Pardonable Lies
maisie dobbs mystery 3
$23.20
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
6 September 2006
Summary
The Ghosts of War: A Maisie Dobbs Investigation
London, 1930. Maisie Dobbs, the renowned psychologist and investigator, receives a most unusual request: to prove that Sir Cedric Lawton’s son, Ralph, is truly dead.
This case challenges Maisie in unexpected ways, as Ralph Lawton was an aviator shot down in 1917. To unravel the mystery, Maisie journeys to the former battlefields of northern France, where she served as a nurse in the Great War and where the ghosts of her past st…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780719567360 |
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| ISBN-10: | 071956736X |
| Series: | Maisie Dobbs Mystery 3 |
| Author: | Jacqueline Winspear |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 6 September 2006 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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In Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear has given us a real gift. Maisie Dobbs has not been created – she has been discovered. Such people are always there amongst us, waiting for somebody like Ms. Winspear to come along and reveal them. And what a revelation it is! - Alexander McCall Smith
These clever mysteries, their period settings and the unusual character of Maisie herself are bang on target for the classic crime buyer - Sue Baker, Publishing NewsThe British counterpart to Alexander McCall Smith’s The No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency - Associated PressA fine new sleuth for the twenty-first century - Elizabeth GeorgeA heroine to cherish - New York TimesA wry and immensely readable beginning to what promises to be a vivid new addition to crime fiction - Praise for MAISIE DOBBS, Daily MailFeisty, working-class heroine Maisie is a deliberate throwback to the sleuthettes of old-fashioned crime writing. The well-plotted story, its characters and the picture of London between the wars are decidedly romantic. American readers loved it; many Brits will, too. - GuardianA terrific mystery … Intriguing and full of suspense, it makes for an absorbing read - ObserverAbout The Author
Jacqueline Winspear
Jacqueline Winspear was born and grew up in Kent. The Maisie Dobbs mysteries have won acclaim from readers and reviewers alike, and have been nominated for many awards. The first two novels in the series, Maisie Dobbs and Birds of a Feather are available now in paperback, published by John Murray.
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