And the Welcome to the best in True Crime Podcasting. This is True Crime Tuesday. I'm your host Tim Dennis.

You know lately on the show we've been covering some fictional crime books out there, some crime fiction, and I've been on a crime fiction kick lately because I'm finding some good stories out there folks.

I've been mining some really good books out there, and I found a good one out there for you guys to read today.

The Spy Coast is a book that absolutely enthralled me.

I had a good time reading this book this past week and I want to introduce you today to Tess Gerritsen who has

has absolutely crafted a genius story. The spy coast absolutely grabbed me from

beginning to end and I wanted to get into it today with

Tess and talk a little bit about the Spy Coast and talk a little bit about her in particular.

She's got an interesting story as well. so I want to get into it with her and

and tell you a little bit about Maggie and her character behind Maggie Porter and

where the inspiration for Maggie Porter came up and the whole spy game in particular,

especially when you find out Maggie's background. Let's talk a little bit about Tess first. I almost said Maggie.

Talk a little bit about Tess, she's an award-winning and best-selling author.

Tess has written 30 books that have been published in 40 countries and sold more than 40 million copies.

Many of her novels have been top three bestsellers in the U.S. here and

number one bestsellers abroad. Critics around the world have praised her

thrillers as pulse pounding fun, scary and brilliant and polished and riveting pros with publisher weekly naming her the

medical suspense queen. She's the daughter of a Chinese immigrant and a Chinese American

seafood chef.

Tess Gerritsen grew up in San Diego

and dreamed of writing her own Nancy Drew novels.

But her family encouraged her to pursue a career

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