Elegy for Eddie - Maisie Dobbs

Zusatztext "A work of great humanity and a stellar entry in a superb series." Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Early April 1933. To the costermongers of Covent Garden—sellers of fruits and vegetables on the London streets—Eddie Pettit was a gentle soul with a near-magical gift for working with horses. So who would want to kill him . . . and why? Maisie Dobbs's father, Frankie, had been a costermonger, and she remembers Eddie fondly. But it soon becomes clear that powerful political and financial forces are determined to prevent her from learning the truth behind Eddie's death. Maisie's search for answers on the working-class streets of Lambeth leads her to unexpected places and people: to a callous press baron; to a has been politician named Winston Churchill; and, most surprisingly, to Douglas Partridge, the husband of her dearest friend, Priscilla. As Maisie uncovers lies and manipulation on a national scale, she must decide whether to risk everything to see justice done. Zusammenfassung In this latest entry in Jacqueline Winspear’s acclaimed! bestselling mystery series—“less whodunits than why-dunits! more P.D. James than Agatha Christie” ( USA Today )—Maisie Dobbs takes on her most personal case yet! a twisting investigation into the brutal killing of a street peddler that will take her from the working-class neighborhoods of her childhood into London’s highest circles of power. Perfect for fans of A Lesson in Secrets ! The Mapping of Love and Death ! or other Maisie Dobbs mysteries—and an ideal place for new readers to enter the series— Elegy for Eddie is an incomparable work of intrigue and ingenuity! full of intimate descriptions and beautifully painted scenes from between the World Wars! from one of the most highly acclaimed masters of mystery! Jacqueline Winspear. ...

Product details

• Authors: Jacqueline Winspear
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.03.2012
• EAN: 9780062128416
• ISBN: 978-0-06-212841-6
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 230 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Maisie Dobbs; Harperluxe Large Print; Maisie Dobbs; Harperluxe Large Print
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Classic crime and mystery fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, FICTION: Thrillers / Historical, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION: Historical / World War II, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION: World Literature / England / 21st Century