I'm on the blog tour today for the fabulous The American Agent by Jacqueline Winspear*. When I signed up to the blog tour it didn't click it was book #15 of a series but I've fallen head-over-heels for Maisie Dobbs so will definitely go back and start at the beginning (in fact, book #1 is currently nestling on my kindle).
"Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, “one of the great fictional heroines” (Parade), investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival.
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. He is accompanied by an agent from the US Department of Justice—Mark Scott, the American who helped Maisie escape Hitler’s Munich in 1938. MacFarlane 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 British Isles, raining death and destruction from the skies, Maisie must balance the demands of solving this dangerous case with her need to protect Anna, the young evacuee she has grown to love and wants to adopt. 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".
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. He is accompanied by an agent from the US Department of Justice—Mark Scott, the American who helped Maisie escape Hitler’s Munich in 1938. MacFarlane 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 British Isles, raining death and destruction from the skies, Maisie must balance the demands of solving this dangerous case with her need to protect Anna, the young evacuee she has grown to love and wants to adopt. 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".
My thoughts?
I absolutely fell head-over-heels for Maisie Dobbs, I just loved her character and can't wait to read the other books. In this story Maisie, a Private Investigator has been drafted in by the British and American governments to find out how and why young American reporter, Catherine Saxon has been brutally murdered. She's being assisted by Agent, Mark Scott whom she's met before.
The story takes place through the Blitz in London and Maisie and her friend, Priscilla put themselves in danger every night driving ambulances all over the city to those who need medical attention.
I loved the characters and the timeframe and the jump from the city down to the country and her family including evacuee Anna whom she's taken into her heart and then back to London to her offices and assistants, Billy and Sandra.
There are some things mentioned from previous books (which makes me all the more eager to dive into the series from the start) but nothing which makes the story unreadable - if fact I think it could be read as a standalone as I did.
There are twists and turns and the race is on to find out who the killer is and it's someone whom I didn't expect! A great read which I really enjoyed.
*copy gifted for blog tour
Huge thanks for the blog tour support xx
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