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Zusatztext "Psychology and private investigation: an unlikely combination of professions! especially for a woman in the 1930s. And yet Maisie Dobbs does both! brilliantly." 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 The death of an Indian immigrant leads Maisie Dobbs into a dangerous yet fascinating world and takes her in an unexpected direction in this latest chapter of the New York Times bestselling series "that seems to get better with each entry" ( Wall Street Journal ). London! 1933. Two months after the body of an Indian woman named Usha Pramal is found in the brackish water of a South London canal! her brother! newly arrived in England! turns to Maisie Dobbs to find out the truth about her death. Not only has Scotland Yard made no arrests! evidence indicates that they failed to conduct a full and thorough investigation. Before her death! Usha was staying at an ayah's hostel alongside Indian women whose British employers turned them out into the street—penniless and far from their homeland—when their services were no longer needed. As Maisie soon learns! Usha was different from the hostel's other lodgers. But with this discovery comes new danger: another Indian woman who had information about Usha is found murdered before she can talk to Maisie. As Maisie is pulled deeper into an unfamiliar yet captivating subculture! her investigation becomes clouded by the unfinished business of a previous case as well as a growing desire to see more of the world! following in the footsteps of her former mentor! Maurice Blanche. And there is her lover! James Compton! who gives her an ultimatum she cannot ignore. Bringing a crucial chapter in the life and times of Maisie Dobbs to a close! Leaving Everything Most Loved marks a pivotal moment in this remarkable series. Zusammenfassung In Leaving Everything Most Loved by New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear! Maisie Dobbs investigates the murder of Indian immigrants in London. The year is 1933. Maisie Dobbs is contacted by an Indian gentleman who has come to England in the hopes of finding out who killed his sister two months ago. Scotland Yard failed to make any arrest in the case! and there is reason to believe they failed to conduct a thorough investigation. The case becomes even more challenging when another Indian woman is murdered just hours before a scheduled interview. Meanwhile! unfinished business from a previous case becomes a distraction! as does a new development in Maisie's personal life. Bringing a crucial chapter in the life and times of Maisie Dobbs to a close! Leaving Everything Most Loved marks a pivotal moment in this outstanding mystery series. ...
