After reading this really sad, heartbreaking book, I read all of the book blurbs on the remainder of the books in the series and I came to the conclusion that Maisie Dobbs had the darkest, saddest life of anyone I’ve ever read. My solution to that was to read this first book in the series and then decide if I wanted to read all of the others. Jacqueline has published two non-fiction books, What Would Maisie Do? and an Edgar-nominated memoir, This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing.I came into this series by reading book sixteen, The Consequences of Fear, and wanted to know more about how Maisie Dobbs became who she is. Her standalone novel, The Care and Management of Lies, was also a New York Times bestseller, and a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Consequences of Fear, The American Agent, To Die but Once, In This Grave Hour, as well as 12 other bestselling Maisie Dobbs novels.

That’s how Jacqueline Winspear keeps her Maisie Dobbs mysteries so fresh.” - New York Times “History comes alive when a character you think of as a friend is in the thick of the action.

In a case that questions loyalties and what it means to belong, Maisie is caught in a race against time to identify the connection between an unfairly accused American GI, a missing soldier, a dead pilot, and Eleanor Roosevelt’s arrival in London. Roosevelt during her imminent visit to Great Britain. A high-ranking political attaché at the American embassy, Mark Scott has been tasked with guaranteeing the safety of Mrs.

Unfortunately, Maisie's investigation risks a conflict of national interest with her husband’s work. Two days later, a second incident results in the death of another ferry pilot, which draws Maisie Dobbs into the case. But when US military police arrive, they are all too ready to suspect him for any murder that may have been committed and take the young man into custody. The GI insists that his friend, fellow soldier has been kidnapped and perhaps killed. Days later, she drives to the farm and discovers an American serviceman, a black GI, bound and gagged in the derelict barn. Jo Hardy, a young ferry pilot, is delivering a Supermarine Spitfire to Biggin Hill Aerodrome when she realizes her aircraft is being targeted by a gunman standing outside a farmland barn. Set at a crucial moment of the Second World War, A Sunlit Weapon ensnares Maisie in a case involving female pilots, international subterfuge, and no less a target than American First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Purchase a ticket that includes a copy of A Sunlit Weapon and receive a book plate autographed by Ms.

Join us as we celebrate the release of the 17th installment in the bestselling Maisie Dobbs series! Jacqueline Winspear will be in conversation with Village Books co-owner, Kelly Evert.

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