{"product_id":"maisie-dobbs-collectors-edition-isbn-9781641296120","title":"Maisie Dobbs Collector's Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzling collector's edition of the bestselling mystery classic to celebrate the conclusion of the iconic Maisie Dobbs series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an elegant paper-over-board cover with copper foil, matching printed endpapers, and an afterword from the author, this hardcover is the perfect holiday gift for crime fiction fans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A female investigator every bit as brainy and battle-hardened as Lisbeth Salander.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Maureen Corrigan, NPR's \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e, on \u003ci\u003eMaisie Dobbs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaisie Dobbs got her start as a maid in an aristocratic London household when she was thirteen. Her employer, suffragette Lady Rowan Compton, soon became her patron, taking the remarkably bright youngster under her wing. Lady Rowan's friend, Maurice Blanche, often retained as an investigator by the European elite, recognized Maisie’s intuitive gifts and helped her earn admission to the prestigious Girton College in Cambridge, where Maisie planned to complete her education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe outbreak of war changed everything. Maisie trained as a nurse, then left for France to serve at the Front, where she found—and lost—an important part of herself. Ten years after the Armistice, in the spring of 1929, Maisie sets out on her own as a private investigator, one who has learned that coincidences are meaningful, and truth elusive. Her very first case involves suspected infidelity but reveals something very different.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the aftermath of the Great War, a former officer has founded a working farm known as The Retreat, that acts as a convalescent refuge for ex-soldiers too shattered to resume normal life. When Fate brings Maisie a second case involving The Retreat, she must finally confront the ghost that has haunted her for over a decade.\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMaisie Dobbs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e Agatha Award Winner for Best First Novel\u003cbr\u003e Macavity Award Winner for Best First Novel\u003cbr\u003e Alex Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Compelling  . . . powerful. [Maisie Dobbs] testifies to the enduring allure of the  traditional mystery . . . even though I knew what was coming this second  time 'round, its final scene is still a punch in the gut.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e —Maureen Corrigan for NPR’s \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A]  deft debut novel . . . Romantic readers sensing a story-within-a-story  won't be disappointed. But first they must be prepared to be astonished  at the sensitivity and wisdom with which Maisie resolves her first  professional assignment.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The reader familiar with Alexander McCall Smith's \u003ci\u003eThe No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency\u003c\/i\u003e . . . might think of Maisie Dobbs as its British counterpart . . .  [Winspear] has created a winning character about whom readers will want  to read more.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Associated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Maisie Dobbs] catches the sorrow of a lost generation in the character of one exceptional woman.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the best and most influential crime novels of the young century.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A  fine new sleuth for the twenty-first century. Simultaneously  self-reliant and vulnerable, Maisie isn't a character I'll easily  forget.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Elizabeth George, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling author of the Inspector Lynley series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The book is much more than a cosy mystery—it is also about women's  growing emancipation and the profound changes to society after the First  World War.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A delightful mix  of mystery, war story and romance set in WWI–era England . . . A  refreshing heroine, appealing secondary characters and an absorbing plot  [make Winspear a] writer to watch.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A poignant and compelling story . . . [Winspear handles] human drama  with compassionate sensitivity while skillfully avoiding cloying  sentimentality. At the end, the reader is left yearning for more. Highly  recommended.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacqueline Winspear\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eighteen novels in the award-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003enational and international\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling series featuring psychologist-investigator Maisie Dobbs. In addition, Jacqueline’s 2023 non-series novel, \u003ci\u003eThe White Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and National bestseller, and her 2014 WWI novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Care and Management of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, was again a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and national bestseller and Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalist. Jacqueline has published two nonfiction books, \u003ci\u003eWhat Would Maisie Do?\u003c\/i\u003e and an Edgar-nominated memoir, \u003ci\u003eThis Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305506394341,"sku":"NP9781641296120","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781641296120.jpg?v=1767732126","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/maisie-dobbs-collectors-edition-isbn-9781641296120","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}