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Violence
Some
A suspicious death; the investigation involves press and political corruption
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild content
Emotional Intensity
Some
The specific weight of the death of a vulnerable, gentle person; Maisie's determination that the powerless deserve the same quality of investigation as the powerful
What this book is about
Eddie Pettit was a simple, gentle man in the London market community who had an extraordinary gift with horses. When he dies, his friends from the Covent Garden area ask Maisie Dobbs to find out why. The investigation leads into 1933's newspaper industry and into the political machinations surrounding a newspaper magnate who appears in multiple capacities across the investigation. Jacqueline Winspear's ninth Maisie Dobbs novel is the series' warmest — Eddie's community and the affection they have for him gives the book a humanity that anchors the political thriller elements.
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ninth Maisie Dobbs novel by Jacqueline Winspear
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