Playing It Safe: An Electra McDonnell Novel (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781250885876)

The third in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, Playing It Safe is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit.

"Ellie is a smart and gutsy new heroine." --Ann Lee Huber

As the Blitz continues to ravage London, Ellie McDonnell--formerly a safecracking thief, but currently determined to stay on the straight and narrow to help her country--is approached by British Intelligence officer Major Ramsey with a new assignment. She is to travel under an assumed identity to the port city of Sunderland and there await further instructions. In his usual infuriating way, the Major has left her task as vague and mysterious as possible.

Ellie, ever-ready to aid her country, heads north, her safecracking tools in tow. But before she can rendezvous with the major, she witnesses an unnatural death. A man falls dead in the street in front of her, with a note clutched in his hand. Ellie's instincts tell her that the man's death is connected in some way to her mission.

Soon, Ellie and the major are locked in a battle of wits and a race against time with an unknown and deadly adversary, and a case that leads them to a possible Nazi counterfeiting operation. With bombs dropping on the city and a would-be assassin shadowing their every move, it will take all of Ellie's resourcefulness and Major Ramsey's fortitude to unmask the spymaster and avert disastrous consequences--for England and for their own lives.

Author: Ashley Weaver
ISBN-10: 1250885876
ISBN-13: 9781250885876
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Language: English
Published: 05/09/2023
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2022 pg. 2
Publishers Weekly 03/20/2023
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2023
Booklist 05/01/2023 pg. 34
Shelf Awareness 05/12/2023