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Winspear, Jacqueline, 1955-

Maisie Dobbs : a novel / Jacqueline Winspear. - Tenth anniversary edition. - 304 pages ; 20 cm. - Maisie Dobbs series Soho crime series . - Maisie Dobbs series. Soho crime series. .

Maisie Dobbs entered domestic service in 1910 at thirteen, working for Lady Rowan Compton. When her remarkable intelligence is discovered by her employer, Maisie becomes the pupil of Maurice Blanche, a learned friend of the Comptons. In 1929, following an apprenticeship with Blanche, Maisie hangs out her shingle: "M. Dobbs, trade and personal investigations." She soon becomes enmeshed in a mystery surrounding The Retreat, a reclusive community of wounded WWI veterans. At first, Maisie only suspects foul play, but she must act quickly when Lady Rowan's son decides to sign away his fortune and take refuge there. Maisie hurriedly investigates, uncovering a disturbing mystery, which, in an astonishing denouement, gives Maisie the courage to confront a ghost that has haunted her for years.

Alex Awards, 2004 Agatha Award, 2004

ISBN: 9781616954079 1616954078

LCCN: 2015300003

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB439179 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016684163 Uk

Subjects--Personal Names:
Dobbs, Maisie (Fictitious character) --Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women private investigators--England--London--Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918--Veterans--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Historical fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Fiction.
Historical fiction

LC Class. No.: PR6123.I575 / M35 2014

Dewey Class. No.: 823/.92