Synopsis:

Hailed by NPR’s Fresh Air as part Testament of Youth, part Dorothy Sayers, and part Upstairs, Downstairs, this astonishing debut has already won fans from coast to coast and is poised to add Maisie Dobbs to the ranks of literature’s favorite sleuths. Maisie Dobbs isn’t just any young housemaid. Through her own natural intelligence—and the patronage of her benevolent employers—she works her way into college at Cambridge. When World War I breaks out, Maisie goes to the front as a nurse. It is there that she learns that coincidences are meaningful and the truth elusive. After the War, Maisie sets out on her own as a private investigator. But her very first assignment, seemingly an ordinary infidelity case, soon reveals a much deeper, darker web of secrets, which will force Maisie to revisit the horrors of the Great War and the love she left behind.

Book Excerpt:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0142004332/ref=sib_dp_pop_ex/104-6475999-9555100?ie=UTF8&p=S00F#reader-link

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Topics/Categories:

Historical Fiction, Mystery, Women's Interest

Type of Work:

Book Novel

Publishers:

Penguin Group, Inc.

Awards:

including the Edgar for Best Novel Nominated for 7 awards

Purchase From:

Amazon

Original Publish Date:

May 24, 2004

Formats and associated ISBNs:

0142004332

Formats:

Paperback

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