You’ll be Locked into These Pages
While the final novel in the Electra McDonnell series is already out, I’ve been getting them in paperback, and the fifth and final paperback edition comes out this spring. When I realized that, I decided I should bump up Locked in Pursuit, the fourth book, so I’d be ready for it. I’m glad I did.
Electra, Ellie to her friends, is a thief and safecracker living in London in World War II. In the first book, she was recruited to work for British intelligence in the war efforts. (Recruited might be too nice a word for it.) In the intervening months, she’s not only starting to fall for her handler, Major Ramsey, but she’s realized how much she enjoys living on the right side of the law.
But as this book opens, it’s been three months since her last mission with the major, a mission that turned dark. It’s now January of 1941, and Ellie sees an article in the paper about a robbery that feels wrong to her. Something is off, especially when none of her contacts have heard anything about it. Ramsey takes her concern seriously enough to uncover two other odd robberies. The connection? The victims were on a recent flight from Lisbon. What or who was on that plane? Can Ellie and Ramsey get the prize first?
Before we go further, I should issue my standard “read the series in order” disclaimer. In addition to a love triangle, there is an ongoing story related to Ellie’s parents, and you’ll best follow what is going on if you are up to the date on the series.
And, honestly, you probably won’t care about the early part of the book without that background as well. We spend time in the early part of the book working on what to do about those ongoing storylines before the plot of this book really kicks into gear. This section was a little too contemplative for my tastes, but it wasn’t too bad.
Once the plot of this book kicks into gear, it takes over, and I was onboard. This doesn’t evolve like a typical mystery would, but it does a great job of keeping us engaged the entire way through. I was satisfied when we reached the climax, too.
I also like the characters. There was a new one here I enjoyed getting to meet as well. And the regulars were their normal charming selves with a bit of development.
I’ve never been a fan of the romantic subplot, and this book didn’t change my mind. It will be interesting to see where it goes in book five, but I’m sure that will be a weakness for me.
Speaking of which, I am very curious how everything is going to be resolved. This book ends on a cliffhanger or two (very glad I have the next preordered), and I just don’t see how we are going to resolve everything in one volume. Something is going to get squeezed.
But that’s the next book’s review. For now, I enjoyed Locked in Pursuit. It made me very curious to see just how Ellie’s story is going to be wrapped up.
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