Before we get into today's episode, a little news from the Killer Author Club: your hosts Kimberly, Heather, and Kaira have written a thriller of their own. Take Back the Night publishes January 12, 2027 — and you can preorder your copy now at killerauthorclub.com/killer-book.

Tess Gerritsen joins us to talk about The Shadow Friends, the third book in the Martini Club series — and the one where Cold War ghosts come calling on a group of retired CIA operatives in coastal Maine who were absolutely, definitely done with all of that. We get into how living in a town full of real-life retired spies planted the seed for this series, what actually happens to intelligence officers when the intelligence stops, and why gray hair turns out to be the most effective cover of all. We also talk about the quiet superpower of older women being perpetually underestimated — and how Tess weaponizes that on the page. Plus, she gives us a peek at which member of the Martini Club steps into the spotlight in book four, currently in the works.

And if you haven't yet — preorder Take Back the Night, the thriller written by your KAC hosts, at killerauthorclub.com/killer-book. January 12, 2027 can't come soon enough.

Download and listen today — because the past never dies. It just waits for the right conference in Maine to come crawling back.