Years after the end of the trojan war, the greek hero odysseus still hasnt come home to ithaka. Sent to pose as a junior lecturer at a private college in cambridge, she will monitor any activities not in the interests of his majestys government. In jacqueline winspear s powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy, a brutal murder in the british garrison town of gilbraltar leads maisie into a web of lies, deceit, and peril. Winspear has been nominated for several agatha awards for her maisie dobbs books and has won two of them. Her first novel maisie dobbs received numerous awards nominations, including the edgar award for best novel and the agatha award for best first novel. Jacqueline winspear was born and raised in the county of kent, england. The first book in the series was published in 2003, and the latest release appears early 2017 under the title in. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jacqueline winspear books online. Odysseus travels to the underworld and makes the offerings according to circes instructions. Jacqueline winspear audio books, best sellers, author.
Summary and analysis book 11 the visit to the dead. Maisie dobbs series, book 11 by jacqueline winspear overview four years after she set sail from england, leaving everything she most loved behind, maisie dobbs at last returns, only to find herself in a dangerous place. A dangerous place by jacqueline winspear is the eleventh book in her maisie dobbs series, and also, in my opinion, the most different from the others. A dangerous place maisie dobbs, book 11 by jacqueline winspear. Dobbs is a psychologist and investigator in postworld war i london. Jacqueline winspear is the creator of the new york times and national bestselling series featuring psychologist and investigator, maisie dobbs. Sent to pose as a junior lecturer at a private college in cambridge, she. Jacqueline winspear is an english novelist who writes a mystery series of novels featuring the character maisie dobbs. The narration by rita barrington is adequate but not exceptional. This first book gives an insight into the life of maisie dobbs and her journey to becoming a detective. The year 1937 finds maisie, reeling from recent personal tragediesthe happiest period of her life has ended abruptly, and after a period of time.
Maisie dobbs mysteries, book 11 audible audio edition. A dangerous place book 11 the year 1937 finds maisie, reeling from recent personal tragediesthe happiest period of her life has ended abruptly, and after a period of time seeking solace in america, and once again in india, she decides to return home. The creator of a mystery heroine whos been described as a combination of agatha christies famous sleuth hercule poirot and sebastian faulkss sassy spy charlotte gray, jacqueline winspear is quickly creating intrigue in her own right as a bestselling author with a growing following. Maisie dobbs returns in a powerful story of political intrigue. Jacqueline winspear archives historical novel society. The paperback edition of the american agent releasing. A dangerous place maisie dobbs, book 11 by jacqueline winspear book cover, description, publication history. Odysseus follows circes instructions, digging a trench at the site prescribed and pouring libations of milk, honey, mellow wine, and pure water. Jacqueline winspear has 37 books on goodreads with 574720 ratings. After graduating from the university of londons institute of education, she worked in academic publishing, in higher education and in marketing c. May she shine on the literary scene for many books to come. Maisie is the most engaging of sleuths red online maisie dobbs 20mar2018. Thanks to you all who have answered my query, and added to my authors list. Jacqueline winspear is the awardwinning and new york times bestselling author of in this grave hour, journey to munich, a dangerous place.
I dont bother to pick up a book if the covers dont appeal. Jacqueline winspear fictiondb your guide to fiction books. A maisie dobbs novel maisie dobbs mysteries series book 11 by jacqueline winspear 4. My first maisie dobbs mystery is jacqueline winspears eighth book in her. Jacqueline winspear new york times bestselling author.
The shades of the dead shades ghosts gather to drink the blood gross and then talk to. Books 7 and 8 in the new york times bestselling series by jacqueline winspear 4. In jacqueline winspears powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy, a brutal murder in the british garrison town of gilbraltar leads maisie into a web of lies, deceit, and peril. Maisie dobbs mysteries series book 11 by jacqueline winspear 4. In the four years since she left england, maisie dobbs has experienced love, contentment. Please post your recommendations of authors who are similar to jacqueline winspear. Litcharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in the odyssey, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
A maisie dobbs novel winspear, jacqueline on amazon. This is winspears eighth maisie dobbs novel, and like all the others it is wellplotted and enjoyable to read. Then i read the book blurb, and with key words that resonate, i read the first few lines of the book. She has won several mystery writing awards for books in this popular series. Jacqueline winspear had a very wide imagination with her first character maisie dobbs that she wrote eight other novel series as the adventure of the female investigator unraveled more. The land of the dead is near the homes of the cimmerians, who live shrouded in mist and cloud 11. Jacqueline winspear was born and raised in the county of kent, england, and now lives in california. On the home front, maisie dobbs becomes involved when a local pub landlord and his wife express concern about their son, who has not been in touch recently. Jacqueline winspear is the author of the new york times bestselling maisie dobbs series, which includes a dangerous place, leaving everything most loved, elegy for eddie, a lesson in secrets, the mapping of love and death, and six other novels.
The covers of your novels by artist andrew davidson are what first brought me to your work. In jacqueline winspears powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy, a brutal murder in the british garrison town of gibraltar leads maisie into a web of lies, deceit, and peril. A dangerous place four years after she set sail from england, leaving everything she most loved behind, maisie dobbs at last returns, only to find herself in a dangerous place. Books by jacqueline winspear all formats audiobooks kindle books hardcover paperback sort by. When he and his men reached the entrance to the world of the dead, they did exactly as circe said.
Odysseus continues telling his tale to alcinous and the phaeacians. So far, there have been 10 books published under the maisie dobbs series, all set in 1920s1930s britain. In jacqueline winspear s powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy, a brutal murder in the british garrison town of gibraltar leads maisie into a web of lies, deceit and peril. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Authors who are similar to jacqueline winspear the cozy. The writing of jacqueline winspear is excellent, and some scenes are very moving. Jacqueline winspear a maisie dobbs mystery series 6 books collection set. The setting matters, but what may matter more is the lovely, sometimes poetic way winspear pushes her heroine forward. Private investigator maisie dobbs receives her first assignment from the british secret service in a lesson in secrets, the eighth book in jacqueline winspear s awardwinning mystery series. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. A maisie dobbs novel maisie dobbs mysteries series book 11 kindle edition by jacqueline winspear. Following higher education at the university of londons institute of education, jacqueline worked in both general and academic publishing, in higher education and in marketing communications in the uk. Local history digital archive local history digital archive.
Jacqueline winspear books in order mystery sequels. The characters, plot and narrative keep the pages turning. Maisie dobbs, psychologist and investigator, began her working life at the age of thirteen as a servant in a belgravia mansion, only to be discovered reading in the library by her employer, lady rowan compton. Books by jacqueline winspear author of maisie dobbs. A maisie dobbs novel kindle edition by winspear, jacqueline. Jacqueline winspear is the author of the historical mystery series maisie dobbs, featuring maisie, a psychologist and private detective in london starting out in the 1920s after the end of wwi. Yes there is a mystery and plenty of historical fiction, however the reader learns more about maisie and the inner turmoil she is going through in this book. Maisie dobbs series in order jacqueline winspear fictiondb. In jacqueline winspear s powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy, a brutal murder in the british garrison town of gilbraltar leads maisie into a web of. Jacqueline winspear has created a wonderful, likeable and wholly plausible hero in maisie dobbs.
Maisie dobbs is or was at the time this book came out unique in my experience because of her combination of compassion and psychic abilities in solving puzzles and mysteries. Maisie dobbs is a fictional character created by the author jacqueline winspear. Two months after the body of usha pramal is found in the brackish water of a south london canal, her brother, newly arrived in england from india, turns to maisie dobbs to find the truth about her death. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Jacqueline winspear is a mystery writer, author of the maisie dobbs series of books exploring the aftermath of world war i. The complete series list for maisie dobbs jacqueline winspear. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the american agent.
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