Ajay Chowdhury, the inaugural winner of the Harvill Secker-Bloody Scotland prize, is a tech entrepreneur and theatre director. His children’s book – Ayesha and the Firefish, was published in 2016 and adapted into a musical which premiered in San Francisco. 
 
 
The Waiter (Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month), was published in 2021, and is the first in his critically-acclaimed crime series about Detective Kamil Rahman, an ex-policeman from Kolkata who has moved to Brick Lane in London. It is being adapted for television by Moonage Pictures.The Cook (Guardian Top Crime Books of the Year) was published in May 2022 to excellent reviews and deals with the issue of homelessness. The third book in the series – The Detective (Sunday Times Top Crime Books of the Year) – is about government surveillance and AI. The Spy (Longlisted Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing), the fourth book, sees Kamil infiltrate a terrorist cell. The Shadow (A Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month) is the latest book in the series.

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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?

The Summer Guests

Don't miss the brand new action-packed thriller (Martini Club 3) from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spy Coast and The Summer Guests. 
 
Being retired has never been more dangerous . . . 
 
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'The Thursday Murder Club on steroids' Saga Magazine 
 
'I love this new series!' SHARI LAPENA 
 
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BEING RETIRED HAS NEVER BEEN MORE DANGEROUS . . . 
 
Maggie Bird’s ‘book group’ is an unusual one – a group of retired spies living an anonymous life in the quiet town of Purity. Today they are visiting the Cod Cove Resort for a terrifying conference on global catastrophe. 
But a murder at the hotel coincides with the return of an old flame for ex-spy Ingrid - a CIA agent she worked with decades ago, in an operation that ended in the deaths of three people. Has the killer resurfaced after all these years? 
 
When Ingrid abruptly vanishes, her husband Lloyd is devastated. He has no experience in the field, but he’ll stop at nothing to track down his wife - wherever in the world she is. With a concerned Maggie at his side, Lloyd unwittingly sets off a chain of events that threatens Ingrid's life. 
 
Meanwhile in Maine, local cop Jo Thibodeau and the rest of the covert cohort uncover startling evidence that turns all their assumptions upside down . . . 
 
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PRAISE FOR THE MARTINI CLUB SERIES 
'I love this new series . . . I couldn't put it down' SHARI LAPENA 
'What a ride . . . Immersive, compelling, utterly addictive – a masterclass in storytelling.’ ANDREA MARA, bestselling author of No One Saw a Thing 
'Irresistible and highly recommended!' LEE CHILD, author of the Jack Reacher series 
'Hugely entertaining!' ANN CLEEVES, author of the Vera Stanhope series 
'I love her books. She is a big influence' FREIDA McFADDEN, bestselling author of The Housemaid

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