Britain, 1947. This captivating novel follows the coming of age and maturity offormer wartime operative Elinor White. Winspear's complex heroine is aveteran of two world wars, a trained killer and protective of her anonymity.As Elinor grapples with past trauma, she finds herself in the midst of one of themost dangerous crime gangs in London. She soon begins to uncover hiddencorruption spreading from Scotland Yard to the highest levels of government.Will this treacherous path ultimately lead her to a future unshackled from hertroubled past?
Author Biography
Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the New York Times bestsellers TheAmerican Agent and The Consequences of Fear, as well as fourteen otherbestselling Maisie Dobbs novels. Originally from the UK, Winspear now lives inthe USA.
