Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the New York Times bestsellers A SunlitWeapon, The Consequences of Fear, The American Agent, To Die but Once and InThis Grave Hour, as well as twelve other bestselling novels in theaward-winningMaisie Dobbs' series. Her WW 1 novel, The Care and Management of Lies,was a Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalist. Jacqueline has also published twonon-fiction books, What Would Maisie Do? and an Edgar-nominated memoir, ThisTime Next Year We'll Be Laughing. Originally from the United Kingdom,Winspear nowdivides her time between California and the Pacific Northwest.