Winspear, J: Sunlit Weapon

September, 1942. Jo Hardy, an Air Transport Auxiliary ferry pilot, is delivering a Spitfire when she has the unnerving experience of someone shooting at her aircraft. A few days later she hears that another ferry pilot has been killed when her aircraft crashed in the same area of Kent. Although the death has been attributed to pilot error, Jo is convinced there is a link between the two incidents.Jo takes her suspicions to Maisie Dobbs and while Maisie wants to find out why someone appears to want to take down much-needed pilots, she finds it is part of a much larger operation involving Eleanor Roosevelt, the American presidents First Lady. To protect Eleanors life and possibly the safety of everyone in London Maisie must quickly uncover the connection."