ABOUT THIS BOOK: Maisie Dobbs Book 5. In her fifth outing, Maisie Dobbs, the extraordinary Psychologist and Investigator, delves into a strange series of crimes in a small rural community

With the country in the grip of economic malaise, and worried about her business, Maisie Dobbs is relieved to accept an apparently straightforward assignment from an old friend to investigate certain matters concerning a potential land purchase. Her inquiries take her to a picturesque village in Kent during the hop-picking season, but beneath its pastoral surface she finds evidence that something is amiss. Mysterious fires erupt in the village with alarming regularity, and a series of petty crimes suggests a darker criminal element at work. As Maisie discovers, the villagers are bitterly prejudiced against outsiders who flock to Kent at harvest time--even more troubling, they seem possessed by the legacy of a wartime Zeppelin raid. Maisie grows increasingly suspicious of a peculiar secrecy that shrouds the village, and ultimately she must draw on all her finely honed skills of detection to solve one of her most intriguing cases.

Rich with Jacqueline Winspear's trademark period detail, this latest installment of the bestselling series is gripping, atmospheric, and utterly enthralling.

Condition: Good. SIGNED! NOT personalized (see photo)! Click on Photo to see actual item. Ships same or next day (weekdays and Saturdays)! Packed in a BOX with padding. Ships from California. First Edition, 2008, with full number line, 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 . Pages: not written on, clean, very bright, fine edges, odor free. Dust Jacket: clean, bright, light bumping to top spine, otherwise, very good edges.