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A sunlit weapon [large print] / Jacqueline Winspear.

Summary:

"A series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear's beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs into a mystery involving First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt"-- Provided by publisher.
October 1942. Ferry pilot Jo Hardy is delivering a Supermarine Spitfire 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, and turns him over to the American military police: he is a suspect in the disappearance of a fellow soldier who is missing. Two days later another ferry pilot crashes in the same area where Jo's plane was attacked, and Jo seeks the help of investigator Maisie Dobbs. Maisie's husband, a high-ranking political attaché based at the American embassy, is in the thick of ensuring security for the first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt, during her visit to the Britain. German agents are already circling. Is the visit connected to Maisie's case? - adapted from back cover

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063211667
  • ISBN: 0063211661
  • Physical Description: 494 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First Harper large print edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Sequel to: The consequences of fear.
Subject: Dobbs, Maisie (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > England > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Attempted assassination > Fiction.
Large type books.
Air pilots, Military > Fiction.
Genre: Mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Branch District Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Union Township Branch LP FIC WIN MAISIE DOBBS #17 (Text) 35406424070306 Large Print Available -


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