Reading order · 3 books · 2023 to 2026 · Set in the fictional Purity, Maine
Martini Club Books in Order
The Martini Club books follow a group of retired spies in the small coastal town of Purity, Maine, who cannot quite leave their old lives behind.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2023 to 2026
- First book
- The Spy Coast
- Latest
- The Shadow Friends (2026)
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Purity, Maine
The reading order
Every Martini Club book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in the fictional Purity, Maine
- 1The Spy Coast2023With Maggie BirdMaggie Bird, a retired CIA officer, now runs a chicken farm in Purity, Maine.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Summer Guests2025With Maggie BirdWhen a teenager disappears in Purity, Maine, and Maggie Bird’s neighbour becomes the main suspect, the retired spies of the Martini Club join the search, as a long-dead body surfaces in a nearby pond.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Shadow Friends2026With Maggie BirdA former Russian defector dies at a conference in Purity, and when a hotel waitress is murdered, Ingrid Slocum sees a link to a disastrous mission thirty years ago that nearly killed her.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with The Spy Coast.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Maggie Bird | Jo Thibodeau | Declan Rose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Spy Coast | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 The Summer Guests | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 The Shadow Friends | LLead | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Martini Club books
3 characters from Tess Gerritsen’s chart, with the number of Martini Club books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Maggie BirdRetired CIA officer living in Purity, Maine | 3 | The Spy Coast 2023 |
| Jo ThibodeauActing police chief of Purity | 3 | The Spy Coast 2023 |
| Declan RoseMaggie’s neighbour and fellow former officer | 3 | The Spy Coast 2023 |