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Pardonable lies a Maisie Dobbs novel

Psychologist-sleuth Maisie Dobbs is called in by Sir Cecil Lawton to investigate the mystery behind the death of his wife's aviator son during World War I, a mission that brings her face to face with a college friend with ties to the missing pilot.

Main Author: Winspear, Jacqueline, 1955-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Henry Holt, 2005.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Dobbs, Maisie > (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Women private investigators > England > Fiction.
Air pilots, Military > Family relationships > Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 > Missing in action > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.
Historical fiction > England.
Mystery fiction > England.
Summary: Psychologist-sleuth Maisie Dobbs is called in by Sir Cecil Lawton to investigate the mystery behind the death of his wife's aviator son during World War I, a mission that brings her face to face with a college friend with ties to the missing pilot.
Physical Description: 359 pages ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0805078975
9780312426217
9780805078978
0312426216
Author Notes: Jacqueline Winspear was born in the county of Kent, England. She was educated at the University of London's Institute of Education. After graduation, she worked in academic publishing, in higher education, and in marketing communications in the UK. In 1990, she emigrated to the United States. She was working in business and as a personal/professional coach when she decided to try writing.

Her first novel, Maisie Dobbs, won the Agatha Award for Best First novel, the Macavity Award for Best First Novel, and the Alex Award. She is the author of the Maisie Dobbs Mystery series. She has also won the Agatha Award for Best Novel, the inaugural Sue Feder/Macavity Award for Best Historical Mystery, and the Bruce Alexander Award for Best Historical Mystery. Her title, A Dangerous Place, made The New York Times High Profile titles list. Journey to Munich, a book in the Maisie Dobbs Series, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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