'Filled with wry humor, tight suspense, and a delightful cast of characters. Martins Publishing Group ISBN: 9781250780485 Length: 1.3 inch Width: 6. The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, set in England during World War II, A Peculiar Combination is a delightful mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and the author's signature wit. A Peculiar Combination, the first in a new series, proves that Weavers. 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. Title: A Peculiar Combination Author: Ashley Weaver Publisher: St. Ashley Weaver is the author of Murder at the Brightwell, a mystery novel set at. Set against the tense, atmospheric backdrop of World War II London, Ashley Weaver introduces my new favorite hero, Ellie McDonnell. Fun-Nancy Herriman, author of the Bess Ellyott Mysteries. 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, or he turns her over to the police. Featuring a bold and clever heroine, A Peculiar Combination is a rollicking adventure full of danger, intrigue, and a heady dose of romance. All goes as planned-until the pair are caught redhanded. So when he receives a tip about a safe full of jewels in the empty house of a wealthy family, he and Ellie can't resist. Ashley Weaver 4.01 4,053 ratings811 reviews The first in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, set in England during World War II, A Peculiar Combination is a delightful mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and the author's signature wit. 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, and Uncle Mick's more honorable business as a locksmith can't pay the bills any more. she and her family earn their living is slightly outside of the law. Electra McDonnell has always known that the way.

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