A review by onetrooluff
The Zig Zag Girl by Elly Griffiths

4.0

This was recommended by one of our library volunteers. It's a historical mystery set in 1950s England, involving characters who were part of a secret(-ish) camouflage unit during WWII. This (fictional) backstory was very fun to read about. Their mission brought to mind the Monuments Men, a real unit who spent the war working to retrieve or prevent the loss of priceless cultural or artistic treasures across Europe. In both units, experts were pulled from a variety of backgrounds to achieve a particular end.

The mystery side of things was a little gory, but far from outside what I could handle. There are some definite red herrings thrown in along the way, and it kept me guessing.

I also want to point out that I love the US cover. I'd definitely pick up another in this series, and might go give Elly Griffiths' other series a shot.