Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Tess Gerritsen" in Italian language version.
[...] 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.)»