Format: E-Book, 176 pages
Release Date: November 8, 2022
Publisher: Jennifer Estep
Source: Jennifer Estep
Genre: Urban Fantasy
VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS . . .
Most spies take a break for the holidays, but not me, Charlotte Locke. As an analyst for Section 47, a secret spy organization, I normally use my magical form of synesthesia to uncover lies and track paramortal bad guys from the comfort of my cubicle. But tonight I’m going out into the field, along with my partner, Desmond Percy, a powerful galvanist.
Instead of enjoying Christmastime in the city, I’m in a German castle, dressed like a toy soldier and masquerading as a waitress at a swanky Christmas Eve party. My mission? To gather information that will help Section 47 track down a dangerous enemy.
Despite the glitz and glamour, I can’t shake the sense that something is wrong—and that Desmond and I might not leave the party alive.
DANCES OF DEATH . . .
My name is Desmond Percy, although I’ve had many aliases during my years working as a cleaner for Section 47. But I’ve never had a real partner until Charlotte Locke.
My part of the mission is simple: pretend to be a guest and keep an eye on things at the party while Charlotte uses her synesthesia to track down the information we need. But what starts out as a sugar plum dream quickly turns into a holiday nightmare.
Forget the mission. All I want for Christmas is to keep Charlotte safe.
Jennifer Estep's Sugar Plum Spies is an action packed holiday adventure in her Section 47 urban-fantasy world of secrets, lies, and super-spies with amazing magical abilities. Perfect for fans of Alias, Die Hard, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Nikita, True Lies, and Netflix’s Bodyguard. This book alternate's first person narratives between Section 47 agents, Charlotte Locke, who is an analysis, and Desmond Percy, cleaner. This story takes place in the Bavarian Alps in Southern German at Tannebaum Castle.
Section
47's main mission is to gather intelligence and then use that
information to prevent terror attacks, mass casualty events, and other
serious, life-threatening catastrophes. Section 47 goes after those who
used magic and enhanced weapons to commit their crimes. Charlotte has a magical form of synesthesia that
senses danger and uncovers lies making her more than an analysis. Charlotte's job is to pretend to be one of the Nutcracker waitresses while keeping her out for danger.
Desmond Percy is one of the agency’s top cleaners; an assassin. His best friend and their entire team was killed on his last mission, and now he’s looking for revenge against Henrietta Hyde, the woman who's bombs are deadly and devastating. Charlotte and Desmond are on their own this time around. In fact, the only back up may be Gabriel Chase. They have their eyes out for Henrietta Hyde of Hyde Engineering which is also a pharmaceutical company, medical research, arms dealer, and bio-magical weapons.
Unfortunately for Charlotte and Desmond, things got a little more deadly than they expected. Their host, Elsa Eisen, has a long list of enemies thanks to her business. The pair discover a lot of interesting information when a minion of Henrietta Hyde shows up and puts everyone in danger with numerous mercenaries, including Gabriel, a former Section 47 cleaner who now runs his own company but has a vested interest in seeing that no harm comes to Charlotte.
The fun thing about this story, it's fairly short and you can read it in one sitting. Although the story wraps up fairly nicely, there is still plenty of room for another book in the story. Let's just say Le Villain is still out there! But, I do love that Charlotte and Desmond work well as a team, and I would kind of sort of put them in the same category as another couple that the author wrote about in her Elemental Assassin series.
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