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The second novel in the Martini Club series, The Summer Guests is an exhilarating and gripping thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author.

It is 1940 and the bombs are falling thick and fast on London. The royal family must do all they can to assure the British public of their solidarity. But what of the two young princesses - Elizabeth and Margaret? How can they be kept safe without jeopardising morale in the capital? Meanwhile, Celia Nashe is delighted when she finally gets her long-awaited transfer to MI5. But whatever she was expecting of her mission for the war effort, it wasn't this. A crumbling castle in remote, rural Ireland, playing nursemaid to two pampered young girls.

It is 1971, the height of the Cold War and anti-American feeling among Icelanders is running high. When a teenager is found dead after a drunken night out, her clothes torn and face bruised, anger is directed towards the military personnel at the NATO air base at Keflavik who outnumber the local population. British Agent Bill Conran, invited by the Americans to uncover a Russian spy ring, comes to realise that this is no routine assignment. Unsure who can be trusted and targeted by an unknown assassin, he discovers that Iceland, for all its cold beauty, has never been hotter.

A crossed telephone wire causes a call from the president of the United States to his ambassador in London to be overheard by geologist Tom Bartlett. Tom, preoccupied with thoughts of the conference he is to attend in Israel, puts the incident from his mind, unaware that he might not have been the only person listening in. He has not been in Tel Aviv a day, however, before the first attempt is made on his life. As Arab, Israeli, Russian and American agents begin to converge on him, it’s clear that someone wants Tom’s briefcase—and will stop at nothing to obtain it.

Georges Delson est un assureur fatigué d’à peine 50 ans. Un matin, il découvre avec stupéfaction que son corps a disparu ! Certain qu’il dispose d’un super-pouvoir tombé du ciel, il abuse de son invisibilité. Ses maladresses attirent bientôt l’intérêt du Journal de Montréal et du SPVM. D’autres personnes, dont l’agent Jim Lambeer de la CIA, prennent très au sérieux la situation et tentent de le capturer. Après quelques mois, craignant pour sa vie, Georges réalise que son super-pouvoir est plutôt une infirmité.