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The Spy Coast
The Spy Coast: A Thriller | Tess Gerritsen
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A retired CIA operative in small-town Maine tackles the ghosts of her past in this fresh take on the spy thriller from New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen. Former spy Maggie Bird came to the seaside village of Purity, Maine, eager to put the past behind her after a mission went tragically wrong. These days, she's living quietly on her chicken farm, still wary of blowback from the events that forced her early retirement. But when a body turns up in Maggie's driveway, she knows it's a message from former foes who haven't forgotten her. Maggie turns to her local circle of old friends--all retirees from the CIA--to help uncover the truth about who is trying to kill her, and why. This "Martini Club" of former spies may be retired, but they still have a few useful skills that they're eager to use again, if only to spice up their rather sedate new lives. Complicating their efforts is Purity's acting police chief, Jo Thibodeau. More accustomed to dealing with rowdy tourists than homicide, Jo is puzzled by Maggie's reluctance to share information--and by her odd circle of friends, who seem to be a step ahead of her at every turn. As Jo's investigation collides with the Martini Club's maneuvers, Maggie's hunt for answers will force her to revisit a clandestine career that spanned the globe, from Bangkok to Istanbul, from London to Malta. The ghosts of her past have returned, but with the help of her friends--and the reluctant Jo Thibodeau--Maggie might just be able to save the life she's built.
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4 Stars • Former CIA operative Maggie Bird seeks refuge in the seaside village of Purity, Maine, hoping to leave her tumultuous past behind after a mission went tragically wrong. She now lives quietly on her chicken farm, wary of any repercussions from her former enemies. When a body turns up in Maggie‘s driveway, she realizes it‘s time to turn to her local circle of old friends, all retirees from the CIA and part of the “Martini Club”, for help.

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Lizpixie
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Bk2 of April is done! I absolutely loved this. From the author of Rizzoli & Isles series, it‘s the 1st in a new series called The Martini Club. A group of retired CIA agents living in a small seaside town in Maine are dragged back into action after a dead body is left in Maggie Birds driveway. Loved it, it‘s a more serious version of Killers Of A Certain Age or the movie RED. Highly recommended.🔫 #SeriesLove2024 #BookspinBingo #FourFoursIn24👇

TheSpineView Love finding new series! ❤️📖📚 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
DieAReader 🥳Fantastic!! 2w
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Lizpixie
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Bk14 of this years #BookMail is the latest from the author of Rizzoli & Isles. This is a spy thriller about a retired CIA operative who lives in Purity, Maine, a seaside town with a few ex CIA residents. When she wakes to find a dead body in the driveway of her chicken farm, Maggie Bird knows it‘s a message that her former foes haven‘t forgotten about her. Turning to her local circle of old CIA friends, she tries to find out who wants her dead.

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Amie
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Good mystery/thriller about retired CIA spies whose past comes back to haunt them.

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Pageturner1
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I just couldn‘t get into it. Guess not right time. May try again later.

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TheAromaofBooks Sometimes a book just isn't a match. On to the next!! I've been bailing like crazy this week. Not sure if it's me or a string of bad luck! 😂 2mo
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tpixie
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Starting my 1st Tess Garrison book. I‘m enjoying the characters. I think I‘ve found another author & series to read. Apparently Tess realized that where she lives, a lot of spies 🕵🏻‍♀️ have retired in her community, and so this is what prompted the premise of this book!

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Reecaspieces
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It‘s been a while since I have read this author! Glad I picked this one up!

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tpixie I‘m just staring this & I love the characters! My 1st Tess Garrison. I watched her on a Bookachino Live YouTube show and since this was not in the middle of a series, I decided to give it a go. I‘m glad I did! 5mo
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KathyWheeler
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I‘ve been sick in bed for the last couple of days, so I finished The Spy Coast and Sure I‘ll Join Your Cult. I really liked both the characters and the story in Gerritsen‘s entry into spy fiction. Her characters may be old, retired spies, but they aren‘t decrepit old people who aren‘t of any help. I was surprised by who the villain turned out to be. I look forward to more books in this series.

Ruthiella Hope you feel better soon! 🤒❤️ 5mo
KathyWheeler @Ruthiella Thanks. Because of this, I won‘t be doing much for Thanksgiving except for watching tv and having sandwiches, but I am getting better. 😊 (edited) 5mo
Tamra Your plan for tomorrow sounds ideal. ☺️ 5mo
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Reggie Glad you‘re feeling better. Hope you have all the sandwiches! 5mo
KathyWheeler @Tamra I know! No stress. 😊 5mo
KathyWheeler @Reggie Thanks! 5mo
TheSpineView Hope you are back to 💯 soon! 5mo
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KathyWheeler
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I‘ve only got 2 hours left to to this book. I don‘t know if I want to go back to Maid or pick something else. It was so dark outside that I seriously thought it would rain on me, but it didn‘t. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
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It‘s nice to read about people in my age bracket who are active and are lead characters. Here Gerritsen gives us a former spy, Maggie, in her 60s, who has to solve the murder of a maybe CIA agent whose dead body was left in her yard. So far, so good. #aidiowalk

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akfreeborn
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From the Spy Coast…loved this book. It sets up a great group of ex-spooks for more past meets the present quiet lives in the future. Really fun book.

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Suelizbeth
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This is a cross between Killers of a Certain Age and The Thursday Murder Club and I am here for all of that. And it‘s the first in a series, so, bring on the next one, please. It seems like former spies are never really former spies. It‘s hard to give up the game and sometimes the game won‘t give you up. Chills, thrills, kills, spills, love, loss, it‘s all here. Read it. You‘ll love it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Twainy
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I chose a thriller, The Spy Coast & a suspense, Lights Out.

Anyone else grab a couple free books this month?

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