Elegy for Eddie, Jacqueline Winspear
Elegy for Eddie, Jacqueline Winspear
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Elegy for Eddie
A Maisie Dobbs Novel

Author: Jacqueline Winspear

Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy

Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/27/2012

Synopsis

The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback—an investigation into the killing of a local man from Maisie’s childhood neighborhood leads the sleuth from her own doorstep to London’s halls of power.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.

About Jacqueline Winspear

Born in Kent, England in 1955, author, Jacqueline Winspear was educated at the University of London's Institute of Education. Afterward, she worked in marketing communications before immigrating to the United States in 1990. From the time she was a very young child, Winspear had an unusual awareness of the struggle her grandfather experienced in World War I. She decided to base her writing career on this subject.

Winspear published articles in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, and other publications. Her short stories have appeared in magazines internationally, and she has recorded her essays for radio in San Francisco. Her most famous work is the Maisie Dobbs series of books. They are about a woman who came of age during a time when women took on the jobs of men, and many remained unmarried because many men had gone to war and did not return home.

Since it had been said that an entire generation had lost its innocence due to the Great War, Winspear took advantage of that unique time to create mysteries as a vehicle for exploring facets of that time. To Die But Once, is her latest in the Maisie Dobbs series released in 2018. She has 14 other novels in the series. Her novels have garnered her several prestigious awards, and have placed her on several bestselling lists.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nancy on May 19, 2012

I have thoroughly enjoyed Winspear's previous Maisie Dobbs books, but I found myself losing patience with Maisie this time around. Perhaps she is like a friend that I need to distance myself from for a little while--I just don't feel like giving her the respect she probably deserves. But, she is anno......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on April 08, 2021

I’ve loved this series and the last two books in particular and from the description I was afraid I wouldn’t enjoy this book as much as the others. I had nothing to fear. I was drawn into this book as much as I was to the others. There were so many things about it that I loved. It might be another o......more

Goodreads review by Jenn on January 25, 2016

2 1/2. Sigh. I really thought that my waning enthusiasm for this series had been defeated by the last few books, but it seems not. I found myself really frustrated with Maisie as a character here - frequently muttering to myself "Oh, get off your high horse, Maisie." She just comes off as super judg......more

Goodreads review by Judith on February 12, 2012

If you are a fan of Jacqueline Winspear’s mysteries set in London between the World Wars, when you read her last book (A Lesson in Secrets), you might have thought Maisie Dobb’s life was getting all neatly bundled up—love interest, check, financial well-being, check, good mental state, check, clear......more

Goodreads review by Natalie [genreneutralreader] on February 08, 2017

Sigh. I used to love this series. I loved the main character of Maisie Dobbs and how she ahead of her time in all the right ways, yet grounded and mature without being overbearing or pious. Though this book was not enough to stop me from reading the next in the series, it was enough to rob me of nea......more

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