Pardonable Lies

A Maisie Dobbs Novel

De: Jacqueline Winspear

Narrado por: Orlaugh Cassidy

In the third novel of this best-selling 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.

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone. Alexander McCall Smith's Precious Ramotswe. Every once in a while, a detective bursts on the scene who captures readers' hearts, and imaginations, and doesn't let go. And so it was with Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs, who made her debut just two years ago in the eponymously titled first book of the series, and is already on her way to becoming a household name.

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.

©2005 Jacqueline Winspear; (P)2005 Audio Renaissance, LLC

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Agatha-winner Winspear's engrossing third Maisie Dobbs novel maintains the high quality of its predecessors....Filled with convincing characters, this is a complex tale of healing, of truth and half-truth, of long-held secrets, some, perhaps, to be held forever. Winspear writes seamlessly." (Publishers Weekly)

Intriguing

A very intriguing story that kept my attention and had me regretting when I had to stop listening for any reason.

Excellent story

I enjoy the Maisie Dobbs series, and this addition was truly wonderful. A layered and nuanced tale that drew me in and kept me guessing. I did not want it to end.

This series gers better and better!

I really enjoyed this book, and the performance was top shelf! I can't wait to listen to the next book!

mesmerized by maisie

Historical fiction held my interest and kept me listening chapter after chapter till the end.

All Around Great

I liked how well the author described everything. She made the story come alive and appear factual. I liked how she researched it. Some of her characters are so capturing, you want to know what happened, so the story draws you in. I can't wait to hear the next book. I also liked how she left information at the end and that she listens to a bible too, during her travels.