Pardonable Lies - Maisie Dobbs, Bk 3 Author:Jaqueline Winspear A deathbed plea from his wife leads Sir Cecil Lawton, KC, to seek the aid of Maisie Dobbs, psychologist and investigator. As Maisie soon learns, Agnes Lawton never accepted that here aviator son was killed in the Great War, a torment that led her not only to the edge of madness but also to the doors of spiritualists. Determined to prove Ralph La... more »wton either dead or alive, Maisie is plunged into a case that tests here spiritual strength, as well as her regard for her mentor. the mission will bring her to France and reunite her with her old friend Priscilla Evernden, who lost three brothers in the war. set in 1930 a finely drawn portrait of the age between the wars.« less