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A Sunlit Weapon: A British Mystery (Maisie Dobbs Book 17) Kindle Edition
In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, 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. Jo Hardy, a 22-year-old ferry pilot, is delivering a Supermarine Spitfire—the fastest fighter aircraft in the world—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. She rescues the man, who is handed over to the American military police; it quickly emerges that he is considered a suspect in the disappearance of a fellow soldier who is missing.
Tragedy strikes two days later, when another ferry pilot crashes in the same area where Jo’s plane was attacked. At the suggestion of one of her colleagues, Jo seeks the help of psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs. Meanwhile, Maisie’s husband, a high-ranking political attaché based at the American embassy, is in the thick of ensuring security is tight for the first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt, during her visit to the Britain. There’s already evidence that German agents have been circling: the wife of a president represents a high value target. Mrs. Roosevelt is clearly in danger, and there may well be a direct connection to the death of the woman ferry pilot and the recent activities of two American servicemen.
To guarantee the safety of the First Lady—and of the soldier being held in police custody—Maisie must uncover that connection. At the same time, she faces difficulties of an entirely different nature with her young daughter, Anna, who is experiencing wartime struggles of her own.
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherHarper
- Publication dateMarch 22, 2022
- File size3782 KB
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As Europe buckles under Nazi occupation, Maisie Dobbs investigates a murder that threatens Britain's war efforts | Maisie investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in a page-turning tale of love and war | Maisie's investigation leads her into the web of wartime opportunism exploited by one of the London underworld’s most powerful men | As Britain declares war on Germany, the indomitable Maisie Dobbs stumbles upon a mystery involving the deaths of refugees | Working with the British Secret Service, Maisie Dobbs is sent to Hitler's Germany in this thrilling tale of danger and intrigue | A brutal murder in the British garrison town of Gibraltar leads Maisie into a web of lies, deceit, and peril. |
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Over sixteen novels spanning three decades, Winspear's Maisie Dobbs has lived. In real life, her quiet bravery, compassion and dogged pursuit of the truth would have made her one of the Greatest Generation, a lesson in survival under the grimmest circumstances.
-- "Los Angeles Times, praise for the series" --This text refers to the audioCD edition.About the Author
Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Consequences of Fear, The American Agent, and To Die but Once, as well as thirteen other bestselling Maisie Dobbs novels and The Care and Management of Lies, a Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalist. Jacqueline has also published two nonfiction books, What Would Maisie Do? and a memoir, This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing. Originally from the United Kingdom, she divides her time between California and the Pacific Northwest.
--This text refers to the paperback edition.Review
“A superb combination of mystery, thriller, and psychological study with an emphasis on prejudice and hatred.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“In A Sunlit Weapon, Maisie’s pluck, intelligence and moral fortitude are on full display.” — Washington Post
“Winspear weaves the many components of this mystery together skillfully to create another riveting entry in this long-standing series.” — Library Journal
“Over 16 novels spanning three decades, Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs has lived. In real life, her quiet bravery, compassion and dogged pursuit of the truth would have made her one of the Greatest Generation, a lesson in survival under the grimmest circumstances. The lessons are hard-won in The Consequences of Fear, set in the fall of 1941 but no less relevant today…. Fans and newcomers to the series will root for Dobbs and the other well-drawn characters.” — Los Angeles Times on The Consequences of Fear
“Outstanding…. Maisie and her loving family of supporting characters continue to evolve and grow in ways sure to win readers’ hearts. Winspear is writing at the top of her game.” — Publishers Weekly, starred reviewon The Consequences of Fear
“Fast-paced…Winspear never sugarcoats the horrors of war, and alongside the camaraderie shown by these characters and the Londoners surrounding them deliver terrible truths that must be endured….also recommend it as a less- weighty read-alike for Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See.” — Booklist, starred reviewon The Consequences of Fear
"A fast-paced tale of mystery and spycraft whose exploration of inner doubts and fears makes it much more." — Kirkus on The Consequences of Fear
“Series fans will find the characters’ personal development gratifying.” — Publishers Weekly
“’Sunlit’ sheds light on the United States' slow entry into the war, as well as the British response to that, while taking Maisie in bold new directions, personally and professionally.” — Star Tribune
“There’s a lot going on in the seventeenth Maisie Dobbs mystery starring the intrepid investigator… Winspear manages the multifarious narratives with aplomb.” — Booklist
“No one writes historical mysteries quite like Jacqueline Winspear, and her latest Maisie Dobbs novel should be a fitting continuation of the series, this one featuring a drop-in from none other than Eleanor Roosevelt (and we all know how good Winspear is at writing strong women with wit and verve).” — CrimeReads
“With so many strands … it is hard to anticipate a satisfying conclusion. But Winspear pulls it off brilliantly.” — Daily Mail, UK
“Profoundly humane and unflinchingly honest, A Sunlit Weapon marks another stellar installment in Winspear’s luminous body of work.” — The Free Lance Star
--This text refers to the paperback edition.Product details
- ASIN : B097RN7JZB
- Publisher : Harper (March 22, 2022)
- Publication date : March 22, 2022
- Language : English
- File size : 3782 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 366 pages
- Page numbers source ISBN : 0063256002
- Best Sellers Rank: #19,230 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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About the author
Jacqueline Winspear is the author of eighteen novels in the award-winning, New York Times, National and International bestselling series featuring psychologist-investigator Maisie Dobbs. In addition, Jacqueline’s 2023 non-series novel, The White Lady was a New York Times and National bestseller, and her 2014 WW1 novel, The Care and Management of Lies, was again a New York Times and National bestseller, as well as a Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalist. Jacqueline has also published two non-fiction books, What Would Maisie Do? and an Edgar-nominated memoir, This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing. Jacqueline’s work encompasses essays and journalism covering a wide range of subjects, from women working in wildfire management to articles on international education and social history.
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It is not remarkable for such a skilled author, but it is noteworthy that while this particular novel is set in Britain in the midst of World War II that it also addresses in its pages many of the issues that still beset humankind today, and are as relevant as today’s news.
Sandwiched in these pages you fill find issues such as classism, racism, sexism, the nature of many mass murderers who grew from a background of pain, fear, and loss in a parent or in themselves and came into fruition when a weapon entered the situation; bullying compassionately addressed as also having roots quite often in pain and loss and fear; the physical maiming and mental terrors that war brings to so many and in so many ways; and admiration for all those who find ways to keep going, to keep seeing that the world is still full of good things very much worth fighting for, to keep trying (and succeeding) to be good and to do good, and to keep minds wide open enough to recognize good hearts in others who are not like you.
Ms Winspear makes another time really come to life, and for me, another country come to life. As we live in a time when another European country is under attack, where civilans pay the ultimate prize, Ms Winspears books make the situation poignant.
Her main characters are loveable, easy to identify with, while at the same time she depicts the mundanity of common and stupid evil amongst some people.
The books are intelligent, and an easy read. A perfect combination.
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Ctional characters who represent the real heroes during that time are brought to life.
I thoroughly recommend this book to new and old readers of this series.