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![]() | A Lesson in Secrets (2011) (The eighth book in the Maisie Dobbs series) A novel by Jacqueline Winspear |
Maisie Dobbs's first assignment for the British Secret Service takes her undercover to Cambridge as a professor - and leads to the investigation of a web of activities being conducted by the emerging Nazi Party.
In the summer of 1932, Maisie Dobbs's career takes an exciting new turn when she accepts an undercover assignment directed by Scotland Yard's Special Branch and the Secret Service. Posing as a junior lecturer, she is sent to a private college in Cambridge to monitor any activities "not in the interests of His Majesty's government."
When the college's controversial pacifist founder and principal, Greville Liddicote, is murdered, Maisie is directed to stand back as Detective Chief Superintendent Robert MacFarlane and Detective Chief Inspector Richard Stratton spearhead the investigation. She soon discovers, however, that the circumstances of Liddicote's death appear inextricably linked to the suspicious comings and goings of faculty and students under her surveillance.
To unravel this web, Maisie must overcome a reluctant Secret Service, discover shameful hidden truths about Britain's conduct during the Great War, and face off against the rising powers of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei - the Nazi Party - in Britain.
As the storm clouds of World War II gather on the horizon, this pivotal chapter in the life of Maisie Dobbs foreshadows new challenges and powerful enemies facing the psychologist and investigator - and will engage new readers and loyal fans of this "outstanding" series (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review).
Genre: Historical Mystery
In the summer of 1932, Maisie Dobbs's career takes an exciting new turn when she accepts an undercover assignment directed by Scotland Yard's Special Branch and the Secret Service. Posing as a junior lecturer, she is sent to a private college in Cambridge to monitor any activities "not in the interests of His Majesty's government."
When the college's controversial pacifist founder and principal, Greville Liddicote, is murdered, Maisie is directed to stand back as Detective Chief Superintendent Robert MacFarlane and Detective Chief Inspector Richard Stratton spearhead the investigation. She soon discovers, however, that the circumstances of Liddicote's death appear inextricably linked to the suspicious comings and goings of faculty and students under her surveillance.
To unravel this web, Maisie must overcome a reluctant Secret Service, discover shameful hidden truths about Britain's conduct during the Great War, and face off against the rising powers of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei - the Nazi Party - in Britain.
As the storm clouds of World War II gather on the horizon, this pivotal chapter in the life of Maisie Dobbs foreshadows new challenges and powerful enemies facing the psychologist and investigator - and will engage new readers and loyal fans of this "outstanding" series (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review).
Genre: Historical Mystery
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Hardback Editions
March 2012 : Hardback
| Title: Lesson in Secrets, A (Maisie Dobbs Mystery 8) Author(s): Jacqueline Winspear ISBN: 0-7490-4093-9 / 978-0-7490-4093-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Allison & Busby Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Hardback
| Title: A Lesson in Secrets: A Maisie Dobbs Novel Author(s): Jacqueline Winspear ISBN: 0-06-172767-9 / 978-0-06-172767-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Lesson in Secrets, A (Maisie Dobbs) Author(s): Jacqueline Winspear ISBN: 0-7490-4004-1 / 978-0-7490-4004-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Allison & Busby Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2012 : Paperback
| Title: A Lesson in Secrets: A Maisie Dobbs Novel (P.S.) Author(s): Jacqueline Winspear ISBN: 0-06-172771-7 / 978-0-06-172771-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Perennial Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Paperback
| Title: A Lesson In Secrets Lp: A Maisie Dobbs Novel Author(s): Jacqueline Winspear ISBN: 0-06-206506-8 / 978-0-06-206506-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
May 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: A Lesson in Secrets: Complete Author(s): Jacqueline Winspear ISBN: 0-7927-7771-9 / 978-0-7927-7771-7 (USA edition) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: A Lesson in Secrets: Complete Author(s): Jacqueline Winspear ISBN: 0-7927-7926-6 / 978-0-7927-7926-1 (USA edition) Availability: Amazon More details... |
March 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: A Lesson in Secrets Author(s): Winspear Jacqueline ISBN: 0-06-208147-0 / 978-0-06-208147-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Harperaudio Availability: Amazon More details... |
Download Editions
March 2012 : Digital Download
| Title: A Lesson in Secrets (Maisie Dobbs) Author(s): Jacqueline Winspear ISBN: 0-7490-4098-X / 978-0-7490-4098-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Allison & Busby Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
March 2012 : Kindle edition
| Title: A Lesson in Secrets (Maisie Dobbs Mystery 8) Author(s): Jacqueline Winspear Publisher: Allison & Busby Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
May 2011 : Unknown
| Title: A Lesson in Secrets (Maisie Dobbs) Author(s): Jacqueline Winspear ISBN: 0-7927-7927-4 / 978-0-7927-7927-8 (USA edition) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: A Lesson in Secrets: A Maisie Dobbs Novel (P.S.) Author(s): Jacqueline Winspear Publisher: HarperCollins e-books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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