Martini Club Book 2
By Tess Gerritsen
A Captivating and Chilling Story
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SUMMARY
Retired CIA agent Maggie Bird and four other retired agency friends gather monthly for a boozey book club meeting. They call it The Martini Club. Here, they also discuss the happenings in the community of Purity, Maine. With nothing else to do with their free time, they invite themselves to help the local police solve crimes. The acting police chief Jo Thibodeau sometimes tolerates their presence.
But now a teenage girl, Zoe, has disappeared without a trace. She is a summer guest staying with one of the wealthy families who have owned a house on the lake for many years. Zoe, an excellent swimmer, had spent the morning on the lake, where she met a new friend who was a local. The girl invited Zoe over to see the animals, on her grandfather's farm. No one has seen Zoe since she left to go to the farm. Coincidently, the farm where Zoe disappeared was next to Maggie Bird’s farm. So, of course, the Martini Club wants to be involved, particularly when Maggie’s elderly neighbor becomes a suspect. But when a body is found in the lake, things become much more complicated.
REVIEW
The Summer Guests is Tess Gerritsen's riveting second book in the Martini Club Series. The story is captivating and chilling, and the setting in a small, wooded lakeside Maine village is dark and atmospheric.
Gerritsen’s writing is action-packed, with enough twists and turns to spin your head. Her army of characters is intriguing, and buried secrets drive the narrative. I liked how Gerritsen cleverly linked characters in The Spy Coast to characters in The Summer Guest. It is fun to watch the Martini Club skills and intelligence at work on the case, and I loved seeing the police chief interacting with the Martini Club
Thanks to Netgalley for an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Publisher Thomas & Mercer
Published March 18, 2025
Review www.bluestockingreviews.com
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