Pardonable Lies: Maisie Dobbs Mystery 3 - Softcover

Jacqueline Winspear

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071956736X ISBN 13: 9780719567360

Publisher: John Murray, 2006

Synopsis

Pardonable Lies

About this title

Review:

'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)

'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)

The British counterpart to Alexander McCall Smith's The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Associated Press)

A fine new sleuth for the twenty-first century (Elizabeth George)

A heroine to cherish (New York Times)

A wry and immensely readable beginning to what promises to be a vivid new addition to crime fiction (Praise for MAISIE DOBBS, Daily Mail)

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 terrific mystery ... Intriguing and full of suspense, it makes for an absorbing read (Observer)

'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)

Even if detective stories aren't your thing, you'll love Maisie Dobbs (New Woman)

Book Description:

Much-loved Maisie Dobbs returns to investigate her third case, a thrilling story of family tensions and mysterious deaths in World War I

About this edition

• Publisher: John Murray
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 071956736X
• ISBN 13: 9780719567360
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352