ONE FINAL TURN

On a mission in neutral Portugal during World War II, skilled safecracker Electra McDonnell and upper-class British intelligence officer Major Ramsey find their intense bond reaching its peak in the conclusion of Weaver’s series.

Ellie, born into a family of safecrackers, was recruited by Ramsey to help retrieve documents crucial to the war effort, and together they’ve embarked on a series of dangerous missions. Raised by her Uncle Mick after her mother died while in prison for murdering her father, Ellie feels that Mick’s sons, Toby and Colm, are her true brothers. Toby hasn’t been seen since the Battle of Dunkirk, but he turns out to have escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp and is believed to be crossing the Pyrenees. British intelligence wants to find him, learn more about his escape route, and help other fugitives while also learning from them what they learned in France. The operation is led by Captain Archie Blandings with Major Ramsey’s support, even though Ramsey dismissed Ellie after their last mission and their budding romance ended. Ellie is keeping a dangerous secret from Ramsey: She’s searching for evidence of her mother’s innocence. Arriving in Lisbon, Ellie and Archie stay at a hotel popular with spies and refugees. They set out to find Archie’s Turkish informant, who’s murdered soon after revealing that the person they need to speak to has gone underground. Ellie, Archie, and Ramsey frequent nightclubs to uncover someone who might help them find Toby, where Ellie catches the attention of a Nazi officer while pretending to be Archie’s lover. What follows is a series of intense and dangerous attempts to rescue Toby and his fellow escapees.

Espionage and fast-paced action take a backseat to the finale of a blazing, star-crossed love story.