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A sunlit weapon a Maisie Dobbs novel [LP]

"A series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear's beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs into a mystery involving First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt"--

Main Author:	Winspear, Jacqueline, 1955- (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book Large Print
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Edition:	First Harper large print edition.
Series:	Maisie Dobbs novel ; 17.
Subjects:	Dobbs, Maisie > (Fictitious character) > Fiction. Roosevelt, Eleanor, > 1884-1962 > Fiction. World War, 1939-1945 > England > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Attempted assassination > Fiction. Great Britain > History > George V, 1910-1936 > Fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Historical fiction. Large print books.

Summary:	"A series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear's beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs into a mystery involving First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt"-- October 1942. Ferry pilot Jo Hardy is delivering a Supermarine Spitfire to Biggin Hill Aerodrome when she realizes someone is shooting at her aircraft from the ground. Returning to the location on foot, she finds an American serviceman in a barn, bound and gagged, and turns him over to the American military police: he is a suspect in the disappearance of a fellow soldier who is missing. Two days later another ferry pilot crashes in the same area where Jo's plane was attacked, and Jo seeks the help of investigator Maisie Dobbs. Maisie's husband, a high-ranking political attaché based at the American embassy, is in the thick of ensuring security for the first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt, during her visit to the Britain. German agents are already circling. Is the visit connected to Maisie's case? - adapted from back cover
Item Description:	Sequel to: The consequences of fear.
Physical Description:	494 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
ISBN:	9780063211667 0063211661
Author Notes:	Jacqueline Winspear was born in the county of Kent, England. She was educated at the University of London's Institute of Education. After graduation, she worked in academic publishing, in higher education, and in marketing communications in the UK. In 1990, she emigrated to the United States. She was working in business and as a personal/professional coach when she decided to try writing. Her first novel, Maisie Dobbs, won the Agatha Award for Best First novel, the Macavity Award for Best First Novel, and the Alex Award. She is the author of the Maisie Dobbs Mystery series. She has also won the Agatha Award for Best Novel, the inaugural Sue Feder/Macavity Award for Best Historical Mystery, and the Bruce Alexander Award for Best Historical Mystery. Her title, A Dangerous Place, made The New York Times High Profile titles list. Journey to Munich, a book in the Maisie Dobbs Series, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography)

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