The Spy Coast

**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 
 
‘The Thursday Murder Club on steroids’ SAGA Magazine 
 
'Irresistible and highly recommended!' LEE CHILD 
 
'I loved it. A hugely entertaining read!' ANN CLEEVES 
 
'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

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!

I loved it. A hugely entertaining read!

Ann Cleeves, No.1 bestselling author and creator of Vera and Shetland

The Spy Coast is a marvellously plotted read with action-packed pages, G-force twists and turns, and a platoon of fascinating characters. 
I truly hope to see Maggie Bird and her team of silver-haired helpers on the pages again.

A riveting tale filled with engaging characters. I look forward to the rest of the series.

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

Compelling reading throughout, with astute characterizations, a fast-moving but understandable spy plot, and lashings of dark humor. Gerritsen fans and readers of Richard Osman&rsquo;s Thursday Murder Club mysteries will love this

Amusing and exciting . . . Maggie and her grey-haired tribe are more than capable of helming a long-running series

The Spy Coast is The Thursday Murder Club on steroids

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.

‘The Spy Coast is The Thursday Murder Club on steroids’ SAGA Magazine 
 
'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. 
 
'Gerritsen is a born storyteller, and this new series showcases her talents more than ever. Irresistible and highly recommended!' 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

(Rizzoli & Isles series 3)

The Sinner

Detective Jane Rizzoli and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles are the stars of bestselling Tess Gerritsen's thriller series and the inspiration for the hit US TV series Rizzoli and Isles. 
Inspired by her career as a medical physican, Tess Gerritsen has created a thrilling crime series with two dynamic heroines at the heart. Together, Rizzoli and Isles pick apart the most terrifying murder cases of their careers.

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.

JUDGEMENT DAY IS COMING . . . 
 
‘Absolutely riveting - you won’t be able to put this down’ Mo Hayder 
 
Two nuns are brutally attacked within the walls of their convent. There seems to be no shred of motive. But during the autopsy Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles discovers something entirely unexpected. 
 
And when a second, heavily mutilated body is found and linked to the case, she and Detective Jane Rizzoli find themselves in the midst of a terrifying investigation that seems to implicate everyone. 
 
Because who can really say they’re free from sin?

(Rizzoli & Isles series 6)

The Mephisto Club

(Rizzoli & Isles series 5)

Vanish

(Rizzoli & Isles series 7)

Keeping the Dead

Listen To Me

The gripping new 2023 Rizzoli & Isles crime suspense thriller from the No.1 bestselling author

'Suspenseful and clever - nobody is who they seem to be in this shocking and fast-paced mystery.' KARIN SLAUGHTER 
 
The nail-biting new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen. Have you met Rizzoli &amp; Isles yet? 
 
Detective Jane Rizzoli and Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles are investigating a gruesome and seemingly senseless murder. The victim was a respected, much loved nurse. But she was guarding a dangerous secret - a secret that may have lead the killer straight to her door. 
 
Meanwhile, Jane's watchful mother Angela Rizzoli is convinced there's something strange, perhaps even dangerous, about her new neighbours across the street. The problem is, no one is listening to her. Not even her own daughter. 
 
Ignored and frustrated, and with danger mounting in her neighbourhood, Angela may be forced to take action on her own . . . 
 
'Outstanding - inventive, scary, and funny. Listen to Me is Gerritsen at her best!' KATHY REICHS 
 
'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 
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Readers are 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: 
 
'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 
 
Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024

Suspenseful and clever - nobody is who they seem to be in this shocking and fast-paced mystery. Come for Rizzoli &amp; Isles. Stay for an unbeatable read.

Outstanding - inventive, scary, and funny. Listen to Me is Gerritsen at her best!

Absolutely first rate - readers will be thrilled and delighted by this new Rizzoli and Isles outing!

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.

I loved Listen To Me. Only the supertalented Tess Gerritsen can meld multiple storylines so successfully while she keeps the twists coming, the pages turning, and the blood spray arterial. This is her best novel yet. If you haven't read Rizzoli &amp; Isles, this is the one to get!

You need to #ListentoMe and read Tess Gerritsen's new thriller. It's fiendishly well-plotted. You won't work it out until the very end - guaranteed. I enjoyed every single line!

The Rizzoli and Isles books are loved by many, including me; the women's warm, complicated friendship and superior investigative acumen remain, in their 13th outing, an utter pleasure to keep readerly company with

Explosive twists and pulse-pounding tension

Tess Gerritsen

What a ride – The Summer Guests hooked me from the first explosive chapter, leaving me desperate to find out what was going on. Immersive, compelling, utterly addictive – a masterclass in storytelling.

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

The Thursday Murder Club on steroids

Action-packed pages, G-force twists and turns, and a platoon of fascinating characters

Lots of beautifully crafted intelligent fun

The Summer Guests is the exhilarating and gripping new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spy Coast. 
 
‘The Thursday Murder Club on steroids’ SAGA Magazine 
 
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?

Tess Gerritsen

Praise for The Summer Guests

What a ride – The Summer Guests hooked me from the first explosive chapter, leaving me desperate to find out what was going on. Immersive, compelling, utterly addictive – a masterclass in storytelling.

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

The Thursday Murder Club on steroids

What a ride – The Summer Guests hooked me from the first explosive chapter, leaving me desperate to find out what was going on. Immersive, compelling, utterly addictive – a masterclass in storytelling.

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

The Thursday Murder Club on steroids

What a ride – The Summer Guests hooked me from the first explosive chapter, leaving me desperate to find out what was going on. Immersive, compelling, utterly addictive – a masterclass in storytelling.

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

The Thursday Murder Club on steroids

Books by Tess Gerritsen

Series by Tess Gerritsen

Rizzoli & Isles13 Books

The Martini Club3 Books

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