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Maisie Dobbs and the Case of the Dubious Highlighter

Pardonable Lies: A Maisie Dobbs Novel by Jacqqueline Winspear

July 27, 2025 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

cbr17bingo Family Back in the day, I read quite a few Maisie Dobbs books, and thoroughly enjoyed them.  The first I read was Birds of a Feather, bought purely because of its wonderfully evocative cover art, and then went back to read the first of the series, and any others I could find in book stores.  She went off my radar for awhile, but she is definitely back on again now. The period is post WWI Britain up until the 1930s.  Maisie signed up as […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: cbr17bingo, family secrets, Highlighter fun, Jacqqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs mystery #3, Post WWI Britain, Shady Maurice Blanche!, When is dead not dead?

elderberrywine's CBR17 Review No:39 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: cbr17bingo, family secrets, Highlighter fun, Jacqqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs mystery #3, Post WWI Britain, Shady Maurice Blanche!, When is dead not dead? ·
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