Elegy for eddie - jacqueline winspear

In this latest entry in Winspears acclaimed, bestselling mystery series, Maisie Dobbs takes on her most personal case yet, a twisting investigation into the brutal killing of a street peddler that will take her from the working-class neighborhoods into Londons circles of power.

The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback-- an investigation into the killing of a local man from Maisies childhood neighborhood leads the sleuth from her own doorstep to Londons halls of power.

In this latest entry in Jacqueline Winspears acclaimed, bestselling mystery series--less whodunits than why-dunits, more P.

James than Agatha Christie ( USA Today )--Maisie Dobbs takes on her most personal case yet, a twisting investigation into the brutal killing of a street peddler that will take her from the working-class neighborhoods of her childhood into Londons highest circles of power.

Perfect for fans of A Lesson in Secrets , The Mapping of Love and Death , or other Maisie Dobbs mysteries--and an ideal place for new readers to enter the series-- Elegy for Eddie is an incomparable work of intrigue and ingenuity, full of intimate descriptions and beautifully painted scenes from between the World Wars, from one of the most highly acclaimed masters of mystery, Jacqueline Winspear.