A BookBub Best Mystery/Thriller of Spring 2025 "Expertly blends family drama with spy-thriller suspense, sending readers racing through the pages to find out what happens next." -- The Washington Post "Secrets and plot twists abound.A complex mix of fright and fun." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "As in the first book, Gerritsen paints Maggie and her crew with a fine brush, and strikes a satisfying tone that's neither too dour nor too twee. These sexagenarian spies are hitting their stride." -- Publishers Weekly "Fun and fascinating to watch Maggie and friends pivot from drinking martinis at their monthly book club to full-on use of their survival and investigative skills." -- Booklist "An excellent outing for the Martini Club." -- Deadly Pleasures magazine "There are consequences galore in The Summer Guests , Tess Gerritsen's excellent follow-up to The Spy Coast .

" --Christian Science Monitor "Filled with suspense, intrigue and sharp storytelling, this tale follows former spy Maggie Bird, who is living a quiet life in Maine.until enemies from her past resurface." --Woman's World Book Club "Gerritsen has hit pop culture gold with this series that's anything but cozy. And The Summer Guests is the perfect read for any season, as relentlessly entertaining as it is superbly structured." --Jon Land, BookTrib.