American Agent, The (Maisie Dobbs): A compelling wartime mystery

Jacqueline Winspear

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749024704 ISBN 13: 9780749024703

Publisher: Allison and Busby, 2019

When Catherine Saxon, an American correspondent reporting on the war in Europe, is found murdered in her London digs, news of her death is concealed by British authorities. Serving as a linchpin between Scotland Yard and the Secret Service, Robert MacFarlane pays a visit to Maisie Dobbs, seeking her help. Accompanied by an agent from the US Department of Justice-Mark Scott, the American who helped Maisie escape Hitler's Munich in 1938-he asks Maisie to work with Scott to uncover the truth about Saxon's death. As the Germans unleash the full terror of their blitzkrieg upon the citizens of London, raining death and destruction from the skies, Maisie must balance the demands of solving this dangerous case with her need to protect the young evacuee she has grown to love. Entangled in an investigation linked to the power of wartime propaganda and American political intrigue being played out in Britain, Maisie will face losing her dearest friend-and the possibility that she might be falling in love again.

Review:

`Maisie Dobbs is a revelation' Alexander McCall Smith; `Wry and immensely readable' Daily Mail; `A series that seems to get better with every entry' Wall Street Journal; `Excellent...In Winspear's capable hands, Maisie has evolved into a deeply sympathetic character. Readers will eagerly await her next outing.' Publishers Weekly --.

About the Author:

Jacqueline Winspear was born and raised in Kent and emigrated to the USA in 1990. She has written extensively for journals, newspapers and magazines, and has worked in book publishing on both sides of the Atlantic. The Maisie Dobbs series of crime novels is beloved by readers worldwide.