New Releases by Jacqueline Winspear

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.

In the latest mystery in the New York Times bestselling series, Maisie Dobbs must unravel a case of wartime love and death—an investigation that leads her to a long-hidden affair between a young cartographer and a mysterious nurse. August 1914. Michael Clifton is mapping the land he has just purchased in California''s beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, certain that oil lies beneath its surface. But as the young cartographer prepares to return home to Boston, war is declared in Europe. Michael—the youngest son of an expatriate Englishman—puts duty first and sails for his father''s native country to serve in the British army. Three years later, he is listed among those missing in action. April 1932. London psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs is retained by Michael''s parents, who have recently learned that their son''s remains have been unearthed in France. They want Maisie to find the unnamed nurse whose love letters were among Michael''s belongings—a quest that takes Maisie back to her own bittersweet wartime love. Her inquiries, and the stunning discovery that Michael Clifton was murdered in his trench, unleash a web of intrigue and violence that threatens to engulf the soldier''s family and even Maisie herself. Over the course of her investigation, Maisie must cope with the approaching loss of her mentor, Maurice Blanche, and her growing awareness that she is once again falling in love. Following the critically acclaimed bestseller Among the Mad, The Mapping of Love and Death delivers the most gripping and satisfying chapter yet in the life of Maisie Dobbs.

Londres, 1930. Maisie Dobbs - une jeune détective privée - est contactée par Joseph Waite, un puissant homme d''affaires, dur mais respecté, admiré aussi pour son action en faveur des plus démunis, l''Angleterre se trouvant alors en pleine crise économique. Sa fille, Charlotte, s''est enfuie de la maison mais, par peur du scandale, Waite ne veut pas faire appel à la police. Au fil de ses recherches, Maisie va être confrontée à trois curieuses affaires de meurtres, qui ne sont pas sans lien avec la disparition de Charlotte puisque les victimes étaient ses amies les plus proches. Une fois encore, Maisie se retrouve plongée dans les horreurs de la Première Guerre mondiale... et dans son propre passé.

In 1931 London, when artist Nick Bassington-Hope falls to his death before the opening of an exhibition of his work and police refuse to investigate, his journalist sister Georgina enlists the aid of psychologist Maisie Dobbs to uncover the truth.

Als een 32-jarige vrouw verdwijnt, geeft haar vader detective Maisie Dobbs, die tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog in een veldhospitaal werkte, opdracht haar te vinden en thuis te brengen.

Een jonge Engelse psychologe probeert in 1930 in Frankrijk de waarheid omtrent de daar gesneuvelde zoon van een bekende rechter en de vermoedelijk ook omgekomen broer van haar vriendin te achterhalen.