num_pages: 414
description: London‚ 1931. The night before an exhibition of his artwork opens at a Mayfair gallery‚ controversial artist Nick Bassington–Hope falls to his death. The police rule it an accident‚ but Nick's twin sister‚ Georgina isn't convinced‚ so she seeks out a fellow college graduate‚ Maisie Dobbs‚ psychologist and investigator‚ for help. Before long the case leads Maisie to the beaches of Dungeness‚ and into the sinister underbelly of the city's art world where she uncovers the perilous legacy of the Great War in a society struggling to recollect itself.
language: English
title: Messenger of Truth
titlecomplete: Messenger of Truth (Maisie Dobbs, #4)
characters: Maisie Dobbs
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Adult, Historical Mystery, Historical Fiction, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 28431
places: United Kingdom
series: Maisie Dobbs
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Macavity Award
category: Sue Feder Historical Mystery, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Center Point Pub