White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear

1947. Elinor White, known locally as ‘the White lady’, is living a solitary, quiet life in a grace-and-favour cottage in the Kent countryside. Unbeknownst to her neighbours, she is the veteran of two world wars, a trained killer and former intelligence agent.
Yet Elinor’s private and seemingly tranquil existence conceals a past trauma that comes to the fore when she is drawn into the predicament of a local man entangled with one of the most dangerous crime families in London. Atreacherous path lies ahead, but it may be one that ultimately leads Elinor to a future unshackled from her own painful history.

A captivating stand-alone mystery from the author of the bestselling Maisie Dobbs series.

About the Author: Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the New York Times bestsellers A Sunlit Weapon, The Consequences of Fear, The American Agent, To Die but Once and In This Grave Hour, as well as twelve other bestselling novels in the award-winning Maisie Dobbs’ series. Her WW 1 novel, The Care and Management of Lies, was a Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalist. Jacqueline has also published two non-fiction books, What Would Maisie Do? and an Edgar-nominated 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.

21 Sep 2023
 

The White Lady: A captivating stand-alone mystery from the author of the bestselling Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear ISBN 9780749029234