The White Lady

"The White Lady is wonderful … a tense and twisty character-driven thriller, a heartfelt tribute to the twentieth century's bravest women, and a perfect match between story and storyteller. No one does this better than Jacqueline Winspear." – LEE CHILD1947. 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.A treacherous path lies ahead, but it may be one that ultimately leads Elinor to a future unshackled from her own painful history."After 17 Maisie novels, fans have a new character to love: Elinor White, an enigmatic war hero at the center of The White Lady, Winspear's second stand-alone novel. White is very much her own woman, but she's just as inspirational as Maisie. . . . . she is such an appealing character – and one I hope readers will get to know better." – THE WASHINGTON POST