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Elegy for Eddie

A Maisie Dobbs Novel, Book 9

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Elegy for Eddie

Written by: Jacqueline Winspear
Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy
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Maisie Dobbs: psychologist, investigator, and "one of the great fictional heroines, equal parts haunted and haunting" (Parade) returns in a chilling adventure, the latest chapter in Jacqueline Winspear's best-selling series.

Early April 1933: To the costermongers of Covent Garden - sellers of fruit and vegetables on the streets of London - Eddie Pettit was a gentle soul with a near-magical gift for working with horses. When Eddie is killed in a violent accident, the grieving costers are deeply skeptical about the cause of his death. Who would want to kill Eddie - and why?

Maisie Dobbs' father, Frankie, had been a costermonger, so she had known the men since childhood. She remembers Eddie fondly and is determined to offer her help. But it soon becomes clear that powerful political and financial forces are equally determined to prevent her from learning the truth behind Eddie's death. Plunging into the investigation, Maisie begins her search for answers on the working-class streets of Lambeth where Eddie had lived and where she had grown up.

The inquiry quickly leads her to a callous press baron; a has-been politician named Winston Churchill, lingering in the hinterlands of power; and, most surprisingly, to Douglas Partridge, the husband of her dearest friend, Priscilla. As Maisie uncovers lies and manipulation on a national scale, she must decide whether to risk it all to see justice done.

The story of a London affected by the march to another war years before the first shot is fired and of an innocent victim caught in the crossfire, Elegy for Eddie is Jacqueline Winspear's most poignant and powerful novel yet.

©2012 Jacqueline Winspear (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers
Fiction Historical Mystery Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Detective England Winston Churchill War
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Her stories have viable history and are heart warming and protagonist is courageous and intelligent with a heart...

I love this author. I have read 9 books by her.

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Loved it. I found it difficult to pause because I wanted to know what would happen next.

Story Kept Me Wanting More

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Jacqueline Winspear is a great author. I certainly enjoy her writing about Maisie. She rounds out the characters and the storyline is always very well done. The narrator has a beautiful voice and can do all the accents and voices excellently. I recommend both of them.
In this story you can feel the sense of foreboding that must have been among many people in Britain at the time, and the discouragement of having barely gotten over the first World War II, to think that a second one might be coming. The story is woven well around that thought without being too morose.

Great Story, Great Narration!

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I enjoyed this book even though it seemed a little slower moving than prior ones. It spent more time on setting the historical context and Maisie and James relationship. A a Canadian, I also appreciate the inclusion of one our major contributors to the war effort. Although it’s not necessary, I believe this is an excellent lead in to what I believe will be the direction as WWII approaches

A little different from the previous books

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Ms. Winspear gives us a thoughtful look into the complexities of a 1930’s world,and does not pretty it up with false notions of a simpler time. The development of her main character and glimpses into that character’s search for her own place in that world make this book into something more than a simple cozy mystery.

A Thoughtful look into a complex time

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I have completed the entire series by this gifted writer but found this particular issue the least attractive. The ongoing description of the ‘love relationship’ between Maisie and James is wanting. But stick with Ms. Winspear as the tale improves.

One of the least appealing of the series

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A bit boring, so markedly different from the previous boos in these series. Could have just read synopses and skip this book

Slow development

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