Tess Gerritsen: Die Sommergäste

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Stirred, not shaken: a new case for Tess Gerritsen's famous "Martini Club"

Year after year, summer guests come to Purity and move into the imposing vacation homes on Maiden Pond - eyed suspiciously by the local residents, who don't trust the rich city dwellers. When one day a girl from one of the vacationing families disappears and shortly afterwards human remains are recovered from the lake, events in the small town come to a head. The police investigate without success - until Maggie Bird and the "Martini Club" offer their expertise. The club may be made up of retired spies - but you never forget how to investigate ...

No one combines narrative sophistication with medical detail and psychological credibility of the characters as skillfully as Tess Gerritsen. Before she started writing, the author was a successful doctor herself. Her international breakthrough came with the thriller "The Surgeon", in which Detective Jane Rizzoli investigates for the first time. Since then, Tess Gerritsen's thrillers have become an integral part of international bestseller lists. The author lives with her family in Maine.

Admission €20, tickets at the Peterknecht bookshop and at www.peterknecht.de

Photo © Josh Gerritsen