The Killing Code

Ellie Marney

Language: English

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Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: Jul 23, 2022

Description:

A young codebreaker at Arlington Hall - the secret WW2 Signals Intelligence unit in Washington DC - joins forces with other female codebreakers to hunt a vicious murderer who is killing US government girls. Another page-turning YA thriller from the author of None Shall Sleep, perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder.

'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,...