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A New York Times Bestseller
In her fifth outing, Maisie
Dobbs, the extraordinary Psychologist and Investigator, delves into
a strange series of crimes in a small rural community.
With the country in the grip of economic malaise, and worried about
her business, Maisie Dobbs is 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 she 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. Maisie grows increasingly suspicious of a peculiar
secrecy that shrouds the village, and ultimately she must draw on
all her finely honed skills of detection to solve one of her most
intriguing cases.
Rich with Jacqueline Winspear’s trademark period detail, this latest
installment of the bestselling series is gripping, atmospheric, and
utterly enthralling.
Reviews
"Winspear vividly evokes England
between the wars, when the old order crumbles and new horizons
beckoned working women like her appealing heroine. ...this jaunt
back to a bygone era is as satisfying as a spin in Maisie’s MG."
--Publisher's Weekly
"A painfully evocative tale of
England’s struggles with class differences and poverty between the
wars, and a clever mystery."
--Kirkus Reviews
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