An Incomplete Revenge: A Maisie Dobbs Novel

Winspear, Jacqueline

ISBN 10: 1602851263 ISBN 13: 9781602851269

Publisher: Center Point Pub, 2008

Synopsis

With the country in the grip of economic malaise, Maisie Dobbs is worried about her business. She's relieved to accept an apparently straightforward assignment from an old friend to investigate certain matters concerning a potential land purchase.

Her inquiries take her to a picturesque village in Kent during the hop-picking season. But beneath its pastoral surface, Maisie finds evidence that something is amiss. Mysterious fires erupt in the village with alarming regularity, and a series of petty crimes suggests a darker criminal element at work. As Maisie discovers, the villagers are bitterly prejudiced against outsiders who flock to Kent at harvest time -- even more troubling, they seem possessed by the legacy of a wartime Zeppelin raid. Growing increasingly suspicious of a peculiar secrecy that shrouds the village, Maisie ultimately must draw on all her finely honed skills of detection to solve one of her most intriguing cases.

About this title

Review:

'Psychologically convincing' (Jessica Mann, Literary Review)

'The author captures the atmosphere of (the 1930s) with great accuracy, borne out by extensive research' (Dover Express & Folkestone Herald)

'A riveting read...it is an easy book to read yet is not, I felt, a light read as it delves into the horrors of the First World War' (Newbooks)

'So well written that it leaves you wanting more' (The Bookfiends Kingdom)

'The terrific mystery is intriguing and full of suspense which makes for an absorbing read' (Dartford Messenger)

'The accurate period detail makes this series a worthy successor to Agatha Christie's Miss Marple books' (Good Book Guide)

'She has created a fascinating working class heroine, Maisie Dobbs ... if you don't usually read detective stories just meet Maisie Dobbs and you may change your mind' (Driffield Leader)

Praise for Jacqueline Winspear (***)

'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)

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)

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

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)

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

'Think Upstairs Downstairs meets Miss Marple - with a touch of chirpy cheerful Cockney from the Dick Van Dyke school' (Yorkshire Post)

Book Description:

A Zeppelin raid in a sleepy Kent village ...
An innocent family killed...
Unsolved crimes hang over Heronsdene and Maisie Dobbs is hired to uncover the truth. But outsiders are not welcome and the locals will go to extreme lengths to prevent their long-buried secret from coming to light.

About this edition

• Publisher: Center Point Pub
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1602851263
• ISBN 13: 9781602851269
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 383