A Sunlit Weapon

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Call Number: Mystery / Winspear, Jacqueline, Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / Historical / Winspear, Jacqueline
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch

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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.

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This one brought me back to the series submitted by jillian on June 12, 2022, 8:58am Was ready to give up on Maisie, but this book brought me back, more sleuthing less Maisie moaning.

Enjoyable, Strong 17th Book in Series submitted by jcesch on June 24, 2022, 2:41pm I found this book a little hard to get into at first, but when the story turned to Maisie's point of view, I quickly became engrossed. It's one of the better books in the series, striking the right balance between the seriousness of events yet light-hearted enough to not weigh the reader down (as some previous books in the series had done). I enjoyed the complexity of the situations and appreciated the author's attempt to continue to have Maisie's character grow and evolve.

Wonderfully book submitted by leea on July 14, 2023, 2:50pm A wonderfully intricate mystery that includes so much history of the women who risked their lives in support of the war effort.