The Key to Deceit: An Electra McDonnell Novel
Jun 2022 · Electra McDonnell Series Book 2 · Minotaur Books
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The second in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, The Key to Deceit, is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit.
London, 1940. After years of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor—well, to themselves, anyway—Ellie McDonnell and her family have turned over a new leaf as they help the government’s war effort. It’s true that the straight-laced Major Ramsey didn’t give them much choice, but still, Ellie must admit she doesn’t miss breaking and entering as much as she might have thought. What she does miss is the challenge of unlocking an impossible code and the adrenaline rush that comes from being somewhere she shouldn’t.
So when Major Ramsey turns up unannounced with another job, she can’t say no. A woman’s body has been found floating in the Thames, with a bracelet locked onto her wrist, and a cameo locket attached to it. It’s clear this woman was involved in espionage, but whose side was she on? Who was she reporting to? And who wanted her dead?
London, 1940. After years of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor—well, to themselves, anyway—Ellie McDonnell and her family have turned over a new leaf as they help the government’s war effort. It’s true that the straight-laced Major Ramsey didn’t give them much choice, but still, Ellie must admit she doesn’t miss breaking and entering as much as she might have thought. What she does miss is the challenge of unlocking an impossible code and the adrenaline rush that comes from being somewhere she shouldn’t.
So when Major Ramsey turns up unannounced with another job, she can’t say no. A woman’s body has been found floating in the Thames, with a bracelet locked onto her wrist, and a cameo locket attached to it. It’s clear this woman was involved in espionage, but whose side was she on? Who was she reporting to? And who wanted her dead?
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Janice Tangen
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April 12, 2022
espionage, WW2, family-dynamics, family, historical-fiction, historical-places-events, historical-research, suspense, witty, 1940, London, romantic, safecrackers, family-business, forgery, picklock, spies, secrets, lies***** A well-dressed woman is found floating in the Thames wearing a very unusual, locked bracelet. The intelligence service spymaster calls upon Ellie the picklock/safecracker to open it. It is a camera and then the hunt is on to find the information and the dead woman's handler. All during The Blitz. The undercurrent story line is the conflicting current of attraction that Ellie has for both her aristocratic military spymaster and for her old friend (and crush) the forger who lost a leg to The Great War and is helping her to research some history regarding her mother who died from Influenza. This is not a thriller but borders on being a comfortable cozy historical mystery and I loved it. I requested and received a free e-book copy from St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books via NetGalley. Thank you!
Alison Robinson
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June 28, 2022
Engaging war-time spy mystery featuring a safe-cracker working for the government
About the author
ASHLEY WEAVER is the technical services coordinator at the Allen Parish Libraries in Oberlin, Louisiana. Weaver has worked in libraries since she was fourteen; she was a page and then a clerk before obtaining her MLIS from Louisiana State University. She is the author of the Amory Ames series and the Electra McDonnell series.
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