Pardonable Lies: A Maisie Dobbs Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312426217)

In the third novel of this bestselling series, 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 Jacqueline Winspear's triumphant Birds of a Feather, PARDONABLE LIES is the most compelling installment yet in the chronicles of Maisie Dobbs, a heroine to cherish (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review).

Author: Jacqueline Winspear
ISBN-10: 0312426216
ISBN-13: 9780312426217
Publisher: Picador USA
Language: English
Published: 06/27/2006
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.12h x 6.52w x 0.96d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.3
Point Value: 17
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 129924 / Pardonable Lies: A Maisie Dobbs Novel


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 08/27/2006 pg. 24

About the Author
Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the Maisie Dobbs novels, Maisie Dobbs and Birds of a Feather, which won the Agatha Award for Best Novel. A New York Times Notable Book, Maisie Dobbs was nominated for a record eight awards, including the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel, and won both the Agatha and Macavity Awards for Best First Novel, as well as the Alex Award for an adult novel suitable for young adults. Born in England, Winspear now lives in California