Leaving Everything Most Loved - (Maisie Dobbs) Large Print by Jacqueline Winspear (Paperback)

About the Book

London, 1933. Two months after the body of an Indian woman named Usha Pramal is found in the brackish water of a South London canal, her brother, newly arrived in England, turns to Maisie Dobbs to find out the truth about her death. Not only has Scotland Yard made no arrests, evidence indicates that they failed to conduct a full and thorough investigation.

Book Synopsis

In Leaving Everything Most Loved by New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs investigates the murder of Indian immigrants in London.

The year is 1933. Maisie Dobbs is contacted by an Indian gentleman who has come to England in the hopes of finding out who killed his sister two months ago. Scotland Yard failed to make any arrest in the case, and there is reason to believe they failed to conduct a thorough investigation. The case becomes even more challenging when another Indian woman is murdered just hours before a scheduled interview. Meanwhile, unfinished business from a previous case becomes a distraction, as does a new development in Maisie's personal life.

Bringing a crucial chapter in the life and times of Maisie Dobbs to a close, Leaving Everything Most Loved marks a pivotal moment in this outstanding mystery series.

From the Back Cover

London, 1933. Two months after Usha Pramal's body is discovered in the waters of a city canal, her brother, newly arrived in England, turns to Maisie Dobbs for help. Not only has Scotland Yard made no arrests, but evidence indicates they failed to conduct a full investigation.

Usha had been staying at an ayah's hostel, a refuge for Indian women. As Maisie learns, Usha was different from the hostel's other residents. But with this discovery comes new danger, as a fellow lodger who was close to Usha is found murdered.

As Maisie is pulled deeper into an unfamiliar yet alluring subculture, her investigation becomes clouded by the unfinished business of a previous case, and by a growing desire to see more of the world. At the same time, her lover, James Compton, gives her an ultimatum she cannot ignore.

Bringing a crucial chapter in the life and times of Maisie Dobbs to a close, Leaving Everything Most Loved marks a pivo-tal moment in this remarkable series.

Review Quotes

"One of the greatest rewards of the Maisie Dobbs series is that Winspear provides readers not just with a page-turning plot but also with a sense of social history....For Maisie newcomers and longtime followers alike, Elegy for Eddie is a revealing, often compelling venture into both the economic disparities and the international uncertainty of 1930s England." - The Oregonian (Portland)
"A thoughtful, probing series....As in all books, it's Maisie's extraordinary empathy that strikes a chord. Like any typical PI, Maisie is preternaturally acute and given to noticing tiny details, but it's her compassion that allows her to illuminate some of the most pressing and staggeringly painful issues of her day, delivering unexpected answers and sense of peace to her clients-and her readers." - Oprah.com
"Long before the Downton Abbey craze, Jacqueline Winspear was writing remarkable mysteries about life in England circa WWI." - New York Review of Books
"A detective series to savor." - Time magazine
"Psychology and private investigation: an unlikely combination of professions, especially for a woman in the 1930s. And yet Maisie Dobbs does both, brilliantly." - Adam Woog, Seattle Times Book Review
"The cross-cultural theme adds another dimension to Winspear's London of 1933....This tenth Maisie Dobbs mystery continues the series' high quality, capturing a time and place and featuring a protagonist as compassionate as she is intuitive. A fine historical mystery with broad appeal." - Booklist
"Maisie is one of the great fictional heroines, equal parts haunted and haunting." - Parade (Parade Pick)
"A heroine to cherish." - New York Times Book Review
"Delves deeply into [Maisy's] complicated relationships and hints at a compelling future." - Kirkus Reviews
"Parting is such sweet sorrow....Winspear adroitly weaves a mystery involving tensions with race, class, and even love....Highly recommended for fans of strong women detectives." - Susan Moritz, Library Journal
"To remain connected to life's possibilities, one's mind must be open to change....It's a concept that Winspear explores with grace and generosity in Leaving Everything Most Loved." - Jay Strafford, Richmond Times-Dispatch
"Maisie Dobbs is a revelation." - Alexander McCall Smith
"For readers yearning for the calm and insightful intelligence of a main character like P.D. James's Cordelia Gray, Maisie Dobbs is spot on." - Boston Globe
"You can't help thinking that her nurse-turned psychologist-turned sleuth would make an ideal PBS heroine....Not only do those stories boast great characters and well-constructed mysteries, they also touch on broader issues of class and money and the effect the war had on a society in flux." - USA Today
"For as long as each novel lasts, we live in Maisie's suspenseful, intelligent world." - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Maisie Dobbs, the brave, insightful and compassionate heroine of Jacqueline Winspear's mystery series, has a lock on the hearts of readers." - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel