A Peculiar Combination by Ashley WeaverMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Electra (Ellie) McDonnell is an orphan with an extraordinary past, she lives with her uncle, a housekeeper and her two cousins in North London. Her uncle is a locksmith, that is when he isn't safecracking. With one of her cousins missing in action and the other with the air-force, patriotism has stopped Ellie and her uncle Mick from supplementing their salaries, but times are tight and her uncle has heard about a swanky house that's empty and has a safe full of jewels.
The job is a trap and Ellie and her uncle are offered a stark deal, help the UK government with a matter of national security or spend many years inside by an officious Major Ramsay. The job seems simple, break into an empty house, open the safe and steal some top secret plans for a new weapon. But when Ellie and the Major get there they find the safe empty and a dead body. Can Ellie and the Major retrieve the plans, substitute them for fake plans, and identify the German sympathisers without raising suspicion?
I had read some negative comments about this book which (alongside the high price) put me off buying this earlier - Big Mistake, Huge! I just loved this, all of the historical detail I've come to expect from Ashley Weaver, engaging, enthralling and fast-paced I absolutely loved this and will definitely be pre-ordering the next book.
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