{"product_id":"a-lesson-in-secrets-9780061727719","title":"A Lesson in Secrets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, now available in paperback--\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ethe latest episode in the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e bestselling series, Maisie Dobbs' first assignment for the British Secret Service takes her undercover to Cambridge as a professor, and leads to\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ethe investigation of a web of activities being conducted by the emerging Nazi party.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate investigator Maisie Dobbs receives her first assignment from the British Secret Service in \u003cem\u003eA Lesson in Secrets\u003c\/em\u003e, the eighth book in Jacqueline Winspear's award-winning mystery series. Sent to pose as a junior lecturer at a private college in Cambridge, she will monitor any activities \"not in the interests of His Majesty's government.\" When the college's pacifist founder is murdered, Maisie finds herself in the midst of sinister web of murder, scandal, and conspiracy, activities that point towards members of the ascendant \u003cem\u003eNationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei\u003c\/em\u003e--the Nazi Party--on Britain's shores. An instant classic, and sure to captivate long-time Maisie Dobbs fans as well as readers of Agatha Christie, Elizabeth George, and Alexander McCall Smith, \u003cem\u003eA Lesson in Secrets \u003c\/em\u003eis \"a powerful and complex novel, one that will linger in memory as a testament to her talent and her humanity\" (\u003cem\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinspear, Jacqueline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJacqueline Winspear is the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers \u003cem\u003eThe Consequences of Fear, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe American Agent, To Die but Once, In This Grave Hour, Journey to Munich, A Dangerous Place, Leaving Everything Most Loved, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eElegy for Eddie\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as eight other bestselling Maisie Dobbs novels. Her standalone novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Care and Management of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e, was also a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, and a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Winspear has won numerous prizes, including the Agatha, Alex, and Macavity awards for the first book in the series, \u003cem\u003eMaisie Dobbs, \u003c\/em\u003e which was also nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel and was named a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book. Originally from the United Kingdom, she lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616130404626,"sku":"9780061727719","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_598d19de-9e6d-4e3b-81bc-8b53ced7b916.jpg?v=1732501938","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-lesson-in-secrets-9780061727719","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}