The Summer Guests

<p><b>INCLUDES A BONUS SHORT STORY BY LEE CHILD AND TESS GERRITSEN, STARRING JACK REACHER AND THE ENIGMATIC MAGGIE BIRD. . .<br><br><i>The Summer Guests</i> is the exhilarating and gripping new thriller from <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Spy Coast</i>.<br><br>SPECIAL HARDBACK LIMITED EDITION - AVAILABLE WHILE STOCKS LAST</b><br><br>‘I love this new series . . . <i>The Summer Guests</i> is <b>a cracker of a mystery!</b> I couldn’t put it down.’<br>SHARI LAPENA<br><br>''What a ride - <i>The Summer Guests</i> hooked me from the first <b>explosive </b>chapter. . . Immersive, compelling, utterly addictive – <b>a masterclass in storytelling</b>.’<br>ANDREA MARA, bestselling author of <i>No One Saw a Thing</i><br><br><b>THE MARTINI CLUB ISN’T OPEN TO EVERYONE . . .</b><br><br>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.<br><br>But trouble is just around the corner as the summer guests arrive.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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?<br><br>''A <b>terrific read</b>, it keeps you guessing all the way through.'' <b>5-STAR Reader Review</b><br><br>‘<i>The Thursday Murder Club </i><b>on steroids</b>’ <i>SAGA Magazine</i><br><br>''I love her books. She is a big influence.'' FREIDA McFADDEN</p>