A Sunlit Weapon

Resumen del libro

October 1942. Jo Hardy, an Air Transport Auxilliary ferry pilot, is delivering a Spitfire to Biggin Hill Aerodrome, when she has the terrifying experience of coming under fire from the ground. In a bid to find out who was trying to take down her aircraft, she returns on foot to the area, and discovers an African American soldier bound and gagged in an old barn.

A few days later another ferry pilot crashes and is killed in the same area of Kent. Although the death has been attributed to 'pilot error' Jo believes there is a connection between all three events - and she wants desperately to help the soldier, who is now in the custody of American military police. Jo is advised to take her suspicions to Maisie Dobbs.

As the psychologist-investigator delves into the case, she discovers the attempt to take down ferry pilots and the plight of the black American soldier are inextricably linked with the visit to Britain by the First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt. Maisie must work with speed to uncover the depth of connection, to save the life of the president's wife and a soldier caught in the crosshairs of those who would see them both dead.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p style="text-align: justify;" x{0026}lt;strong Jacqueline Winspearx{0026}lt;/strong creció en Kent, y estudió en la Universidad de Londres antes de trasladarse en 1990 a Estados Unidos, donde hizo realidad su sueño de ser escritora.x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p style="text-align: justify;" Es la autora de los best sellers de x{0026}lt;em The New York Timesx{0026}lt;/em protagonizados por Maisie Dobbs, que han recibido prestigiosos galardones, como el Premio Agatha y el Premio Macavity a la mejor primavera novela. Su abuelo fue herido durante la Primera Guerra Mundial, y aquella historia despertó tanto interés en ella que no dudó en convertirla en el punto de partida de sus novelas.x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p style="text-align: justify;" Después de Maisie Dobbs, Tres plumas blancas, Mentiras piadosas, Verdades incómodas y Una venganza imperfecta, regresa con Entre los olvidados.x{0026}lt;/p