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The Spy Coast

The Spy Coast

Summary

**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**

The Thursday Murder Club on steroidsSAGA 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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INTRODUCING THE ENIGMATIC MAGGIE BIRD. . .
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

Reviews

  • Powerful, resonant, absorbing, freighted with menace and suspense . . .
    Gerritsen is a born storyteller, and this new series showcases her talents more than ever. Irresistible and highly recommended!
    Lee Child

About the author

Tess Gerritsen

International bestselling author TESS GERRITSEN began to write fiction whilst on maternity leave as a physician. She published her first novel in 1987 and has since sold over forty million copies of her books in forty countries.

Her series featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles inspired the television series Rizzoli and Isles, starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander.

Now retired from medicine, she lives in Maine and writes full time.
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