The Shadow Friends

Don't miss the brand new, action-packed, hugely fun thriller starring retired spy Maggie Bird. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spy Coast, The Summer Guests, and the bestselling Rizzoli & Isles series. *AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW* Being retired has never been more dangerous - or more fun! 'The Thursday Murder Club on steroids' SAGA Magazine 'I love this new series!' SHARI LAPENA, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and She Didn't See it Coming 'I love her books. She is a big influence' FREIDA McFADDEN, bestselling author of The Housemaid * THE MARTINI CLUB ISN'T WHAT YOU THINK . . . Maggie Bird's 'book group' is an unusual one - a group of retired spies living an anonymous life in the quiet town of Purity. But a shocking murder at the Cod Cove Resort hotel coincides with the disappearance of Maggie's friend Ingrid. Ingrid's husband Lloyd is devastated. He has no experience in covert operations, but he is determined to find his wife - wherever in the world she is. With a concerned Maggie at his side, Lloyd unwittingly sets off a chain of events that threats Ingrid's life. Meanwhile in Maine, local cop Jo Thibodeau and her unlikely allies uncover startling evidence that turns all their assumptions upside down . . . Living in Purity has never been more dangerous. Could this be the end of the Martini Club? PRAISE FOR THE MARTINI CLUB SERIES: 'What a ride . . . Immersive, compelling, utterly addictive - a masterclass in storytelling.' ANDREA MARA, bestselling author of No One Saw a Thing 'Irresistible and highly recommended!' LEE CHILD, author of the Jack Reacher series 'Hugely entertaining!' ANN CLEEVES, author of the Vera Stanhope series *Book 3 in the Sunday Times bestselling, Martini Club series, after The Spy Coast and The Summer Guests*

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.