The American Agent

'THE EMOTIONAL PRESSURE IS AS EXPLOSIVE AS THE FALLING BOMBS' DAILY MAIL
September, 1940. When an American war correspondent's murder is concealed by British authorities, Maisie Dobbs agrees to work alongside an agent of the US Department of Justice to discover the truth.
With German bombs raining down on London, Maisie is torn between the demands of solving this dangerous case and the need to protect a young evacuee. The stakes are raised when she faces the possibility of losing her dearest friend - and that she might be falling in love again.

Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the
New York Times bestselling Maisie Dobbs series. Her stand-alone books include
The Care and Management of Lies,
The White Lady and her memoir,
This Time Next Year We'll be Laughing. Originally from the United Kingdom, Winspear now divides her time between California and the Pacific Northwest.