The Spy Coast

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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.

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

'Gerritsen is a born storyteller, and this new series showcases her talents more than ever. Irresistible and highly recommended!' LEE CHILD

©2024 Tess Gerritsen (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

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

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.

David Baldacci

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

Kathy Reichs

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 (starred review)

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’s Thursday Murder Club mysteries will love this

Booklist (starred review)

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

Publishers Weekly

The Spy Coast is The Thursday Murder Club on steroids

SAGA magazine

User Reviews

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Very good, well written story
peterstod 27/01/2024

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