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A sunlit weapon : a Maisie Dobbs novel / Jacqueline Winspear.

Summary:
October 1942. Jo Hardy, a twenty-two-year-old ferry pilot, is delivering a Supermarine Spitfire - the fastest fighter aircraft in the world - to Biggin Hill Aerodome, 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 still 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, she seeks the help of psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs. Meanwhile, Maisie's husband, a high-ranking political attache 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 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063142268
  • ISBN: 0063142260
  • Physical Description: 359 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]
Subject: Dobbs, Maisie (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Great Britain > History > George V, 1910-1936 > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > England > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Attempted assassination > Fiction.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 70 of 74 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 74 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library MYS WINSPEA (Text) 50687011773903 Adult Fiction Available -
Albright Memorial Library FICTION WINSPEAR (Text) 50686016157153 Adult Fiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library M WIN (Text) 37268003126653 AHMFL Mystery Checked Out 04/01/2024
Altoona Area Public Library F WIN (Text) 33240004945138 Adult Fiction Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library F Win (Text)
Memorial: In remembrance of Eleanor Kodish by Bob and Cissy Larsen
00152570 ADULT Fiction Available -
Ashland Public Library FIC WIN (Text)
Honor: In Honor of Joan Lentes's 90th Birthday
3039900036241/ Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F WIN (Text) 75011000373156 Adult Fiction Available -
Bedford County Library F WIN (Text) 35010001093341 Adult Fiction Available -
Blossburg Memorial Library F WIN (Text) 30063000277451 Adult Fiction Available -
Cambria County Library MYSTERY Win (Text) 85131001824243 CACM Mystery Available -


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