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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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London and Kent, England
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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.

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This is book 5 of 10 in Maisie Dobbs. (standard series)

Preceded by Messenger of Truth, and followed by Among the Mad.

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  1. Jacqueline Winspear (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0805082158
Page Count: 320

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