The New York Times bestseller, now available in
paperback--an investigation into the killing of a local man from
Maisie's childhood neighborhood leads the sleuth from her own doorstep
to London's halls of power.
In this latest entry in Jacqueline Winspear's acclaimed, bestselling
mystery series--"less whodunits than why-dunits, more P.D. 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 London's 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.