By Ande Jacobson

Tess Gerritsen’s Martini Club series continues with the third book, The Shadow Friends. The main story takes place in Purity, Maine, a quaint little rural town with some big secrets. Maggie Bird, Declan Rose, Ben Diamond, and Ingrid and Lloyd Slocum form The Martini Club, a tight knit group of former CIA folks enjoying their retirement but their past lives keep cropping up in unexpected and dangerous ways. Maggie, Declan, Ben, and Ingrid were operatives, while Lloyd was an analyst, and their skills still come in handy more often than one might think they should now that they are retired and living out what was supposed to be a comfortable, quiet life with friends and family. Continue reading →