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The Summer Guests
Series: The Martini Club
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The brand new action-packed novel in the Sunday Times bestselling Martini Club series. Includes an exclusive short story with Lee Child featuring Jack Reacher and Maggie Bird. The Summer Guests is the exhilarating and gripping new thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spy Coast....
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The brand new action-packed novel in the Sunday Times bestselling Martini Club series. Includes an exclusive short story with Lee Child featuring Jack Reacher and Maggie Bird.
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?
Series: The Martini Club
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The Summer Guests
The brand new action-packed novel in the Sunday Times bestselling Martini Club series. Includes an exclusive short story with Lee Child featuring Jack Reacher and Maggie Bird. 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...Paperback$3199Elsewhere:$3800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
The Spy Coast
The Spy Coast is the instant Sunday Times bestseller. Imagine a thrilling combination of Killing Eve and The Thursday Murder Club in this exhilarating novel that introduces retired spy Maggie Bird. 'The Spy Coast is The Thursday Murder Club on steroids' - SAGA Magazine 'I loved it. A hugely entertaining read!' - ANN CLEEVES Maggie Bird wears many hats. She's...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today -
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The brand new action-packed thriller in the Sunday Times bestselling Martini Club series. '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...Paperback$2800Unit price /UnavailableOut 25 Aug 2026Pre-order -
The Spy Coast
Killing Eve meets The Thursday Murder Club in this exhilarating thriller, introducing retired spy Maggie Bird. The Spy Coast is The Thursday Murder Club on steroids' — SAGA Magazine 'I loved it. A hugely entertaining read!' — ANN CLEEVES NOW A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER! Maggie Bird is many things. A chicken farmer. A good neighbour. A seemingly average...PaperbackSold Out
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780857505422
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 March 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 40.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 700g
Pages: 368
About the Author
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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It's gory, it's gripping, it's Gerritsen. Vanish is a Rizzoli & Isles bestseller. Stare death in the face. 'If you're home alone, do not risk even the first sentence. Once you've started reading this book, putting it down is not an option.' — Mo Hayder Forensic Pathologist Maura Isles unzips a body bag and gets the fright of her life....Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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The Summer Guests
The brand new action-packed thriller in the Sunday Times bestselling Martini Club series. '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...Paperback$2800Unit price /UnavailableOut 25 Aug 2026Pre-order -
The Apprentice
It's gory, it's gripping, it's Gerritsen. A Rizzoli & Isles bestseller. A killer who knows his trade 'Gerritsen was a medic before she turned to writing, and her book contains enough grisly details to put you off hospitals for life. But if you like your crime medicine strong, this will keep you gripped' Mail on Sunday A series of horrific...Paperback$2800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
The Spy Coast
Killing Eve meets The Thursday Murder Club in this exhilarating thriller, introducing retired spy Maggie Bird. The Spy Coast is The Thursday Murder Club on steroids' — SAGA Magazine 'I loved it. A hugely entertaining read!' — ANN CLEEVES NOW A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER! Maggie Bird is many things. A chicken farmer. A good neighbour. A seemingly average...PaperbackSold Out -
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