Jacqueline Winspear
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Series
Maisie Dobbs novels volume 17
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English
Description
October 1942. Jo Hardy, a 22-year-old ferry pilot, is delivering a Supermarine Spitfire -- the fastest fighter aircraft in the world -- to Biggin Hill Aerodrome, 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...
Author
Series
Maisie Dobbs novels volume 10
Language
English
Description
When the body of an Indian woman is found in a south London canal, Maisie Dobbs is asked to investigate by the victim's brother, a task that takes Maisie into a dangerous, and unexpected, exotic world.
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Language
English
Description
Bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs series turns her prodigious talents to this World War I standalone novel, a lyrical drama of love struggling to survive in a damaged, fractured world. Published to coincide with the centennial of the Great War, "The Care and Management of Lies" paints a poignant picture of love and friendship strained by the pain of separation and the brutal chaos of battle. Ultimately, it raises profound questions about conflict,...