The Martini Club to the rescue.
About the Book: The Martini Book
Club, a collection of former CIA agents, are living out their retirement in the
quiet town of Purity, Maine. After one of the group comes under suspicion when
a teenager goes missing, Club members step up to the plate. Despite creaking joints
or maybe moving slower than they might like, the brain still recalls the right
steps, the right moves. Violent crime rarely happens in Purity and the acting
Chief of police, while young and relatively inexperienced, is at a loss as to
what’s really going on—till Maggie Bird and her pals come to the rescue.
Our Review: This is more than “townies vs summer people”, a common
issue in any tourist town. It is something deeper, going back decades, filled
with taciturn ‘Mainers’ who go along each day, coping as best they can. The dry
humor and dialogue, true to each individual character, brings smiles to our lips
and nods of agreement for devotees of the characters created by Ludlum and
Drury, Maxim and LeCarre—and we are so happy for it.
Based on a scale
of 1-5, The Summer Guests merits a 7.
Veronica Lynch, Wild
Women Reviews
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