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In her fifth outing, Maisie Dobbs, the extraordinary Psychologist and Investigator, delves into a strange series of crimes in a small rural community With the country in the grip of economic malaise, and worried about her business, Maisie Dobbs is relieved to accept an apparently... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Auntie Beulah Webb: Old Gypsy woman; matriarch of her tribe
- James Compton: Maisie's client
- Billy Beale: Maisie's assistant
- Doreen Beale: Billy's wife
- Frankie Dobbs: Maisie's father; groom at Chelstone, home of Lady Rowan and Lord Julian Compton
- Priscilla: Maisie's best friend
- Simon Lynch: Young aristocratic doctor Maisie fell in love with during the war
- Margaret Lynch: Simon's mother
- Alfred Sandemere: Owner of estate at Heronsdene
- Webb: Beulah's son
- Paishey Webb: Webb's wife
- Boosul: Webb and Paishey's infant daughter
- Fred Yeoman: Innkeeper in Heronsdene
- Jacob Martin: Baker in Heronsdene killed in Zeppelin raid
- Anna Martin: Jacob's beautiful daughter who was in love with Henry Sandermere; also killed in Zeppelin raid
- Willem Martin: Jacob's son who became Alfred Sandermere's accomplice
- Beatrice "Beattie" Drummond: Local reporter in Maidstone
- Maisie: Former war nurse turned psychologist and private investigator. Our heroine.
- Maurice Blanche: A frenchman who lives in Kent. He was a medical doctor who then studied forensics in Scotland and became a private investigator and Maisie's educational and occupational mentor.
- Alfred Sandermere: Add a description of this character.
- George
- Phyllis
- Mrs. Crawford
- Henry
- Cottingham
- Mrs. Pendle
- Mr. Andersen
- Carter
- Mary
- Douglas
- Marta
- Pim Martin
- Beales
- Martins
- Van Maarten
- Lady Rowan
Setting & Locations edit
London and Kent, England
- Chelstone: Country home of the Comptons, Frankie Dobbs and Maurice Blanche
- Maidstone: Nearest town to Heronsdene/Sandermere; where newspaper and solilcitors' offices are located.
- Heronsdene: Small village next to Sandermere estate
- Pimlico: Location of Maisie's apartment in London
- Fitzroy Square: Location of Maisie's office in London
- Richmond: Clinic where Simon Lynch is.
- St. Anselm's: London school where Priscilla's sons are boarded
- Dorchester Hotel: Where Priscilla and sons are staying
- London
- France
- Canada
- Denmark Street
- England
- High Street
- Paddock Wood
- Toronto
- Tunbridge Wells
First Sentence edit
Marta Jones surveyed her students, casting her eyes around the studio, with its high ceilings and skeins upon skeins of colored yarn hanging from laundry racks raised up with pulleys and secured on the wall, and the six wooden looms pressed against one another, for space was at a premium.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 10 in Maisie Dobbs. (standard series)
Preceded by Messenger of Truth, and followed by Among the Mad.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Jacqueline Winspear (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0805082158
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0805082158
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
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