-running series feeling fresh, and why older women make the best spies (and serial killers). Listen to Me, the 13th book in her popular Rizzoli & Isles series is out now (and click here for a complete list of the books in order, if you want to start from the beginning). Also mentioned in this episode: Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough Tess’s medical thriller Harvest Choose Me co-written by Tess and Gary Braver Find out more about Tess on her website, Instagram, or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices