Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Consequences of Fear, The American Agent, and To Die but Once, as well as thirteen other bestselling Maisie Dobbs novels and The Care and Management of Lies, a Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalist. Jacqueline has also published two nonfiction books, What Would Maisie Do? and a memoir, This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing. Originally from the United Kingdom, she divides her time between California and the Pacific Northwest.
"Compelling." -- People (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)"In Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear has given us a real gift. Maisie Dobbs has not been created--she has been discovered. Such people are always there amongst us, waiting for somebody like Ms. Winspear to come along and reveal them. And what a revelation it is!" -- Alexander McCall Smith"An engaging plot coupled with captivating character makes this the best Dobbs novel to date." -- Library Journal"Endearing. . . . As often in this winning series, the action builds to a somewhat sad if satisfying conclusion." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"When people ask me to recommend an author, one name consistently comes to mind: Jacqueline Winspear." -- Deirdre Donahue, USA Today"A sleuth to treasure." -- Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review"A detective series to savor." -- Johanna McGeary, Time"[Catches] the sorrow of a lost generation in the character of one exceptional woman." -- Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune"What charms most is Dobbs herself: a woman 'not as adept in her personal life as she was in her professional domain, ' and all the more engaging for that." -- Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
Set in 1932, bestseller Winspear's endearing seventh Maisie Dobbs novel (after 2009's Among the Mad) centers on Michael Clifton, a young American cartographer during the Great War, whose remains turn up in a French field. Evidence suggests to Maisie that Michael, rather than dying in a shell blast, was murdered. Michael's parents arrive in London with letters from an unnamed English nurse that raise disturbing questions about the nurse's relationship with their son. The plucky inquiry agent embarks on a search for this woman, following a trail that leads to Chatham, home of the School of Military Engineering, which Michael attended. There she learns about the vital role that cartography played in the war. At times, subplots involving socialite James Compton, a frustrated suitor, and the family problems of Maisie's assistant, Billy Beale, slow the pace. As often in this winning series, the action builds to a somewhat sad if satisfying conclusion. 10-city author tour. (Apr.) Copyright 2010 Reed Business Information.
"Compelling." -- People (3 1/2 out of 4 stars)"In Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear has given us a real gift. Maisie Dobbs has not been created--she has been discovered. Such people are always there amongst us, waiting for somebody like Ms. Winspear to come along and reveal them. And what a revelation it is!" -- Alexander McCall Smith"An engaging plot coupled with captivating character makes this the best Dobbs novel to date." -- Library Journal"Endearing. . . . As often in this winning series, the action builds to a somewhat sad if satisfying conclusion." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"When people ask me to recommend an author, one name consistently comes to mind: Jacqueline Winspear." -- Deirdre Donahue, USA Today"A sleuth to treasure." -- Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review"A detective series to savor." -- Johanna McGeary, Time"[Catches] the sorrow of a lost generation in the character of one exceptional woman." -- Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune"What charms most is Dobbs herself: a woman 'not as adept in her personal life as she was in her professional domain, ' and all the more engaging for that." -- Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
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