Agatha Award (nominee)Inthe third novel of this bestselling series, London investigator MaisieDobbs faces grave danger as she returns to the site of her most painfulWWI memories to resolve the mystery of a pilot's deathAgathaChristie's Miss Marple. Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone. Alexander McCallSmith's Precious Ramotswe. Every once in a while, a detective bursts onthe scene who captures readers' hearts—and imaginations—and doesn't letgo. And so it was with Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs, who made herdebut just two years ago in the eponymously titled first book of theseries, and is already on her way to becoming a household name.Adeathbed plea from his wife leads Sir Cecil Lawton to seek the aid ofMaisie Dobbs, psychologist and investigator. As Maisie soon learns,Agnes Lawton never accepted that her aviator son was killed in the GreatWar, a torment that led her not only to the edge of madness but to thedoors of those who practice the dark arts and commune with the spiritworld.In accepting the assignment, Maisie finds her spiritualstrength tested, as well as her regard for her mentor, Maurice Blanche.The mission also brings her together once again with her college friendPriscilla Evernden, who served in France and who lost three brothers tothe war—one of whom, it turns out, had an intriguing connection to themissing Ralph Lawton.Following on the heels of the triumphantBirds of a Feather, Pardonable Lies is the most compelling installmentyet in the chronicles of Maisie Dobbs, "a heroine to cherish" (MarilynStasio, The New York Times Book Review).