Ashley Weaver
Ashley Weaver is the Edgar Award-nominated bestselling author of the Amory Ames mysteries and the Electra McDonnell series. In addition to being a popular author of mystery books, she is also the Branch Manager for the Allen Parish Libraries in Louisiana. Weaver has worked in libraries since she was 14 and has enjoyed her time in each of the libraries that she has worked.
The Key to Deceit is Weaver’s second book in the Electra McDonnell series and is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance and wit.
The book is set in London in 1940. After years of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, Ellie McDonnell and her family have turned over a new leaf as they help the government’s war effort. It’s true that the strait-laced Major Ramsey didn’t give them much choice, but still, Ellie must admit she doesn’t miss breaking and entering as much as she might have thought. What she does miss is the challenge of unlocking an impossible code and the adrenaline rush that comes from being somewhere she shouldn’t.
So, when Major Ramsey turns up unannounced with another job, she can’t say no. A woman’s body has been found floating in the Thames, with a bracelet locked onto her wrist and a cameo locket attached to it. It’s clear this woman was involved in espionage, but whose side was she on? Who was she reporting to? And who wanted her dead?
“[A] fast-paced plot … Ellie is wonderfully resourceful and divinely funny. Let’s hope this expertise-and-romance-filled series continues for a very long time.” —Booklist (starred)
“Competing romances, slippery spies, and the horrors of the Blitz combine in an exciting mystery/adventure.” —Kirkus Reviews
“As this is only the second in her series, Weaver opens the door to garnering many fans as she develops her characters and possible romances travel between Ellie and the major or Felix. It’s easy to get wrapped up in Weaver’s storytelling skills as she carefully unfolds her story.”—New York Journal of Books
“The mysteries, danger, and emotional hills and valleys that are life in wartime will keep readers rapt.”—First Clue
The first 200 attendees will receive a free copy of Weaver’s new book, The Key to Deceit.
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