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The White Lady: Jacqueline Winspear The White Lady
Jacqueline Winspear
R505 R452 Discovery Miles 4 520 Save R53 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Instant New York Times and National Bestseller, Now in Paperback The White Lady introduces yet another extraordinary heroine from Jacqueline Winspear, creator of the best-selling Maisie Dobbs series. This heart-stopping novel, set in Post WWII Britain in 1947, follows the coming of age and maturity of former wartime operative Elinor White--veteran of two wars, trained killer, protective of her anonymity--when she is drawn back into the world of menace she has been desperate to leave behind. A reluctant ex-spy with demons of her own, Elinor finds herself facing down one of the most dangerous organized crime gangs in London, ultimately exposing corruption from Scotland Yard to the highest levels of government. The private, quiet "Miss White" as Elinor is known, lives in a village in rural Kent, England, and to her fellow villagers seems something of an enigma. Well she might, as Elinor occupies a "grace and favor" property, a rare privilege offered to faithful servants of the Crown for services to the nation. But the residents of Shacklehurst have no way of knowing how dangerous Elinor's war work had been, or that their mysterious neighbor is haunted by her past. It will take Susie, the child of a young farmworker, Jim Mackie and his wife, Rose, to break through Miss White's icy demeanor--but Jim has something in common with Elinor. He, too, is desperate to escape his past. When the powerful Mackie crime family demands a return of their prodigal son for an important job, Elinor assumes the task of protecting her neighbors, especially the bright-eyed Susie. Yet in her quest to uncover the truth behind the family's pursuit of Jim, Elinor unwittingly sets out on a treacherous path--yet it is one that leads to her freedom.

The White Lady - A captivating stand-alone mystery from the author of the bestselling Maisie Dobbs series (Paperback):... The White Lady - A captivating stand-alone mystery from the author of the bestselling Maisie Dobbs series (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear
R319 R294 Discovery Miles 2 940 Save R25 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

1947. Elinor White, known locally as 'the White lady', is living a solitary, quiet life in a grace-and-favour cottage in the Kent countryside. Unbeknownst to her neighbours, she is the veteran of two world wars, a trained killer and former intelligence agent. Yet Elinor's private and seemingly tranquil existence conceals a past trauma that comes to the fore when she is drawn into the predicament of a local man entangled with one of the most dangerous crime families in London. A treacherous path lies ahead, but it may be one that ultimately leads Elinor to a future unshackled from her own painful history.

The American Agent (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear The American Agent (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear 1
R310 R283 Discovery Miles 2 830 Save R27 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

When an American war correspondent's murder is concealed by British authorities, Maisie Dobbs agrees to work with an agent of the US Department of Justice to help an old friend discover the truth. With German bombs raining down on London, Maisie is torn between the demands of solving this dangerous case and the need to protect her young evacuee. And what will happen when she faces losing her dearest friend and the possibility that she might be falling in love again?

Journey to Munich (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear Journey to Munich (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear 1
R305 R277 Discovery Miles 2 770 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

It's early 1938, and Maisie Dobbs is back in England. On a fine yet chilly morning, as she walks towards Fitzroy Square - a place of many memories - she is intercepted by Brian Huntley and Robert MacFarlane of the Secret Service. The German government has agreed to release a British subject from prison, but only if he is handed over to a family member. Because the man's wife is bedridden and his daughter has been killed in an accident, the Secret Service wants Maisie - who bears a striking resemblance to the daughter - to retrieve the man from Dachau, on the outskirts of Munich. The British government is not alone in its interest in Maisie's travel plans. Her nemesis - the man she holds responsible for her husband's death - has learned of her journey, and is also desperate for her help. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, Maisie encounters unexpected dangers - and finds herself questioning whether it's time to return to the work she loved. But the Secret Service may have other ideas . . .

A Sunlit Weapon - The thrilling wartime mystery (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear A Sunlit Weapon - The thrilling wartime mystery (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear
R306 R287 Discovery Miles 2 870 Save R19 (6%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

October 1942. Jo Hardy, an Air Transport Auxilliary ferry pilot, is delivering a Spitfire to Biggin Hill Aerodrome, when she has the terrifying experience of coming under fire from the ground. In a bid to find out who was trying to take down her aircraft, she returns on foot to the area, and discovers an African American soldier bound and gagged in an old barn. A few days later another ferry pilot crashes and is killed in the same area of Kent. Although the death has been attributed to 'pilot error' Jo believes there is a connection between all three events - and she wants desperately to help the soldier, who is now in the custody of American military police. Jo is advised to take her suspicions to Maisie Dobbs. As the psychologist-investigator delves into the case, she discovers the attempt to take down ferry pilots and the plight of the black American soldier are inextricably linked with the visit to Britain by the First Lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt. Maisie must work with speed to uncover the depth of connection, to save the life of the president's wife and a soldier caught in the crosshairs of those who would see them both dead.

The Mapping of Love and Death - A Maisie Dobbs Novel (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear The Mapping of Love and Death - A Maisie Dobbs Novel (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear
R470 R440 Discovery Miles 4 400 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

August 1914. As Michael Clifton is mapping land he has just purchased in California's beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, war is declared in Europe--and duty-bound to his father's native country, the young cartographer soon sets sail for England to serve in the British army. Three years later, he is listed as missing in action.

April 1932. After Michael's remains are unearthed in France, his parents retain London psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs, hoping she can find the unnamed nurse whose love letters were among their late son's belongings. It is a quest that leads Maisie back to her own bittersweet wartime love--and to the stunning discovery that Michael Clifton was murdered in his dugout. Suddenly an exposed web of intrigue and violence threatens to ensnare the dead soldier's family and even Maisie herself as she attempts to cope with the impending loss of her mentor and the unsettling awareness that she is once again falling in love.

A Sunlit Weapon (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear A Sunlit Weapon (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear
R505 R452 Discovery Miles 4 520 Save R53 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
In This Grave Hour (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition): Jacqueline Winspear In This Grave Hour (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Jacqueline Winspear
R712 R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Save R73 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"A female investigator every bit as brainy and battle-hardened as Lisbeth Salander." -- Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air, on Maisie Dobbs Sunday September 3rd 1939. At the moment Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain broadcasts to the nation Britain's declaration of war with Germany, a senior Secret Service agent breaks into Maisie Dobbs' flat to await her return. Dr. Francesca Thomas has an urgent assignment for Maisie: to find the killer of a man who escaped occupied Belgium as a boy, some twenty-three years earlier during the Great War. In a London shadowed by barrage balloons, bomb shelters and the threat of invasion, within days another former Belgian refugee is found murdered. And as Maisie delves deeper into the killings of the dispossessed from the "last war," a new kind of refugee -- an evacuee from London -- appears in Maisie's life. The little girl billeted at Maisie's home in Kent does not, or cannot, speak, and the authorities do not know who the child belongs to or who might have put her on the "Operation Pied Piper" evacuee train. They know only that her name is Anna. As Maisie's search for the killer escalates, the country braces for what is to come. Britain is approaching its gravest hour -- and Maisie could be nearing a crossroads of her own.

Elegy for Eddie - An absorbing inter-war mystery (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear Elegy for Eddie - An absorbing inter-war mystery (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear 1
R280 R257 Discovery Miles 2 570 Save R23 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

April, 1933. To the costermongers of London, Eddie Pettit is simply a gentle soul with a near-magical gift for working with horses. When he is killed in a violent accident, the costers are sceptical about the cause of his death, and recruit Maisie Dobbs to investigate. Maisie, who has known these men since childhood and remembers Eddie fondly, is eager to help. But it soon becomes clear that powerful political and financial forces are equally determined to prevent her from learning too much about Eddie's death. As Maisie uncovers lies and manipulation on a national scale, she must decide whether to risk all to see justice done.

The Mapping Of Love And Death (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear The Mapping Of Love And Death (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear 1
R281 R257 Discovery Miles 2 570 Save R24 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

1914. When war in Europe is declared, a young American cartographer, Michael Clifton, is compelled to fight for his father's native country, and sets sail for England to serve in the British Army. Three years later, he is listed as missing in action. 1932. After Michael's remains are unearthed in a French field, his devastated parents engage London investigator Maisie Dobbs, hoping she can find the unnamed nurse whose love letters were among their son's belongings. It is a quest that leads Maisie back to her own bittersweet wartime love - and to the discovery that Michael Clifton may not have died in combat. As a web of intrigue and violence threatens to ensnare the dead soldier's family and even Maisie herself, she must cope with the impending loss of her mentor and the unsettling awareness that she is once again falling in love.

A Lesson in Secrets - Sleuth Maisie faces subterfuge and the legacy of the Great War (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear A Lesson in Secrets - Sleuth Maisie faces subterfuge and the legacy of the Great War (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear 1
R282 R259 Discovery Miles 2 590 Save R23 (8%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

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."

Maisie Dobbs - Maisie Dobbs Mystery 1 (Paperback, New ed): Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs - Maisie Dobbs Mystery 1 (Paperback, New ed)
Jacqueline Winspear 2
R305 R277 Discovery Miles 2 770 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Young, feisty Maisie Dobbs has recently set herself up as a private detective. Such a move may not seem especially startling. But this is 1929, and Maisie is exceptional in many ways. Having started as a maid to the London aristocracy, studied her way to Cambridge and served as a nurse in the Great War, Maisie has wisdom, experience and understanding beyond her years. Little does she realise the extent to which this strength of character is soon to be tested. For her first case forces her to uncover secrets long buried, and to confront ghosts from her own past...In Maisie, Jacqueline Winspear has created a character that readers will immediately take to their hearts. Her first case combines a gripping investigation with a moving portrait of love and loss. It marks the beginning of a wonderful new detective series.

The White Lady (Hardcover): Jacqueline Winspear The White Lady (Hardcover)
Jacqueline Winspear
R745 R623 Discovery Miles 6 230 Save R122 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
What Would Maisie Do? - Inspiration from the Pages of Maisie Dobbs (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear What Would Maisie Do? - Inspiration from the Pages of Maisie Dobbs (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear
R474 R423 Discovery Miles 4 230 Save R51 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Elegy for Eddie (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear Elegy for Eddie (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear
R426 R374 Discovery Miles 3 740 Save R52 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Early April 1933. To the costermongers of Covent Garden--sellers of fruits and vegetables on the London streets--Eddie Pettit was a gentle soul with a near-magical gift for working with horses. So who would want to kill him . . . and why?

Maisie Dobbs's father, Frankie, had been a costermonger, and she remembers Eddie fondly. But it soon becomes clear that powerful political and financial forces are determined to prevent her from learning the truth behind Eddie's death. Maisie's search for answers on the working-class streets of Lambeth leads her to unexpected places and people: to a callous press baron; to a has been politician named Winston Churchill; 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 everything to see justice done.

This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear
R398 R362 Discovery Miles 3 620 Save R36 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
A Dangerous Place (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear A Dangerous Place (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear
R460 R398 Discovery Miles 3 980 Save R62 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Among the Mad - Maisie Dobbs Mystery 6 (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear Among the Mad - Maisie Dobbs Mystery 6 (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear 1
R307 R279 Discovery Miles 2 790 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Christmas Eve, 1931. On the way to see a client, Maisie Dobbs witnesses a man commit suicide on a busy London street. The following day, the Home Secretary receives a letter threatening a massive loss of life if certain demands are not met. Maisie is invited into Scotland Yard's elite Special Branch as a special adviser on the case - and becomes involved in a race against time to find a man who soon proves he has the knowledge, and will, to murder thousands of innocent people. Before this harrowing case is over, Maisie must negotiate her way through a darkness not encountered since she was a nurse in wards filled with shell-shocked men. 'Absorbing and exciting . . . what charms most is Dobbs herself' Wall Street Journal

An Incomplete Revenge (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear An Incomplete Revenge (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear
R469 R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Save R31 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A "NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER
With the country in the grip of economic malaise, Maisie Dobbs is relieved to accept an apparently straightforward assignment to investigate a potential land purchase. Her inquiries take her to a picturesque village in Kent during the hop-picking season, but beneath its pastoral surface she finds evidence that something is amiss. Mysterious fires erupt in the village with alarming regularity, and a series of petty crimes suggest a darker criminal element at work. A peculiar secrecy shrouds the village, and ultimately Maisie must draw on her finely-honed skills of detection to solve one of her most intriguing cases yet.

A Lesson in Secrets (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear A Lesson in Secrets (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear
R464 R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Save R31 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the summer of 1932, the career of psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs takes an exciting new turn when she accepts an undercover assignment from the British Secret Service. Sent to pose as a junior lecturer at a private college in Cambridge, she will monitor any activities "not in the interests of His Majesty's government."

When the college's controversial pacifist founder, Greville Liddicote, is murdered, however, Maisie is directed to stand back as her colleagues in Scotland Yard spearhead the investigation. But she soon discovers that the circumstances of Liddicote's death appear inextricably linked to the suspicious comings and goings of faculty members and students under her surveillance. To unravel this web, the investigator must overcome a reluctant Secret Service, discover shameful hidden truths about Britain's conduct during the Great War, and face off against the rising power of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei--the Nazi Party--as the storm clouds of World War II gather on the horizon.

Birds of a Feather - Maisie Dobbs Mystery 2 (Paperback, New ed): Jacqueline Winspear Birds of a Feather - Maisie Dobbs Mystery 2 (Paperback, New ed)
Jacqueline Winspear 2
R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'A terrific mystery . . . Both intriguing and full of suspense' Observer London, 1929. Joseph Waite is a man who knows what he wants. With his Havana cigars and Savile Row suits, he is one of Britain's wealthiest men. And the last thing he needs is a scandal. When his unmarried daughter runs away from home, he is determined to keep the case away from the police and the newspapers. So he turns to a woman renowned for her discretion and investigative powers - the extraordinary Maisie Dobbs. Maisie soon discovers that there are many reasons why Charlotte Waite might have left home and instinctively feels the women is in safe hands. Yet the investigator suddenly finds herself confronting a murder scene. With wonderful characters and a page-turning plot, Birds of a Feather is a brilliant mystery. Fans of Maisie Dobbs will be delighted to see Maisie's sleuthing abilities back in action, while the emotional heart of her second mystery will appeal to yet more fans.

Maisie Dobbs (Paperback, 10th Anniversary ed.): Jacqueline Winspear Maisie Dobbs (Paperback, 10th Anniversary ed.)
Jacqueline Winspear
R462 R401 Discovery Miles 4 010 Save R61 (13%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Maisie 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.
The 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.
In 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.

"From the Hardcover edition."

To Die But Once - A Maisie Dobbs Novel (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear To Die But Once - A Maisie Dobbs Novel (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear
R397 R327 Discovery Miles 3 270 Save R70 (18%) Out of stock
The Consequences of Fear - A spellbinding wartime mystery (Hardcover): Jacqueline Winspear The Consequences of Fear - A spellbinding wartime mystery (Hardcover)
Jacqueline Winspear
R619 R551 Discovery Miles 5 510 Save R68 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

London, September 1941. Freddie Hackett, a message runner for a government office, witnesses an argument that ends in murder. Hiding in the doorway of a bombed-out house, Freddie waits until the coast is clear. But when he arrives at his next delivery address, he's shocked to come face-to-face with the killer. Dismissed by the police when reporting the crime, Freddie turns to private investigator Maisie Dobbs. While Maisie believes the boy and wants to help, she must exercise caution given her work with the French resistance. When she spots the killer in a place she least expects, she soon realises she's been pulled into the orbit of a man who has his own reasons to kill - reasons that go back to the last war.

Messenger of Truth - Maisie Dobbs Mystery 4 (Paperback): Jacqueline Winspear Messenger of Truth - Maisie Dobbs Mystery 4 (Paperback)
Jacqueline Winspear 2
R307 R279 Discovery Miles 2 790 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

London, 1931. Nick Bassington-Hope, veteran of the Great War and controversial artist, is suddenly found dead. His death from a fall, the night before a much-anticipated exhibition of his work, is recorded as 'accidental'. But his sister is not convinced. Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, Georgina Bassington-Hope believes her brother was murdered, and she turns to Maisie Dobbs for help. Maisie's investigation takes her from the desolate beaches of Kent to the dark underbelly of London's art world. Still fragile after her war-related breakdown, Maisie's immersion in her work could lead her to lose more than she bargained for, while a desperate family with strong ties to her heart urgently needs her help. 'A new Maisie Dobbs mystery is always a cause for celebration . . . Messenger of Truth is fiendishly entertaining' Time Out

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