num_pages: 413
description: 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 heartsand imaginationsand doesn't let go. And so it was with Jacqueline Winspears 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 warone of whom, it turns out, had an intriguing connection to the missing Ralph Lawton.
language: English
title: Pardonable Lies
titlecomplete: Pardonable Lies (Maisie Dobbs, #3)
characters: Maisie Dobbs
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Adult, Historical Mystery, Historical Fiction, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 36165
series: Maisie Dobbs
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Macavity Award
category: Sue Feder Historical Mystery, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery Award
publisher: Center Point Pub