AretiredCIAoperativeinsmall-townMainetacklestheghostsofherpastinthisfreshtakeonthespythrillerfromNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorTessGerritsen.FormerspyMaggieBirdcametotheseasidevillageofPurity,Maine,eagertoputthepastbehindherafteramissionwenttragicallywrong.Thesedays,she’slivingquietlyonherchickenfarm,stillwaryofblowbackfromtheeventsthatforcedherearlyretirement.ButwhenabodyturnsupinMaggie’sdriveway,sheknowsit’samessagefromformerfoeswhohaven’tforgottenher.Maggieturnstoherlocalcircleofoldfriends--allretireesfromtheCIA--tohelpuncoverthetruthaboutwhoistryingtokillher,andwhy.This“MartiniClub“offormerspiesmayberetired,buttheystillhaveafewusefulskillsthatthey’reeagertouseagain,ifonlytospiceuptheirrathersedatenewlives.ComplicatingtheireffortsisPurity’sactingpolicechief,JoThibodeau.Moreaccustomedtodealingwithrowdytouriststhanhomicide,JoispuzzledbyMaggie’sreluctancetoshareinformation--andbyheroddcircleoffriends,whoseemtobeastepaheadofherateveryturn.AsJo’sinvestigationcollideswiththeMartiniClub’smaneuvers,Maggie’shuntforanswerswillforcehertorevisitaclandestinecareerthatspannedtheglobe,fromBangkoktoIstanbul,fromLondontoMalta.Theghostsofherpasthavereturned,butwiththehelpofherfriends--andthereluctantJoThibodeau--Maggiemightjustbeabletosavethelifeshe’sbuilt.
