To Die But Once: A Maisie Dobbs Novel (Maisie Dobbs Novels)

Winspear, Jacqueline

ISBN 10: 1538501104 ISBN 13: 9781538501108

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2018

Synopsis

[Read by Orlagh Cassidy]

Maisie Dobbs faces danger and intrigue on the home front during World War II in this poignant entry in Jacqueline Winspear's New York Times bestselling series.

Spring 1940. With Britons facing what has become known as ''the Bore War'' -- nothing much seems to have happened yet -- Maisie Dobbs is asked to investigate the disappearance of a local lad, a young apprentice craftsman working on a ''hush-hush'' government contract. As Maisie's inquiry reveals a possible link to the London underworld, another mother is worried about a missing son -- but this time the boy in question is one beloved by Maisie.

About this title

About the Author:

Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Leaving Everything Most Loved, Elegy for Eddie, A Lesson in Secrets, The Mapping of Love and Death, Among the Mad, and An Incomplete Revenge, as well as four other national bestselling Maisie Dobbs novels. Her standalone novel, The Care and Management of Lies, was also a New York Times bestseller. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the Agatha, Alex, and Macavity awards for the first book in the series, Maisie Dobbs, which was also nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel and was a New York Times Notable Book. Originally from the United Kingdom, she now lives in California.

Review:

“History comes alive when a character you think of as a friend is in the thick of the action. That’s how Jacqueline Winspear keeps her Maisie Dobbs series so fresh.” (New York Times Book Review)

“The wartime details ... transport us with ease to a milieu where danger is omnipresent but—thanks to the presence of steadfast figures like Dobbs and her like-spirited colleagues—so is hope.”                                                                                                   (Wall Street Journal)

“Maisie Dobbs is always looking for truth and the underlying motives in her cases. Her stories are ones that this reviewer always wants to read because of her character, values and thoughts on life.... A story about WWII and England that is close to the heart.” (Bookreporter.com)

“Winspear’s protagonist is indomitable and vulnerable, brilliant and kind.” (Chelsea Clinton in Entertainment Weekly)

“Winspear has created another rich reading experience for Maisie’s many fans, but this title could be seen as entry point for new fans as well. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy a thoughtful mystery.” (Library Journal, starred review)

“In addition to providing a very good mystery, Winspear does a smashing job describing the bravery exhibited by everyday Britons as the fear of invasion becomes ever more real.” (Kirkus)

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1538501104
• ISBN 13: 9781538501108
• Binding: Audio CD