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Author
Series
Maisie Dobbs volume 14
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Spring 1940. With Britons facing what has become known as the Bore War - nothing much seems to have happened yet - Maisie Dobbs is asked to investigate the disappearance of a local lad, a young apprentice craftsman working on a 'hush-hush' government contract. As Maisie's inquiry reveals a possible link to the London underworld, so the country is bracing for a possible enemy invasion amid news of the British Expeditionary Force stranded along the...
Author
Series
Maisie Dobbs volume 7
Language
English
Description
When war in Europe is declared, a young American cartographer, Michael Clifton, is compelled to fight for his father?s native country, and sets sail for England to serve in the British Army. Three years later, he is listed as missing in action. April 1932. After Michael?s remains are unearthed in a French field, his devastated parents engage investigator Maisie Dobbs, hoping she can find the unnamed nurse whose love letters were among their late son?s...
Author
Series
Maisie Dobbs volume 16
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
London, October 1941. Freddie Hackett, a message runner for a government office, witnesses an argument that ends in murder. Hiding in the doorway of a bombed-out house, Freddie waits until the coast is clear. But when he arrives at his next delivery address, he's shocked to come face-to-face with the killer. Dismissed by the police when reporting the crime, Freddie turns to private investigator Maisie Dobbs. While Maisie believes the boy and wants...
Author
Series
Maisie Dobbs volume 9
Language
English
Description
April 1933. To the costermongers of Covent Garden Eddie Pettit was a gentle soul with a gift for working with horses. When he is killed in a violent accident, they suspect foul play. Maisie Dobbs remembers Eddie fondly and is determined to help uncover the truth.
Author
Series
Maisie Dobbs novel volume 15
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
When Catherine Saxon, an American correspondent reporting on the war in Europe, is found murdered in her London digs, news of her death is concealed by British authorities. Serving as a linchpin between Scotland Yard and the Secret Service, Robert MacFarlane pays a visit to Maisie Dobbs, seeking her help. Accompanied by an agent from the US Department of Justice - Mark Scott, the American who helped Maisie escape Hitler's Munich in 1938 - he asks...
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