The Summer Guests

A Thriller (The Martini Club, Book 2)

De: Tess Gerritsen

Narrado por: Hillary Huber

From New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen comes a chilling follow-up to The Spy Coast, plunging the Martini Club into the search for a missing teen—with a startling connection to their own pasts.

When former spy Maggie Bird retired to the seaside hamlet of Purity, Maine, she settled in for a quiet life with breathtaking views. But enemies from her past soon threatened to destroy everything.

Maggie survived, thanks to her wits and the collective intelligence of the Martini Club, the circle of ex-CIA friends in her cocktail-sipping book club. Their handiwork, however, caught the attention of young police chief Jo Thibodeau. Now Jo and her neighborhood ex-spies have an uneasy alliance.

After a teenager vanishes—and Maggie’s neighbor becomes the prime suspect—she joins the investigation, determined to prove her friend’s innocence. But the girl’s wealthy family pushes for an arrest. And when authorities discover a long-dead corpse in a nearby pond, the case becomes doubly complicated, with unthinkable ties to long-buried secrets.

As Jo grapples with two unexplained mysteries, the Martini Club races to uncover the truth behind shadowy secrets…before more lives are lost.

©2025 by Tess Gerritsen. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Is this audiobook delivered by a full cast? No, just the immensely talented Hillary Huber. In this second installment of The Martini Club series, Huber crafts distinct voices for each male and female character, immersing listeners in the search for a missing teenage girl in the club's hometown of Purity, Maine.… Huber masterfully portrays the main characters, the teenagers, and a very proper family matriarch, bringing them to life with nuance and well-defined personalities. The result is an engrossing, expertly narrated audiobook that keeps listeners thoroughly entertained.”—AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner

“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

2nd book blahs

I enjoyed the twists of the first book in this series but book two has lost its way in character growth & storyline. The continual friction between Jo & the Martini Club is irritating, unnecessary & limits Jo's development; besides she should know they are ex-CIA after the last case. Also the intermittent references to aging, or losing their edge by some of the Martini Club members are frankly ageist and not helpful to the plot suggesting their retirement in book 3!?
The major crime was contrived with little development of the perpetrator until the finale. All the dead-end storylines of "maybe this person" were tiresome. The info on the CIA secret drug trials was an interesting subplot but did nothing to build on the current crime.
Narration was excellent and the book was easy listening.

A Good Second Novel

While this novel doesn’t quite live up to the greatness of the first book, The Spy Coast, I still enjoyed it and look forward to more stories with The Martini Club.

Another good one!

Highly recommend this series. Good story and excellent performance. Tess Gerritsen does not disappoint. Looking forward to the next one!

Good listen

Good narrator, plot twist. Solid story. Good character development. This is my second audible by this author and I’m enjoying it. Not too much gore nor violence, just enough to keep it intriguing.

Loving the Martini club!!

I really like Tess Gerritsons writing, and I’m especially fond of the Martini Club books!!

I enjoy reading about the people of Maine that Tess Gerritson brings to life. I love the mystery and the human interactions that she owns so very well! I recommend this book highly!!

A Tess Gerrison winner

I love Tess Gerrison’s writing and I loved her medical books. The Soy Coast and the summer guests is quite different but very intriguing. The very human ways that ex government agents delve into their retirement Is delightful.

Ohmygosh!! Please hurry Book 3

I loved this book from beginning to end! It was just as good if not better than book one! I cannot wait for more of the martini club!

A clever mystery with a complex plot

I looked forward to reading the next adventure of the "Martini Club".
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I eagerly read each chapter and tried to decipher the mystery. The characters are complex and their interactions were added to the storytelling.
I'm looking forward to the next installment.

Good story… narration for one character is annoying

I’m enjoying this series. And in general, I like the narrator. Especially for the Martini club characters.

But when she does the voice for acting sheriff Jo? Ughhhhhhhh. I don’t like the snappy attitude. It makes her sound immature most of the time. That bothers me since I do like the actual character. It reminds me of the way a TV series will over-emphasize each character’s traits so it’s cemented in our mind. This character is whiny, this one is the alpha leader, this one is the follower, etc. But Jo didn’t need to behave this way for 2 full books. (I also hated the haughty portrayal she did for the state police detective, but his character is SUPPOSED to be disliked!)

I’m hoping there’s a slightly different tone to Jo if she continues to appear in the series. I do really enjoy the storyline of retired CIA employees who use their skills for good.

Twists and turns

You think you figured it out, but even the Martini club needed help! I couldn’t put it down. Try reading it by a lake for full effect!