Messenger of Truth

a bitterly cold day while I made notes for Messenger of Truth—that’s what you call support!

About the Author

JACQUELINE WINSPEAR is the author of three previous Maisie Dobbs novels: Maisie Dobbs, Birds of a Feather and Pardonable Lies. Maisie Dobbs won the Agatha, Alex and Macavity Awards, and Birds of a Feather won the Agatha Award. Originally from the United Kingdom, Jacqueline Winspear now lives in California.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Winspear, Jacqueline, [date]Messenger of truth : a Maisie Dobbs novel / Jacqueline Winspear.—1st ed.   p. cm.ISBN: 978-0-8050-7898-51. Dobbs, Maisie (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Women private investigators— England—London—Fiction. 3. World War, 1914–1918—Veterans—Fiction. 4. Arts, English—England—London— Fiction. 5. London (England)—Fiction. I. Title.PR6123.I575M47 2006823'.92—dc22

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