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Among the Mad
Jacqueline Winspear
Christmas Eve, 1931. On the way to see a client, Maisie Dobbs witnesses a man committing suicide on a busy London street. The following day, the Prime Minister's office receives a letter threatening a massive loss of life if certain demands are not met - and the writer mentions Maisie by n...
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The Secret Journals of Sherlock Holmes
June Thomson
SECRETS, SUSPENSE, AND CONSPIRACY. LONDON THROUGH THE EYES OF THE GREAT SHERLOCK HOLMES
A further seven tales have been rescued from the battered tin dispatch-box which came into the possession of the famous Dr Watson’s namesake. Deliberately unpublished to protect the names o...
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Monsieur Pamplemousse Afloat
Michael Bond
The garlic-laden winds of change are blowing through the vineyards of Burgundy. Under threat from the increasing use of pesticides is the helix pomotia: the humble snail, the main ingredient for escargot Bourgignon.
Meanwhile, on the Canal de Bourgogne, Monsieur Pamplemousse is lecturing ...
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Monsieur Pamplemousse On Vacation
Michael Bond
Monsieur Pamplemousse is looking forward to a well-earned break in the South of France courtesy of his employer – all he has to do is collect a piece of artwork for Le Guide’s Director. But when his contact fails to show and a dismembered body is washed up outside the hotel, ...
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Elegy for Eddie
Jacqueline Winspear
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 skeptical about the cause of his death, and recruit Maisie Dobbs to investigate.
Maisie, who has k...
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