The Spy Coast
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Published:12th Sep '24
Should be back in stock very soon

The instant Sunday Times bestseller. Killing Eve meets The Thursday Murder Club in this exhilarating thriller, introducing retired spy Maggie Bird.
**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**
‘The Thursday Murder Club on steroids’ SAGA Magazine
'Irresistible and highly recommended!' LEE CHILD
'I loved it. A hugely entertaining read!' ANN CLEEVES
'Expect mystery, action, and bloodshed in this exciting thriller' Kirkus
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INTRODUCING THE ENIGMATIC MAGGIE BIRD. . .
IN A RIVETING NEW SERIES FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
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.
IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE TO RETIRE . . . UNTIL THEY FIND YOU.
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Praise for The Spy Coast:
'Gerritsen is a born storyteller, and this new series showcases her talents more than ever' LEE CHILD
'Echoes of Richard Osman but Gerritsen offers us a darker and consistently exciting thriller' THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Action-packed pages, G-force twists and turns, and a platoon of fascinating characters' DAVID BALDACCI
'A riveting tale filled with engaging characters' KATHY REICHS
Sunday Times bestseller, January 2024
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The newest in THE MARTINI CLUB series, THE SHADOW FRIENDS, is available to pre-order now!
And don't miss Tess Gerritsen's hugely popular RIZZOLI & ISLES series, now also a Netflix series.
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!
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.
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 magazi
ISBN: 9781804992890
Dimensions: 198mm x 127mm x 30mm
Weight: 304g
464 pages