Elegy for Eddie (Maisie Dobbs) - Hardcover

Winspear, Jacqueline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062049577 ISBN 13: 9780062049575

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2012

Synopsis

When Eddie Pettit's death is ruled an accident by the police, friends and neighbors believe that this gently soul who had a special way with horses was murdered and Maine Dobbs, determined to do right by Eddie, searches for the truth amid the working-class of Lambeth. 100,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"Compelling."--People (3 ? out of 4 stars)

"[Catches] the sorrow of a lost generation in the character of one exceptional woman."--Chicago Tribune

"Terrific....Maisie is one of the great fictional heroines, equal parts haunted and haunting."--Parade

"Excellent....The involved plot is as good as any in the series, and the resolution is intelligently complex."--Publishers Weekly

"Engages the mind and enriches the heart."--Jay Strafford, Richmond Times-Dispatch

"For as long as each novel lasts, we live in Maisie's suspenseful, intelligent world."--Evelyn Theiss, Cleveland Plain Dealer

"When people ask me to recommend an author, one name consistently comes to mind: Jacqueline Winspear...Winspear chronicles the uncharted, sometimes rocky path chosen by her protagonist and delivers results that are educational, unique, and wonderful."--Deirdre Donahue, USA Today

"A detective series to savor."--Johanna McGeary, Time

"Maisie Dobbs is a revelation."--Alexander McCall Smith

"For readers yearning for the calm and insightful intelligence of a main character like P.D. James's Cordelia Gray, Maisie Dobbs is spot on."--Hallie Ephron, Boston Globe

From the Back Cover:

Maisie Dobbs—psychologist, investigator, and "one of the great fictional heroines, equal parts haunted and haunting" (Parade)—returns in a chilling adventure, the latest chapter in Jacqueline Winspear's bestselling series.

Early April 1933. To the costermongers of Covent Garden—sellers of fruit and vegetables on the streets of London—Eddie Pettit was a gentle soul with a near-magical gift for working with horses. When Eddie is killed in a violent accident, the grieving costers are deeply skeptical about the cause of his death. Who would want to kill Eddie—and why?

Maisie Dobbs' father, Frankie, had been a costermonger, so she had known the men since childhood. She remembers Eddie fondly and is determined to offer her help. But it soon becomes clear that powerful political and financial forces are equally determined to prevent her from learning the truth behind Eddie's death. Plunging into the investigation, Maisie begins her search for answers on the working-class streets of Lambeth where Eddie had lived and where she had grown up. The inquiry quickly leads her to a callous press baron; a has-been politician named Winston Churchill, lingering in the hinterlands of power; and, most surprisingly, to Douglas Partridge, the husband of her dearest friend, Priscilla. As Maisie uncovers lies and manipulation on a national scale, she must decide whether to risk it all to see justice done.

The story of a London affected by the march to another war years before the first shot is fired and of an innocent victim caught in the crossfire, Elegy for Eddie is Jacqueline Winspear's most poignant and powerful novel yet.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062049577
• ISBN 13: 9780062049575
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 335