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Fun story of retired spies who get drawn back into the game when a dead body is dumped on one's driveway.

Enjoyable characters, twisty plot, nicely written.

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#12BooksOf2024 My book for #April is this brilliant 1st book in a new series by the author of Rizzoli & Isles. A small fishing town in wintry Maine, a group of retired CIA & a body left on one the ex-agents doorstep. I wish I had half the balls Maggie Bird does! Reminds me a lot of Killers Of A Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn with less snark.

📚🌴𝑺𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒓𝒂𝒑-𝑼𝒑🌴📚

Read 8️⃣ books in Sept.!

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Don't Let the Devil Ride by 𝘈𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘵𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴
Break Every Rule by 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘯
The Spy Coast by 𝘛𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘯

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Listen for the Lie by 𝘈𝘮𝘺 𝘛𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢
The Night We Lost Him by 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘦
Upgrade by 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩
Here One Moment by 𝘓𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺
The Sequel by 𝘑𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘧𝘧 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘻

I was a fan of Rizzoli & Isles (both the books & the TV show), so when I saw this book was the start of a new series I knew I wanted to read it and was not disappointed. The characters were great, with a mix of older retirees and some young folk as well. I also really enjoyed both the settings (Maine and Europe). While the plot is serious, it was not without some humour to lighten things up. I look forward to more from 'The Martini Club'. 4.25/5

62nd book for the year!

Catching some late afternoon winter sun . I finished this . It‘s a recent stand alone book of hers. I really enjoyed it. Kept me reading and I didn‘t guess anything. 👏👏👏.

This was a fun thriller featuring some retired spies whose past comes to their doorsteps in Maine. The main character, Maggie, was really great. This is sort of like The Thursday Murder Club but not played for laughs. I‘m looking forward to the next in the series.

Really looking forward to reading both of these! 📚

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.

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👇

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.

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

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

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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!

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

https://reecaspieces.com/2023/12/01/the-spy-coast-by-tess-gerritsen-bookreview-t...

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.

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

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

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.

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. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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

Anyone else grab a couple free books this month?