Reviewed by Karen (Retired Bookseller); I am not the target market for this novel which is written for older teenagers, however I really enjoyed Ellie Marney's historical thriller, The Killing Code.
Set in 1943 America during WWII, the story follows Kit and her three young friends who have been recruited as code-breakers for the war effort.
Arlingotn Hall, converted from a girls boarding school is now the centre of government code-breaking; using amazing skills and determination of many talented young women. As one and then another of these young women are murdered, Kit and her friends band together to hunt down the killer. Kit has her own secrets and is now very afraid of being exposed.
A thrilling plot with strong young women, a real page turner.
'Miss Sutherland ... what would you say if I told you I might be able to offer you a job helping the war effort?'
1943. World War II is raging across Europe and on the Pacific front. Kit Sutherland is hiding a huge secret when she is unexpectedly recruited to work as a young codebreaker at Arlington Hall, a US Signals Intelligence facility.
When Kit's roommate doesn't return home from a dance, it sparks a search that ends in a gruesome discovery. And soon it turns into a horrifying pattern: Government girls are being murdered in Washington, DC.
Kit joins forces with three other girl codebreakers, Dottie, Moya and Violet, and as they work to crack the killer's code, two things become terrifyingly clear: the murderer they're hunting is getting closer every moment ... and Kit's own secret could put her in more jeopardy than she ever imagined.
Another page-turning YA thriller from the author of None Shall Sleep, perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.
Age: from 15 years
Paperback
Ellie Marney
400 pages
H: 234mm W: 153mm
Weight: 482 grams