Thank you MB Communications & Amazon Publishing, #partner, for the finished copy of The Summer Guests in exchange for my honest review. I purchased the audiobook for my own collection.
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer / Brilliance Publishing
Published: March 18, 2025
Summary:
From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen comes a chilling follow-up to The Spy Coast, plunging the Martini Club into the search for a missing teen—with a startling connection to their own pasts.
When former spy Maggie Bird retired to the seaside hamlet of Purity, Maine, she settled in for a quiet life with breathtaking views. But enemies from her past soon threatened to destroy everything.
Maggie survived, thanks to her wits and the collective intelligence of the Martini Club, the circle of ex-CIA friends in her cocktail-sipping book club. Their handiwork, however, caught the attention of young police chief Jo Thibodeau. Now Jo and her neighborhood ex-spies have an uneasy alliance.
After a teenager vanishes—and Maggie’s neighbor becomes the prime suspect—she joins the investigation, determined to prove her friend’s innocence. But the girl’s wealthy family pushes for an arrest. And when authorities discover a long-dead corpse in a nearby pond, the case becomes doubly complicated, with unthinkable ties to long-buried secrets.
As Jo grapples with two unexplained mysteries, the Martini Club races to uncover the truth behind shadowy secrets…before more lives are lost.
My thoughts:
This is the second book in Tess Gerritsen’s new series, The Martini Club, and what a fun series it is turning out to be! I’m so glad I was sent these books and now I’m eagerly awaiting the next one!
I love that Maggie Bird and her pals, a group of retired CIA agents are really trying to stay out of trouble. They have a book club and they love sipping on their gin martinis – the club is called the Martini Club after all – and yet they still seem to find themselves involved in another case, one where they once again find themselves butting heads with the now Chief of Police, Jo Thibodeau. But this missing person case becomes so much more than anyone bargained for and even the police aren’t sure where to turn next.
While this book can absolutely be read as a stand-alone, I think the books are best read in order. You get a much better feel for who all the characters are and the relationships/history between them, especially Maggie and the police. The mystery and suspense kept me fully engaged and I felt there were just enough twists to keep me guessing all the way through and wondering who could be trusted.
This series has turned out to be such a surprise hit and I look forward to seeing what is next for Maggie and the gang!
Audio thoughts:
This was amazing on audio, narrated by one of my favorite narrators, Hilary Huber. She did a phenomenal job bringing the story to life, making it the type of audiobook that you do not want to put down!
Books in this series:
- The Spy Coast
- The Summer Guests
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