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Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs Mystery 3)
Jacqueline Winspear
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Description for Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs Mystery 3)
Paperback. Much-loved Maisie Dobbs returns to investigate her third case, a thrilling story of family tensions and mysterious deaths in World War I Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 242.
London, 1930. Maisie Dobbs, the renowned psychologist and investigator, receives a most unusual request. She must prove that Sir Cecil Lawton's son Ralph really is dead. This is a case that will challenge Maisie in unexpected ways, for Ralph Lawton was an aviator shot down by enemy fire in 1917. To get to the bottom of the mystery, Maisie must travel to the former battlefields of northern France, where she served as a nurse in the Great War and where ghosts of her past still linger. As her investigation moves closer to the truth, Maisie soon uncovers the secrets and lies that some people would prefer remain buried. 'Maisie Dobbs in a delightful character . . . an enjoyable mystery' Literary Review
Product Details
Publisher
John Murray London
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719567360
SKU
V9780719567360
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Ref
99-50
About Jacqueline Winspear
Jacqueline Winspear is the creator of the New York Times and National Bestselling series featuring psychologist and investigator, Maisie Dobbs. Her first novel - Maisie Dobbs - received numerous award nominations, including the Edgar Award for Best Novel and the Agatha Award for Best First Novel. It was a New York Times Notable Book and a Publisher's Weekly Top Ten Pick. Since that time, Jacqueline's work has received many award nominations, and she has received the Agatha Award twice, the Macavity Award, the Alex Award, the Sue Feder Award for Best Historical Novel and the Bruce Alexander Award for Best Historical novel. Her 'standalone' novel set in WW1, The Care and Management of Lies, was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize in 2015.
Reviews for Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs Mystery 3)
'The classic crime buyer'
Publishing News
'Think Upstairs Downstairs meets Miss Marple - with a touch of chirpy cheerful Cockney from the Dick Van Dyke school'
Yorkshire Post
'Maisie Dobbs is a delightful character... The war's long shadow over Maisie and her clients and suspects lends emotional depth to an enjoyable mystery'
Literary Review
'Wonderfully nostalgic and traditional sleuthing in post-First World War London'
Bookseller
'Altogether an excellent mystery story, which grips the reader all the way through. Contains many ideas which would interest book groups'
New Books Magazine
'It is only a question of time before this series hits the television screens, for it is just made for it'
The Irish Times
'(Maisie Dobbs') most engaging adventure so far'
Sydney Morning Herald
Even if detective stories aren't your thing, you'll love Maisie Dobbs
New Woman
'For readers yearning for the calm and insightful intelligence of a main character like P D James's, Maisie Dobbs is spot on'
Boston Globe
A terrific mystery ... Intriguing and full of suspense, it makes for an absorbing read
Observer
Feisty, 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.
Guardian
A wry and immensely readable beginning to what promises to be a vivid new addition to crime fiction
Praise for MAISIE DOBBS, Daily Mail
A heroine to cherish
New York Times
A fine new sleuth for the twenty-first century
Elizabeth George
The British counterpart to Alexander McCall Smith's The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Associated Press
'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 News
'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
Publishing News
'Think Upstairs Downstairs meets Miss Marple - with a touch of chirpy cheerful Cockney from the Dick Van Dyke school'
Yorkshire Post
'Maisie Dobbs is a delightful character... The war's long shadow over Maisie and her clients and suspects lends emotional depth to an enjoyable mystery'
Literary Review
'Wonderfully nostalgic and traditional sleuthing in post-First World War London'
Bookseller
'Altogether an excellent mystery story, which grips the reader all the way through. Contains many ideas which would interest book groups'
New Books Magazine
'It is only a question of time before this series hits the television screens, for it is just made for it'
The Irish Times
'(Maisie Dobbs') most engaging adventure so far'
Sydney Morning Herald
Even if detective stories aren't your thing, you'll love Maisie Dobbs
New Woman
'For readers yearning for the calm and insightful intelligence of a main character like P D James's, Maisie Dobbs is spot on'
Boston Globe
A terrific mystery ... Intriguing and full of suspense, it makes for an absorbing read
Observer
Feisty, 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.
Guardian
A wry and immensely readable beginning to what promises to be a vivid new addition to crime fiction
Praise for MAISIE DOBBS, Daily Mail
A heroine to cherish
New York Times
A fine new sleuth for the twenty-first century
Elizabeth George
The British counterpart to Alexander McCall Smith's The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Associated Press
'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 News
'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