Pardonable Lies, Jacqueline Winspear
Pardonable Lies, Jacqueline Winspear
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Pardonable Lies
A Maisie Dobbs Novel

Author: Jacqueline Winspear

Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy

Unabridged: 10 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/10/2005


Synopsis

In Pardonable Lies, the third novel of this bestselling series from Jacqueline Winspear, London investigator Maisie Dobbs faces grave danger as she returns to the site of her most painful WWI memories to resolve the mystery of a pilot's death.

A deathbed plea from his wife leads Sir Cecil Lawton to seek the aid of Maisie Dobbs, psychologist and investigator. As Maisie soon learns, Agnes Lawton never accepted that her aviator son was killed in the Great War, a torment that led her not only to the edge of madness but to the doors of those who practice the dark arts and commune with the spirit world. In accepting the assignment, Maisie finds her spiritual strength tested, as well as her regard for her mentor, Maurice Blanche. The mission also brings her together once again with her college friend Priscilla Evernden, who served in France and who lost three brothers to the war—one of whom, it turns out, had an intriguing connection to the missing Ralph Lawton.

Following on the heels of Winspear's triumphant Birds of a Feather, Pardonable Lies is another compelling installment in the chronicles of Maisie Dobbs, "a heroine to cherish" (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review).

Includes a bonus interview with the author.

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 Margaret H. Willison on September 28, 2008

I just can't get behind these books. I keep reading them because I am a sucker for mysteries set in England between the two wars, and because Maisie is definitely a lovable character. I also enjoy them because Winspear has the good sense to describe in detail all the beautiful period clothing. The m......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on January 05, 2013

Third in the Maisie Dobbs historical mystery series revolving around Maisie, a detective using meditation and psychology to solve her cases. This story takes place over the summer of 1930 in England and France. My Take Another pip from Winspear. It's hard to believe that Winspear is a contemporary aut......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on October 11, 2020

Maisie Dobbs, book 3. I’m reading this series out loud to/with a friend. This one seemed to have less humor than the first two books in the series, but it did have some, and it seemed to have a lot more intrigue, and intricate and fun multiple mysteries. I love the shades of gray in these books, wit......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on April 07, 2023

Book #3 of 17 In the line of solving mysteries Maisie Dobbs is a Boss. I love her style, her voice, her thoughts and her actions. In this book there are 3 crimes and she solved them all. She has that boss intuition. She is coming for you in such a classy way. Maisie Dobbs is the female Easy Rawlins i......more


Quotes

“Startlingly original...A deft debut novel...Be prepared to be astonished at the sensitivity and wisdom with which Maisie resolves her first professional assignment.” —The New York Times on Maisie Dobbs


Awards

  • Agatha Awards - Nominee
  • ABC E.B. White Read Aloud Award
  • Macavity Award - Winner