New Releases by Jacqueline Winspear

Ihastuttavan Maisie Dobbs -sarjan toinen osa! Perinteisen jännitysviihteen ystävät hurmannut etsivä Maisie Dobbs selvittää ystävysten murhaa sotienvälisessä Englannissa. Lontoossa eletään kevättä 1930, kun älykäs ja kekseliäs yksityisetsivä Maisie Dobbs palkataan etsimään kadonnutta perijätärtä. Ensi alkuun yksinkertaiselta vaikuttava tapaus mutkistuu, kun perijättären ystävä löydetään kuolleena. Ja sitten toinen. Ja kolmas. Onko katoamisen ja murhien välillä yhteys? Tutkiessaan asiaa uuden apulaisensa Billie Bealen kanssa Maisie huomaa, että jäljet johtavat sota-aikaan, jonka koko Englanti niin kipeästi haluaisi jo jättää taakseen. Jacqueline Winspear on englantilainen kirjailija, jonka historiallinen Maisie Dobbs -sarja on valloittanut sekä lukijoiden että kriitikoiden sydämen. Winspearin isoisän haavoittuminen ensimmäisessä maailmansodassa herätti hänessä kiinnostuksen paitsi sotaan myös sen jälkivaikutuksiin, joita hän pyrkii kirjoissaan kuvaamaan. Alun perin kustannus- ja markkinointialoilla työskennellyt Winspear muutti Yhdysvaltoihin vuonna 1990 ja toteutti pitkäaikaisen unelmansa ryhtyä kirjailijaksi.

A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! The Comfort of Ghosts completes Jacqueline Winspear’s ground-breaking and internationally bestselling series. “An outstanding historical series.”—The New York Times “Winspear is a brilliant writer, mixing the history and the mystery with the psychology of criminals and victims.”—The Historical Novel Society Psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future. London, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion—the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs visits the mansion on behalf of the owners and discovers that a demobilized soldier, gravely ill and reeling from his experiences overseas, has taken shelter with the group. Maisie’s quest to bring comfort to the youngsters and the ailing soldier brings to light a decades-old mystery concerning Maisie’s first husband, James Compton, who was killed while piloting an experimental fighter aircraft. As Maisie unravels the threads of her dead husband’s life, she is forced to examine her own painful past and question beliefs she has always accepted as true. The award-winning Maisie Dobbs series has garnered hundreds of thousands of followers, readers drawn to a woman who is of her time, yet familiar in ours—and who inspires with her resilience and capacity for endurance. This final assignment of her own choosing not only opens a new future for Maisie and her family, but serves as a fascinating portrayal of the challenges facing the people of Britain at the close of the Second World War.

Londra, 1930. Maisie Dobbs, caschetto nero lucido e un velo di rossetto, è ormai una detective affermata. Accompagnata dal fedele assistente Billy Beale, risolve i suoi casi con grazia e intelligenza, battendo spesso sul tempo Scotland Yard e l’ispettore Stratton, cui la lega un rapporto misto di corteggiamento educato e conflittualità. Nei primi anni del nuovo decennio il mondo sfavilla di luci e divertimento, ma in Inghilterra le ferite della Grande Guerra non sono ancora del tutto rimarginate. Sono in molti a rivolgersi a sensitivi e spiritisti, nel disperato tentativo di scambiare ancora una parola con i cari perduti. È il caso della compianta moglie di Sir Cecil Lawton che, per via dell’intervento di una medium particolarmente priva di scrupoli, si era convinta che il figlio Ralph non fosse davvero deceduto in battaglia. È per questo che Sir Cecil ingaggia Maisie Dobbs: per avere conferma una volta per tutte che Ralph, disperso durante l’esplosione del suo areo in Francia, non è piú tra i vivi. Il caso, potenzialmente lucroso, turba però Maisie, che intuisce dietro la richiesta di Sir Cecil un conflitto irrisolto e un dolore ambiguo, carico di reticenza e paura. Per quanto tormentata dal dubbio, la donna decide comunque di accettare, ma a una condizione: che Sir Cecil difenda Avril Jarvis, una tredicenne che, accusata di omicidio da Scotland Yard, ha bisogno di un «avvocato miracoloso»: proprio ciò che Sir Cecil, barrister di alto rango, è. Con la sua prosa vivida e arguta, Jacqueline Winspear restituisce al lettore il fascino intatto di un’epoca remota, e i tormenti, le passioni, i dolori che la animano, cosí prossimi ai nostri. «Dopo il trionfo di Piume bianche, Piccole bugie si rivela ancora piú convincente dei capitoli precedenti della saga. Maisie Dobbs è un’eroina da celebrare». The New York Times Book Review «Con la saga di Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear ci ha fatto un vero regalo. Maisie Dobbs non è stata creata – è stata scoperta. Persone come lei si aggirano perennemente tra noi, in attesa che qualcuno come Winspear le scopra e le faccia conoscere al mondo». Alexander McCall Smith «Jacqueline Winspear ha un futuro radioso come autrice di crime». Daily Mail

“Maisie Dobbs já conquistou seu lugar no alto escalão das detetives literárias.” – Bookpage No terceiro caso de Maisie Dobbs, uma investigação aparentemente banal vai fazer com que a detetive enfrente adversários poderosos – e descubra segredos que talvez nunca devam ser revelados. “Os livros de Jacqueline Winspear mostram todo o potencial que o romance policial pode alcançar. Uma escritora fascinante.” – Sun Sentinel Em seu leito de morte, lady Agnes Lawton faz um último pedido ao marido, sir Cecil: ele deve descobrir o paradeiro do filho deles, Ralph. Segundo os documentos do governo britânico, o jovem teria morrido na Primeira Guerra, mas Agnes acredita que ele ainda está vivo, convencida por médiuns charlatões. Sir Cecil recorre aos serviços da psicóloga e investigadora Maisie Dobbs, que deve provar de uma vez por todas que Ralph morreu. A missão a leva de volta à França, onde ela precisa confrontar os próprios traumas da época em que serviu como enfermeira. Lá, ela reencontra sua antiga companheira dos tempos do conflito, que perdeu três irmãos para a guerra – e um deles tinha uma intrigante conexão com Ralph Lawton. Por trás da aparente simplicidade do caso, escondem-se segredos de pessoas poderosas, e Maisie percebe que sua vida está em perigo, precisando reavaliar até mesmo a lealdade a seu mentor e a seu país. Mais uma vez descrevendo com perfeição os costumes e a mentalidade da Europa na década de 1930, Jacqueline Winspear faz o leitor experimentar uma atmosfera única, emocionando-se com uma heroína arrebatadora.

Em seu novo caso, a brilhante psicóloga e investigadora Maisie Dobbs vai precisar revisitar suas memórias da Primeira Guerra Mundial para encontrar uma jovem desaparecida. "O que torna Maisie uma detetive tão notável é a filosofia de seus métodos sempre tão humanos. Uma heroína que vale a pena acompanhar." – The New York Times Book Review “Jacqueline Winspear pinta um retrato envolvente de uma época, sem deixar de lado o empolgante mistério.” – Publishers Weekly Um dos mais ricos comerciantes da Inglaterra, Joseph Waite sempre deu o melhor para a filha, Charlotte, mas jamais permitiu que ela tivesse uma vida livre. Na primavera de 1930, quando ela foge de casa, Waite mantém o caso longe da polícia e procura os serviços de Maisie Dobbs, conhecida por sua discrição e seus poderes de dedução. Em sua busca, ela se dá conta de que há conexões entre o desaparecimento da moça e um assassinato que está sendo investigado pelo inspetor Stratton, da Scotland Yard. Com sua perspicácia, Maisie já conquistou o respeito do detetive, mas vai precisar convencer a polícia – mais uma vez – de que uma mulher é tão capaz quanto um homem no combate ao crime. Ao descobrir que há ainda mais mortes envolvidas na trama, ela percebe que precisa desenterrar o passado traumático da Primeira Guerra e resolver o mistério antes que mais uma tragédia ocorra.

In the latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series, a series of possible attacks on British pilots leads Jacqueline Winspear''s beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs into a mystery involving First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. October 1942. Jo Hardy, a 22-year-old ferry pilot, is delivering a Supermarine Spitfire—the fastest fighter aircraft in the world—to Biggin Hill Aerodrome, when she realizes someone is shooting at her aircraft from the ground. Returning to the location on foot, she finds an American serviceman in a barn, bound and gagged. She rescues the man, who is handed over to the American military police; it quickly emerges that he is considered a suspect in the disappearance of a fellow soldier who is missing. Tragedy strikes two days later, when another ferry pilot crashes in the same area where Jo’s plane was attacked. At the suggestion of one of her colleagues, Jo seeks the help of psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs. Meanwhile, Maisie’s husband, a high-ranking political attaché based at the American embassy, is in the thick of ensuring security is tight for the first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt, during her visit to the Britain. There’s already evidence that German agents have been circling: the wife of a president represents a high value target. Mrs. Roosevelt is clearly in danger, and there may well be a direct connection to the death of the woman ferry pilot and the recent activities of two American servicemen. To guarantee the safety of the First Lady—and of the soldier being held in police custody—Maisie must uncover that connection. At the same time, she faces difficulties of an entirely different nature with her young daughter, Anna, who is experiencing wartime struggles of her own.

Late September, 1942. Jo Hardy, a 22-year-old ferry pilot, is delivering a Spitfire to Biggin Hill Aerodrome when she realizes someone is shooting at her aircraft. When she returns to the location on foot, she finds an American serviceman in a barn, tied up and gagged. Jo hurries away, but can''t shake the image of the serviceman from her mind.

Londres, en 1931. La veille de l''ouverture d''une exposition de ses oeuvres, l''artiste controversé Nick Bassington-Hope est retrouvé mort. La nuque fracassée après une mauvaise chute. Pour la police, il n''y a pas de doute, c''est un tragique mais banal accident. Pourtant, la soeur jumelle de la victime est persuadée que son frère a été assassiné et engage Maisie Dobbs. La détective se rend compte que l''enquête a été bâclée. D''autant que le tableau qui devait être le clou de l''exposition a mystérieusement disparu. Est-ce un vol qui aurait mal tourné ? Ou bien le jeune artiste, qui fréquentait des gens peu recommandables, avait-il des ennemis ? Depuis les quartiers mal famés de Londres jusqu''aux hôtels particuliers de l''aristocratie, entre avidité et trahisons, Maisie Dobbs va naviguer dans des eaux troubles et dangereuses pour faire triompher une inavouable vérité...

Nel 1910 la tredicenne Maisie Dobbs prende servizio come cameriera in una elegante dimora di Belgravia, casa Compton. La moglie di Lord Julian Compton, Lady Rowan, una fervente suffragetta, non tarda a rendersi conto che la schiva ragazzina possiede una mente eccezionale, un’intelligenza così brillante da meritare più dell’angusto destino che il lavoro domestico potrebbe riservarle. Nulla di meglio, dunque, che indirizzarla presso l’amico Maurice Blanche, uno degli investigatori preferiti dall’élite europea del tempo. Un utile apprendistato prima di tentare di accedere al prestigioso Girton College di Cambridge. Lo scoppio della guerra, però, muta radicalmente le cose. Maisie si forma come infermiera e parte per la Francia, dove l’orrore non lascia scampo a niente e nessuno, nemmeno a lei. Rientrata in Inghilterra, nel 1929 la giovane donna decide di rilevare l’attività di Blanche e mettersi in proprio come investigatrice privata. Il suo primo caso, tuttavia, appare di poca rilevanza: il commerciante Christopher Davenham le chiede di indagare sulla presunta infedeltà della moglie Celia, una donna che sembra aver fatto della menzogna un’arte. Dopo tutto il tirocinio, tutti gli studi e i successi con Maurice Blanche, quel semplice caso di adulterio pare a Maisie un affronto. Ma la giovane investigatrice non si tira indietro. Non è forse vero che le cose straordinarie si camuffano sempre da cose qualsiasi? Maurice le ha insegnato a non dare nulla per scontato, e così ecco che, pedinando Celia Davenham, Maisie si ritrova nell’ultimo luogo in cui avrebbe pensato di trovarsi: il cimitero di Nether Green, dinnanzi a una lapide con inciso un nome e null’altro. Primo di una serie di avvincenti gialli ambientati negli anni Venti e Trenta, Un semplice caso di infedeltà presenta al lettore l’investigatrice privata Maisie Dobbs: geniale e intuitiva come Sherlock Holmes, decisa e determinata come Lisbeth Salander. «Avvincente, potente... con il fascino intramontabile del grande romanzo giallo». NPR «Uno dei romanzi crime più belli e influenti del nuovo secolo». Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine «Un delizioso mix di romanzo crime, storia d’amore e di guerra, ambientato nell’Inghilterra della prima guerra mondiale». Publishers Weekly

Ancienne infirmière pendant la Première Guerre Mondiale, Maisie Dobbs n''est pas une femme comme les autres. Dotée d''un talent particulier pour mener des enquêtes, elle vient d''ouvrir son agence de détective à Londres. Et, en cette période troublée, ce ne sont pas les clients qui manquent. Sir Lawton, un éminent avocat, lui confie une mission délicate : prouver que son fils, un aviateur, a bien disparu pendant la guerre. Est-il réellement mort dans le crash de son avion comme l''armée l''a affirmé ? Lancée sur les traces du fils Lawton, Maisie Dobbs se retrouve face à un tissu d''incohérences et de mensonges. Au fur et à mesure, la détective est confrontée à d''autres disparitions troublantes et une affaire de meurtre. D''inavouables secrets que certains sont prêts à tout pour garder enfouis à jamais...

An ebook-only sneak peek of New York Times bestselling Maisie Dobbs author Jaqueline Winspear''s memoir, This Time Next Year We''ll Be Laughing (on sale November 10, 2020). Features an excerpt from the book and an interview with the author. The New York Times bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs series offers a deeply personal memoir of her family’s resilience in the face of war and privation. After sixteen novels, Jacqueline Winspear has taken the bold step of turning to memoir, revealing the hardships and joys of her family history. Both shockingly frank and deftly restrained, her story tackles the difficult, poignant, and fascinating family accounts of her paternal grandfather’s shellshock; her mother’s evacuation from London during the Blitz; her soft-spoken animal-loving father’s torturous assignment to an explosives team during WWII; her parents’ years living with Romany Gypsies; and Winspear’s own childhood picking hops and fruit on farms in rural Kent, capturing her ties to the land and her dream of being a writer at its very inception. An eye-opening and heartfelt portrayal of a post-War England we rarely see, This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing chronicles a childhood in the English countryside, of working class indomitability and family secrets, of artistic inspiration and the price of memory.

Maisie Dobbs, the renowned psychologist and investigator, has taken on some diverse cases in her time. In Pardonable Lies, she receives an unusual request. She must prove that Sir Cecil Lawton''s son Ralph really is dead. In Messenger of Truth when the death of a controversial artist is labelled an open and shut accidental death, Maisie accepts his sister''s appeal to discover the truth. In An Incomplete Revenge an apparently straightforward of assignment to investigate a potential land purchase becomes fraught with theft and arson, Maisie must draw upon all her skills of detection to solve an intriguing case.''A new Maisie Dobbs mystery is always a cause for celebration . . .fiendishly entertaining'' Time Out

Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, “one of the great fictional heroines” (Parade), investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival. When Catherine Saxon, an American correspondent reporting on the war in Europe, is found murdered in her London digs, news of her death is concealed by British authorities. Serving as a linchpin between Scotland Yard and the Secret Service, Robert MacFarlane pays a visit to Maisie Dobbs, seeking her help. He is accompanied by an agent from the US Department of Justice—Mark Scott, the American who helped Maisie escape Hitler’s Munich in 1938. MacFarlane asks Maisie to work with Scott to uncover the truth about Saxon’s death. As the Germans unleash the full terror of their blitzkrieg upon the British Isles, raining death and destruction from the skies, Maisie must balance the demands of solving this dangerous case with her need to protect Anna, the young evacuee she has grown to love and wants to adopt. Entangled in an investigation linked to the power of wartime propaganda and American political intrigue being played out in Britain, Maisie will face losing her dearest friend—and the possibility that she might be falling in love again.

A one-of-a-kind illustrated companion to the best-selling Maisie Dobbs series, which invites readers into the beloved heroine’s world—and shares her wisdom and inspiration. Through fourteen books, the Maisie Dobbs series has had a resounding impact on fans. Readers have shared with author Jacqueline Winspear how Maisie’s stories have resonated with them or helped them through difficult times. Fans have been inspired by the heroine’s resilience and endurance, repurposing her strength in their own lives in a way perhaps best embodied by the phrase “What Would Maisie Do?” Anchored by thirty of Maisie''s most timeless quotes, coupled with Jacqueline Winspear’s inspiration for each nugget of wisdom, these reflections offer readers additional insight into the world of Maisie Dobbs and invite them to reflect on favorite moments and memories. Here are just a few: On the value of respect: “Liking a person we are required to have dealings with is not of paramount importance. But respect is crucial, on both sides, as is tolerance and a depth of understanding of those influences that sculpt a character.” On grieving: “Grief is a pilgrimage along a path that allows us to reflect upon the past from points of remembrance held in the soul. At times the way is filled with stones underfoot and we feel pained by our memories, yet on other days the shadows reflect our longing and those happinesses shared.” On the importance of departure: “Leaving that which you love breaks your heart open. But you will find a jewel inside, and this precious jewel is the opening of your heart to all that is new and all that is different, and it will be the making of you—if you allow it to be.” The perfect supplement to the Maisie Dobbs series, What Would Maisie Do? also features the iconic jacket art that has graced the series, as well as period photographs and prompts for readers'' own observations and inspiration—making this a unique journal that fans will turn to and treasure for years to come.

Finalist for the Inaugural Sue Grafton Memorial Award Maisie Dobbs—one of the most complex and admirable characters in contemporary fiction (Richmond Times Dispatch)—faces danger and intrigue on the home front during World War II. During the months following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany, Maisie Dobbs investigates the disappearance of a young apprentice working on a hush-hush government contract. As news of the plight of thousands of soldiers stranded on the beaches of France is gradually revealed to the general public, and the threat of invasion rises, another young man beloved by Maisie makes a terrible decision that will change his life forever. Maisie’s investigation leads her from the countryside of rural Hampshire to the web of wartime opportunism exploited by one of the London underworld’s most powerful men, in a case that serves as a reminder of the inextricable link between money and war. Yet when a final confrontation approaches, she must acknowledge the potential cost to her future—and the risk of destroying a dream she wants very much to become reality.

"A female investigator every bit as brainy and battle-hardened as Lisbeth Salander." — Maureen Corrigan, NPR''s Fresh Air, on Maisie Dobbs The thirteenth installment in Jacqueline Winspear''s enormously popular New York Times bestselling mystery series. As Britain declares war on Germany, the indomitable Maisie Dobbs stumbles on the deaths of refugees who may have been more than ordinary people seeking sanctuary on English soil. Sunday September 3rd 1939. At the moment Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain broadcasts to the nation Britain’s declaration of war with Germany, a senior Secret Service agent breaks into Maisie Dobbs'' flat to await her return. Dr. Francesca Thomas has an urgent assignment for Maisie: to find the killer of a man who escaped occupied Belgium as a boy, some twenty-three years earlier during the Great War. In a London shadowed by barrage balloons, bomb shelters and the threat of invasion, within days another former Belgian refugee is found murdered. And as Maisie delves deeper into the killings of the dispossessed from the “last war," a new kind of refugee — an evacuee from London — appears in Maisie''s life. The little girl billeted at Maisie’s home in Kent does not, or cannot, speak, and the authorities do not know who the child belongs to or who might have put her on the “Operation Pied Piper” evacuee train. They know only that her name is Anna. As Maisie’s search for the killer escalates, the country braces for what is to come. Britain is approaching its gravest hour — and Maisie could be nearing a crossroads of her own.

When listeners last heard Maisie Dobbs, it was 1938, and the world was on the brink of war. Maisie herself was on a dangerous mission inside Nazi Germany, where she encountered an old enemy and the Fuhrer himself. In In This Grave Hour, a year has passed, and Maisie is back home in England - yet neither she nor her nation is safe. Britain has just declared war on Germany and is mobilizing for the devastating battle ahead. But when she stumbles on the deaths of a group of refugees, Maisie suspects the enemy may be closer than anyone knows.

Working with the British Secret Service on an undercover mission, Maisie Dobbs is sent to Hitler’s Germany in this thrilling tale of danger and intrigue—the twelfth novel in Jacqueline Winspear’s New York Times bestselling “series that seems to get better with each entry” (Wall Street Journal). It’s early 1938, and Maisie Dobbs is back in England. On a fine yet chilly morning, as she walks towards Fitzroy Square—a place of many memories—she is intercepted by Brian Huntley and Robert MacFarlane of the Secret Service. The German government has agreed to release a British subject from prison, but only if he is handed over to a family member. Because the man’s wife is bedridden and his daughter has been killed in an accident, the Secret Service wants Maisie—who bears a striking resemblance to the daughter—to retrieve the man from Dachau, on the outskirts of Munich. The British government is not alone in its interest in Maisie’s travel plans. Her nemesis—the man she holds responsible for her husband’s death—has learned of her journey, and is also desperate for her help. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, Maisie encounters unexpected dangers—and finds herself questioning whether it’s time to return to the work she loved. But the Secret Service may have other ideas. . . .

Four years after she set sail from England, leaving everything she most loved behind, Maisie Dobbs at last returns, only to find herself in a dangerous place . . . In Jacqueline Winspear‘s powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy, a brutal murder in the British garrison town of Gibraltar leads Maisie into a web of lies, deceit, and peril. Spring 1937. In the four years since she left England, Maisie Dobbs has experienced love, contentment, stability—and the deepest tragedy a woman can endure. Now, all she wants is the peace she believes she might find by returning to India. But her sojourn in the hills of Darjeeling is cut short when her stepmother summons her home to England; her aging father Frankie Dobbs is not getting any younger. But on a ship bound for England, Maisie realizes she isn’t ready to return. Against the wishes of the captain who warns her, “You will be alone in a most dangerous place,” she disembarks in Gibraltar. Though she is on her own, Maisie is far from alone: the British garrison town is teeming with refugees fleeing a brutal civil war across the border in Spain. Yet the danger is very real. Days after Maisie’s arrival, a photographer and member of Gibraltar’s Sephardic Jewish community, Sebastian Babayoff, is murdered, and Maisie becomes entangled in the case, drawing the attention of the British Secret Service. Under the suspicious eye of a British agent, Maisie is pulled deeper into political intrigue on “the Rock”—arguably Britain’s most important strategic territory—and renews an uneasy acquaintance in the process. At a crossroads between her past and her future, Maisie must choose a direction, knowing that England is, for her, an equally dangerous place, but in quite a different way.

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In Leaving Everything Most Loved by New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs investigates the murder of Indian immigrants in London. The year is 1933. Maisie Dobbs is contacted by an Indian gentleman who has come to England in the hopes of finding out who killed his sister two months ago. Scotland Yard failed to make any arrest in the case, and there is reason to believe they failed to conduct a thorough investigation. The case becomes even more challenging when another Indian woman is murdered just hours before a scheduled interview. Meanwhile, unfinished business from a previous case becomes a distraction, as does a new development in Maisie''s personal life. Bringing a crucial chapter in the life and times of Maisie Dobbs to a close, Leaving Everything Most Loved marks a pivotal moment in this outstanding mystery series.

In this latest entry in Jacqueline Winspear’s acclaimed, bestselling mystery series—“less whodunits than why-dunits, more P.D. James than Agatha Christie” (USA Today)—Maisie Dobbs takes on her most personal case yet, a twisting investigation into the brutal killing of a street peddler that will take her from the working-class neighborhoods of her childhood into London’s highest circles of power. Perfect for fans of A Lesson in Secrets, The Mapping of Love and Death, or other Maisie Dobbs mysteries—and an ideal place for new readers to enter the series—Elegy for Eddie is an incomparable work of intrigue and ingenuity, full of intimate descriptions and beautifully painted scenes from between the World Wars, from one of the most highly acclaimed masters of mystery, Jacqueline Winspear.

Private investigator Maisie Dobbs receives her first assignment from the British Secret Service in A Lesson in Secrets, the eighth book in Jacqueline Winspear’s award-winning mystery series. Sent to pose as a junior lecturer at a private college in Cambridge, she will monitor any activities “not in the interests of His Majesty’s government.” When the college’s pacifist founder is murdered, Maisie finds herself in the midst of sinister web of murder, scandal, and conspiracy, activities that point towards members of the ascendant Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei—the Nazi Party—on Britain’s shores. An instant classic, and sure to captivate long-time Maisie Dobbs fans as well as readers of Agatha Christie, Elizabeth George, and Alexander McCall Smith, A Lesson in Secrets is “a powerful and complex novel, one that will linger in memory as a testament to her talent and her humanity” (Richmond Times-Dispatch).