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‘I love this new series . . . The Summer Guests is a cracker of a mystery! I couldn’t put it down.’
SHARI LAPENA

‘What a ride – The Summer Guests hooked me from the first explosive chapter. . . Immersive, compelling, utterly addictive – a masterclass in storytelling.’ ANDREA MARA

THE MARTINI CLUB ISN’T OPEN TO EVERYONE . . .

Maggie Bird’s ‘book group’ is an unusual one – a group of retired spies living an anonymous life in the seaside town of Purity. And this summer they plan little more than ‘reading’ (whilst sipping martinis), and some gentle birdwatching.

But trouble is just around the corner as the summer guests arrive.

For acting Police Chief Jo Thibodeau, summer brings its own problems – packed streets, bar brawls, petty theft. And now, a missing teenager down by the lake.

When their good friend becomes a prime suspect in the girl’s disappearance, Maggie and her Martini Club must put down their binoculars and roll up their sleeves. Leaving Jo to deal with not only a powerful family desperate for answers, but a meddlesome group of retirees.

Can Jo and the Martini Club find a way to work together, as they uncover one of the deadliest scandals their small town has ever seen?

‘The Thursday Murder Club on steroids’ SAGA Magazine

PRAISE FOR TESS GERRITSEN:

‘I love her books. She is a big influence.’ FREIDA McFADDEN

‘The Thursday Murder Club on steroids‘ SAGA Magazine

‘Irresistible and highly recommended!’ LEE CHILD

‘I loved it. A hugely entertaining read!’ ANN CLEEVES

‘A nice take on retirement-five old spooks whose bones may ache but whose minds remain sharp. You can expect mystery, action, and bloodshed in this exciting thriller‘ – Kirkus

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IN A RIVETING NEW SERIES FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

Maggie Bird is many things. A chicken farmer. A good neighbour. A seemingly average retiree living in the seaside town of Purity. She’s also a darned good rifle shot. And she never talks about her past.

But when an unidentified body is left on Maggie’s driveway, she knows it’s a calling card from old times. It’s been fifteen years since the failed mission that ended her career as a spy, and cost her far more than her job.

Step forward the ‘Martini Club’ – Maggie’s silver-haired book group (to anyone who asks), and a cohort of former spies behind closed doors. With the help of her old friends – and always one step ahead of the persistent local cop – Maggie might still be able to save the life she’s built.

IT’S THE PERFECT PLACE TO RETIRE . . . UNTIL THEY FIND YOU.

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Praise for The Spy Coast:

‘Gerritsen is a born storyteller, and this new series showcases her talents more than ever’ LEE CHILD

‘Echoes of Richard Osman but Gerritsen offers us a darker and consistently exciting thriller‘ THE MAIL ON SUNDAY

‘Action-packed pages, G-force twists and turns, and a platoon of fascinating characters’ DAVID BALDACCI

‘A riveting tale filled with engaging characters’ KATHY REICHS
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The Summer Guests, the latest book in the Martini Club series is AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER.

Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024

‘I loved it. A hugely entertaining read!’ ANN CLEEVES

Maggie Bird is many things. A chicken farmer. A good neighbour. A seemingly average retiree living in the seaside town of Purity. She’s also a darned good rifle shot. And she never talks about her past.

But when an unidentified body is left on Maggie’s driveway, she knows it’s a calling card from old times. It’s been fifteen years since the failed mission that ended her career as a spy, and cost her far more than her job.

Step forward the ‘Martini Club’ – Maggie’s silver-haired book group (to anyone who asks), and a cohort of former spies behind closed doors. With the help of her old friends – and always one step ahead of the persistent local cop – Maggie might still be able to save the life she’s built.

The Spy Coast is the first novel in the Martini Club series.

‘Action-packed pages, G-force twists and turns, and a platoon of fascinating characters’ DAVID BALDACCI

This time she should have trusted her mother’s intuition…

The murder of Sofia Suarez is both gruesome and seemingly senseless. Why would anyone target a respected nurse who was well-liked by her friends and her neighbours? As Detective Jane Rizzoli and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles investigate the baffling case, they discover that Sofia was guarding a dangerous secret — a secret that may have led the killer straight to her door.

Meanwhile, Jane’s watchful mother Angela Rizzoli is conducting an investigation of her own. She may be a grandmother, not a police detective, but she’s savvy enough to know there’s something very strange, perhaps even dangerous, about the new neighbours across the street. The problem is, no one believes her, not even her own daughter.

Immersed in the hunt for Sofia’s killer, Jane and Maura are too busy to pay attention to Angela’s fears. With no one listening to her, and danger mounting in her neighbourhood, Angela just may be forced to take action on her own…

…But knowing too much can be deadly.

The nail-biting new Sunday Times bestselling thriller from Tess Gerritsen.

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Readers are already raving about Listen to Me!
‘Tightly woven plot, sharp characters and some laugh out loud scenes. LOVED IT’ ?????
‘Twisting and turning with an intriguing plotline and maintaining a dark undercurrent throughout’ ?????
‘This may have been my first Gerritsen book but it won’t be the last!’ ?????

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Praise for Tess Gerritsen:

‘Suspenseful and clever – nobody is who they seem to be in this shocking and fast-paced mystery. Come for Rizzoli & Isles. Stay for an unbeatable read.’
KARIN SLAUGHTER

‘Gerritsen walks that high wire between humour and suspense without ever falling off as she plays a great game of bait and switch with her readers.’
LINWOOD BARCLAY

‘Tess Gerritsen’s clever plotting and medical knowledge give her thrillers that extra edge. Expect a white-knuckle ride to very dark places.’
PAULA HAWKINS

‘Suspense doesn’t get smarter than this.’
LEE CHILD

‘Crime-writing at its nerve-tingling best.’
HARLAN COBEN

‘Baby, you are going to be up all night.’
STEPHEN KING

‘Gruesome, seductive and creepily credible.’
THE TIMES

‘Hair-raising, nail-biting stuff.’
GUARDIAN

Lapped by the gentle waters of Locust Lake, the small resort town of Tranquility, Maine, seems like the perfect spot for Dr Claire Elliot to shelter her adolescent son, Noah, from the temptations of the big city and the lingering memory of his father’s death. And she’s hopeful that she can earn the trust of the town as she builds a new practice. But all her plans unravel with the onset of winter when a rash of teenage violence, far more deadly than anything she’d encountered in the city, erupts in the local school.

As she tries to find a medical explanation for this murderous epidemic, Claire stumbles upon an insidious evil which has blighted the town’s past and threatens its future. Fearful that Noah, too, is at risk, she must race to prove her theory before everything she loves is destroyed.

Dr Emma Watson, a brilliant research physician, has been training for the mission of a lifetime: to study living organisms in space. Jack McCallum, Emma’s estranged husband, has shared her dream of space travel, but a medical condition has grounded him. Now he must watch from the sidelines.

The mission aboard the space station turns into a nightmare when a culture of single-celled organisms begins to regenerate out of control – and infects the crew with agonising and deadly results. Emma struggles to contain the deadly virus, while back home Jack and NASA work against the clock to bring her home. But there will be no rescue, as the astronauts are left stranded in orbit where they are dying one by one.