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. In his usual infuriating way, the Major has left her task as vague and mysterious as possible.Įllie, ever-ready to aid her country, heads north, her safecracking tools in tow. She is to travel under an assumed identity to the port city of Sunderland and there await further instructions. “Ellie is a smart and gutsy new heroine.” -Ann Lee HuberĪs 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. 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.
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