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Maisie Dobbs starts life as a housemaid, but her sharp mind and supportive employers propel her to study at Cambridge. With the outbreak of World War I, she joins the war effort as a nurse, where she discovers that coincidences can hint at deeper truths. Returning home, Maisie establishes herself as a private investigator. The first case she takes on—a seemingly straightforward affair—reveals a network of secrets that compel her to revisit the horrors of the Great War and the love she left behind.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Jacqueline Winspear
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