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.
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..
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.
Ellie\'s instincts tell her that the man\'s death is connected in some way to her mission.
A man falls dead in the street in front of her, with a note clutched in his hand.
But before she can rendezvous with the major, she witnesses an unnatural death.
Ellie, ever-ready to aid her country, heads north, her safecracking tools in tow.
In his usual infuriating way, the Major has left her task as vague and mysterious as possible.
She is to travel under an assumed identity to the port city of Sunderland and there await further instructions. --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.
Ellie is a smart and gutsy new heroine.
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