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Jacqueline Winspear, author of The White Lady

A reluctant ex-spy with demons of her own, Elinor White finds herself facing down one of the most dangerous organized crime gangs in post-WWII London, ultimately exposing corruption from Scotland Yard to the highest levels of government. “Miss White," as Elinor is known, lives in a village in rural Kent, England, and to her fellow villagers seems something of an enigma. It will take Susie, the child of a young farmworker, Jim Mackie and his wife, Rose, to break through Miss White's icy demeanor. When the powerful Mackie crime family demands a return of their prodigal son for an important job, Elinor assumes the task of protecting her neighbors. Yet in her quest to uncover the truth behind the family’s pursuit of Jim, Elinor unwittingly sets out on a treacherous path.

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Week of March 11, 2024

Paperback releases for the week of March 11th include THE ONLY SURVIVORS by Megan Miranda, a thrilling mystery about a group of former classmates who reunite to mark the 10th anniversary of a tragic accident --- only to have one of the survivors disappear, casting fear and suspicion on the original tragedy; Kathleen Grissom's CROW MARY, a sweeping saga inspired by the true story of Crow Mary, an indigenous woman torn between two worlds in 19th-century North America; THE WHITE LADY by Jacqueline Winspear, a heart-stopping book set in post-WWII Britain that follows the coming of age and maturity of former wartime operative Elinor White when she is drawn back into the world of menace she has been desperate to leave behind; and Jenny Jackson's zeitgeisty novel, PINEAPPLE STREET, a deliciously funny, sharply observed debut of family, love and class that follows three women in one wealthy Brooklyn clan.

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