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Lädt ... A Peculiar Combinationvon Ashley Weaver
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. **I received and advanced readers copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.** I really like Weaver's Amory Ames series, so I was anxious to read this new novel, featuring Electra McDonnell in WWII England. Much like Weaver's other series, this book has a murder mystery, a resourceful and entertaining heroine, and a dash of romance. A winning combination! Electra "Ellie" McDonnell is a thief. But, she stumbles upon a much graver problem than being caught and sent to prison. This problem may just change the course of the war, and Ellie must use her ingenuity and her "skills" to keep England safe. The supporting cast of characters add much flavor to the storyline, especially Major Ramsey, whose secrets and at times stony disposition recall to mind strong, brooding male characters in classic literature. A very engaging read. I would love to read more about Ellie and her escapades saving the world. Whoohoo this was a romping good read! A Peculiar Combination is the 1st installment of a new historical mystery series that reminded me a lot of the Billy Boyle series by author James Benn. Ashley Weaver deftly blends WWII espionage, murder, humor, and romance to create a very clever character driven suspense novel that I couldn't put down. 5 stars without a doubt, can't wait for the next installment! This started off strongly for me: charming, witty, cozy, with an intriguing setup. But as the story developed, it lost me. Characters never really developed much beyond cardboard cutouts, and what had at first been charming became, for me, cutesy and trite and tedious. The story just dragged on and on and on. This ended up being quite a chore to get through. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Historical Fiction.
Electra McDonnell has always known that the way she and her family earn their living is slightly outside of the law. Breaking into the homes of the rich and picking the locks on their safes may not be condoned by British law enforcement, but World War II is in full swing, Ellie's cousins Colm and Toby are off fighting against Hitler, and Uncle Mick's more honorable business as a locksmith can't pay the bills anymore. So when Uncle Mick receives a tip about a safe full of jewels in the empty house of a wealthy family, he and Ellie can't resist. All goes as plannedâ??until the pair are caught redhanded. Ellie expects them to be taken straight to prison, but instead they are delivered to a large townhouse, where government official Major Ramsey is waiting with an offer: either Ellie agrees to help him break into a safe and retrieve blueprints that will be critical to the British war effort, before they can be delivered to a German spy, or he turns her over to the police. Ellie doesn't care for the Major's imperious manner, but she has no choice, and besides, she's eager to do her bit for king and country. She may be a thief, but she's no coward. When she and the Major break into the house in question, they find instead the purported German spy dead on the floor, the safe already open and empty. Soon, Ellie and Major Ramsey are forced to put aside their differences to unmask the double-agent, as they try to stop allied plans from falling into German han Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Really had to read whole pages over again to understand what was going on, and we never do find out who the narrator is telling the story - gives the whole novel a very 'outside looking in' feel that could've been handled better had the narrator actually have been shown as a character who survived, and who was telling us what transpired. At the very least, I would have felt more invested in the characters and story (there is no real plot), rather than just a vague sense that I 'should' care, but can't. 3 stars for the ending alone, otherwise it'd be a 1. ( )