A Sunlit Weapon

September, 1942. Jo Hardy, an Air Transport Auxiliary ferry pilot, is delivering a Spitfire when she has the unnerving experience of someone shooting at her aircraft. A few days later she hears that another ferry pilot has been killed when her aircraft crashed in the same area of Kent. Although the death has been attributed to pilot error, Jo is convinced there is a link between the two incidents.Jo takes her suspicions to Maisie Dobbs and while Maisie wants to find out why someone appears to want to take down much-needed pilots, she finds it is part of a much larger operation involving Eleanor Roosevelt, the American presidents First Lady. To protect Eleanors life and possibly the safety of everyone in London Maisie must quickly uncover the connection."

Riassunto

Late September, 1942. Jo Hardy, a 22-year-old ferry pilot, is delivering a Spitfire to Biggin Hill Aerodrome when she realizes someone is shooting at her aircraft. When she returns to the location on foot, she finds an American serviceman in a barn, tied up and gagged. Jo hurries away, but can't shake the image of the serviceman from her mind.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jacqueline Winspear, Jacqueline (Author) Winspear
• Editore: Allison and Busby
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9780749028237
• ISBN: 978-0-7490-2823-7
• Serie: Maisie Dobbs
• Categorie: Narrativa > Gialli; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Historical mysteries, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: women sleuths