But before she can even begin to investigate, her new husband, Mark Scott, finds the documents and demands to know how they came to be in her possession: The papers pertain to an upcoming diplomatic mission by Eleanor Roosevelt on behalf of the United States’ president-and now the First Lady’s safety has been compromised. If someone is trying to take down much-needed pilots, Maisie wants to find out why-and what happened to the bound American serviceman. Erica’s death is attributed to “pilot error,” but Jo is convinced there is a link between her own experience and Erica’s-and that of Jo’s dead fiancé, who was killed over a year earlier under inexplicable circumstances in the same area.Īt the suggestion of an Australian colleague, Jo takes her suspicions to Maisie Dobbs, along with two pages of coded notes she found in the barn. Several days later, when Jo recounts the story to several other women, she receives the news that Erica, another ferry pilot-flying the same route she had-has been killed in a crash near Kent. Jo hurries away, but can’t shake the image of the serviceman from her mind. When she returns to the location on foot, she finds an American serviceman in a barn, tied up and gagged.

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. In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, a series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear's beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs into a mystery involving First Lady 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.A SUNLIT WEAPON by Jacqueline Winspear - SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOK (Maisie Dobbs Series #17)

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. Jo is advised to take her suspicions to Maisie Dobbs. 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. A few days later another ferry pilot crashes and is killed in the same area of Kent.

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. 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.

Jacqueline winspear a sunlit weapon