![]() 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 woman’s body has been found floating in the Thames, with a bracelet locked onto her wrist, and a cameo locket attached to it. So when Major Ramsey turns up unannounced with another job, she can’t say no. What she does miss is the challenge of unlocking an impossible code and the adrenaline rush that comes from being somewhere she shouldn’t. ![]() It’s true that the straight-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. After years of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor-well, to themselves, anyway-Ellie McDonnell and her family have turned over a new leaf as they help the government’s war effort. ![]() The second in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, The Key to Deceit, is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit. ![]()
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Victoria Holt is another of those that I’d vaguely heard of, but had never got around to reading before, and now I want to investigate more of her back catalogue. ![]() I’m absolutely loving the various authors and titles that Sourcebooks are resurrecting from the recent past. ![]() Historical Romantic Suspense published by Sourcebooks Casablanca 03 Sep 13 Stevie‘s review of The Shivering Sands by Victoria Holt ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ‘Asteroid City’ Review: Wes Anderson Buries His Sci-Fi Story Under Fancy Piles of Eccentricity ![]() After all, the need to have that one special companion to click with in all the right ways-the very idea at the heart of “Robot Dreams”-is a universal desire, one that Berger gently and adoringly portrays while bringing to mind both “Frankenstein” and the recent quirky comedy “Brian and Charles” in small doses. Which is perhaps why that the undercurrent of loneliness in the melancholic and dialogue-free “Robot Dreams,” a wonderful 2D animation by Spanish director Pablo Berger (of the also wordless “Blancanieves,” making his animation debut), felt so real and disarming straightaway to this critic on a lonesome, rainy morning in Cannes.īut make no mistake even outside of the festival circuits, this sweet film on love, friendship and life in New York City is bound to strike a chord with general audiences willing to be coddled with something both innocent and grown-up, that defies the bloat of present-day Disney in its warmth and complexities. But they ultimately are, often leaving one alone with their own thoughts and a painfully sleep-deprived stamina. 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