Locked in Pursuit by Ashley Weaver #bookreview #bookseries

Thank you Minotaur Books, #partner, for the advanced copy of Locked in Pursuit in exchange for my honest review.

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Published: May 14, 2023

 

Summary:

The fourth instalment in the delightful series following safecracker Electra McDonnell fighting Nazis at every turn as World War II looms over London.

Safecracker Ellie McDonnell hasn’t seen Major Ramsey―her handsome but aloof handler in the British government―since their tumultuous mission together three months before, but when she hears about a suspicious robbery in London she feels compelled to contact him. Together they discover that a rash of burglaries in the city all lead back to a hotbed of spies in the neutral city Lisbon, Portugal, and an unknown object brought to London by a mysterious courier.

As the thieves become more desperate and their crimes escalate, it becomes imperative that Ellie and Ramsey must beat them at their own game. Fighting shadowy assailants, enemy agents, and the mutual attraction they’ve agreed not to acknowledge, Ellie and Ramsey work together to learn if it truly takes a thief to catch a thief.

 

My thoughts:

This is the fourth book in Ashley Weaver’s Electra McDonnell series, and I am really enjoying this historical mystery series. The writing is quite witty, and the plot is so engaging that I find myself completely captivated from start to finish.

With each new book in this series, I find myself falling more and more in love with these characters, especially Ellie McDonnell. I have loved seeing her character arc grow over the course of this series and that is why I really feel it’s necessary to read these books in order. Of course, they do all read as stand-alones but to truly understand the genesis of the character, starting from the beginning really is the way to go. Plus, there is a thread containing Ellie’s parents that is just heating up and I believe will continue in the next book.

I loved that we see a different side of Major Ramsey in this installment. Still recovering from his injuries incurred in the last book, he is a bit less rigid than we normally see him. I happen to like him like this – more human if you will rather than the uptight guy we are used to always seeing. Perhaps this is something we can hope to see more of? My only hesitation with him being laid up is that it causes Ellie to be a little more careless with her own safety and that isn’t good.

As usual, I was fully engaged from start to finish and will be eagerly awaiting the next installment, especially with that explosive ending! I need that next book ASAP!!!

 

Books in this series:

1. A Peculiar Combination
2. The Key to Deceit
3. Playing it Safe
4. Locked in Pursuit
5. ???

 

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