They day my postman delivered my copy of a dangerous place i literally whooped for joy. A dangerous place by jacqueline winspear book 11 in the maisie dobbs historical mystery series 2015. The maisie dobbs series began with maisie dobbs in 2003. Jacqueline winspears novel finds our heroine drawn into the spanish civil war. Maisie dobbs returns in a powerful story of political intrigue. 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. Against the wishes of the captain, who warns her, you will be alone in a most dangerous place, she disembarks in gibraltar. Days after her arrival, a photographer and member of gibraltars sephardic jewish community is murdered, and maisie. When blanche retires, dobbs opens her own detective agency. Maisie dobbs is a fictional character created by the author jacqueline winspear. Her husband james compton was killed when the plane he piloted crashed. 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.
I will let readers discover for themselves what happened in those intervening years. Thank you to the publisher and tlc book tours for providing me with a. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A maisie dobbs novel maisie dobbs mysteries series book 11. Created by jacqueline winspear, maisie dobbs comes of age in 1920s britain where life is very different from contemporary britain. Now, in a dangerous place, all she wants is the peace she believes she might find by returning to india. Maisie dobbs suffers a surplus of tragedy in winspears 11th novel featuring the london investigator and psychologist after 20s leaving everything most loved.
A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. This first book gives an insight into the life of maisie dobbs and her journey to becoming a detective. 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. A dangerous place maisie dobbs, book 11 by jacqueline winspear. Winspears consummate skill in writing crime stories with intricate psychological layers is proven yet again. A dangerous place is the eleventh book in the maisie dobbs series by britishborn american author, jacqueline winspear. Maisie dobbs, psychologist and private investigator, is on the island of gibraltar. Four years after she set sail from england, leaving everything she most loved behind, maisie dobbs at last returns. Dobbs started working very young when she became a maid in belgravia mansion at the age of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 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. So, i settled into my favorite reading spot and dove straight in. 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.
Its been two years since fans have seen new maisie dobbs book, but between leaving everything most loved and a dangerous place, four years have elapsed in maisies life. In the four years since she left england, maisie dobbs has experienced love, contentment, stabilityand the deepest tragedy a woman can endure. Still reeling from personal tragedies, intrepid nurseturnedprivate investigator maisie dobbs becomes embroiled in a murder case in gibraltar on the eve of the spanish civil war. I have eagerly awaited this new maisie dobbs book, but i found it a. In 1929 london, former servant maisie dobbs starts her own business as a psychologist and investigator in this unique and gripping historical mystery series. The shock of losing him caused her to also lose her unborn child. A nurse during the war, she returned to london to work with her mentor, the accomplished detective dr. A maisie dobbs novel by jacqueline winspear maisie dobbs returns in a powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy. I am pleased to continue my reading adventures with maisie dobbs with the latest book, a dangerous place. 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. When listeners last heard maisie dobbs, it was 1938, and the world was on the brink of war.
Maisies parents, her friend pricilla and the comptons want her to come back to england, but maisie goes to india instead, and then. It is 1937, and across the water, the spanish civil war is being fought. Book 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. Jacqueline winspear is the author of the new york times bestselling maisie dobbs series, which includes in this grave hour, journey to munich, a dangerous place, leaving everything most loved, elegy for eddie, and eight other novels. It is 1937, and across the water, the spanish civil war is being. A dangerous place maisie dobbs, book 11 by jacqueline winspear book cover, description, publication history. In jacqueline winspears powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy, a brutal murder in the british garrison town. Dobbs is a psychologist and investigator in postworld war i london.
At a crossroads between her past and her future, maisie must choose a different direction, knowing that england is, for her, an equally dangerous place, but in quite a different way. A maisie dobbs novel ebook written by jacqueline winspear. In in this grave hour, a year has passed, and maisie is back home in england yet neither she nor her nation is safe. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors.
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 complete series list for maisie dobbs jacqueline winspear. Below is a list of jacqueline winspears maisie dobbs books in order of when they were originally published. So far, there have been 10 books published under the maisie dobbs series, all set in 1920s1930s britain. A dangerous place really good title, by the way is sad and slow with a mystery that goes nowhere and a maisie wallowing in her sorrow while the people she should love and who love her wring their hands and wail and wonder what the heck shes up to. Harper march 17, 2015 maisie dobbs returns in a powerful story of political intrigue and personal tragedy. Maisie dobbs series in order jacqueline winspear fictiondb. It is a time of devastation and recovery, despair and hope and amidst all this, comes maisie dobbs. The year 1937 finds maisie, reeling from recent personal tragediesthe happiest period of her life has ended abruptly, and after a. A dangerous place maisie dobbs paperback 21 jan 2016. A maisie dobbs novel maisie dobbs mysteries series book 11 kindle edition by winspear, jacqueline.
Jacqueline winspear a dangerous place book passage. On a ship bound for england to visit her aging father after her stepmother summons her home, maisie dobbs realizes she isnt ready to return. This maisie dobbs novel finds maisie a young widow. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a dangerous place. Against the wishes of the captain who warns her, you will be alone in a most dangerous place, she disembarks in gibraltar. Her standalone novel, the care and management of lies, was also a new york times bestseller and a dayton literary peace prize finalist. But her sojourn in the hills of darjeeling is cut short when her stepmother summons her home to england. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Maisie dobbs is one of the more popular fictional female characters of the 21st century. 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. Though she is on her own, maisie is far from alone. 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 brutal murder in the british garrison town of gibraltar leads the investigator into a web of lies, deceit and danger. Following the death of her husband, viscount james compton, in a canadian aviation accident and her ensuing miscarriage, maisie traveled to india rather than return. A dangerous place by jacqueline winspear fictiondb. A dangerous place audiobook by jacqueline winspear.
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