Jacqueline Winspear
Journey to Munich
Europe appears to be teetering on the brink of another war with Germany when Maisie Dobbs finally returns to London…
A Dangerous Place
Since leaving England and her investigation business behind, the life of Maisie Dobbs has been transformed, but at great cost.…
The Care and Management of Lies
At the outbreak of WW1, the lifelong friendship between two women is under strain. Kezia has given up teaching to…
Leaving Everything Most Loved: A Maisie Dobbs Novel
Editors' choice
In 1933 the body of Usha Pramal is found in a London canal, but Scotland Yard is slow to solve…
Elegy for Eddie
In this latest outing for Maisie Dobbs, Winspear’s thoughtful and plucky detective returns to her roots across the river in…
A Lesson in Secrets
This is Winspear’s eighth Maisie Dobbs novel, and like all the others it is well-plotted and enjoyable to read. In…
An Incomplete Revenge
As a Maisie Dobbs newcomer, for me this book was a revelation. It is fresh, unpretentious, and totally gripping. Unlike…
Among the Mad
I first encountered Maisie Dobbs in her first outing in the book of that title, the premise of which –…
An Incomplete Revenge
Wandering gypsies and East Enders from London converge in 1931 for the traditional September hops-picking by migrant workers, in the…
Pardonable Lies
In 1930, still haunted by his son’s death in the Great War, Cecil Lawton, Q.C., hires Maisie Dobbs, ostensibly to…
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