When Maisie Dobbs is called to a short meeting with Sir Cecil Lawton one summer evening in 1930, little did she realise what she was getting herself into. For Sir Cecil sets her a seemingly impossible challenge. She must prove that his son Ralph, a pilot in the Great War, really did die in action. Maisie's investigation takes her from the world of the English aristocracy, with its secrets and hidden scandals, to the battlefields of France. Not only must she uncover some difficult family truths, but she must also confront her own past, and the turmoil and love that she experienced as a nurse in the war. PARDONABLE LIES is a brillantly told mystery that keeps the reader guessing until the final pages. It is a wonderful sequel to MAISIE DOBBS and BIRDS OF A FEATHER, and will win Jacqueline Winspear yet more fans.
- ISBN10 0312426216
- ISBN13 9780312426217
- Publish Date 27 June 2006 (first published 10 August 2005)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Martin's Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 384
- Language English