New York: SOHO Press, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - SIGNED on the title page. The first book in a captivating new series, set in 1929 in an England still suffering from the effects of the Great War. Maisie, who has journeyed from a 13 year-old housemaid to a student at Cambridge and a nurse in the war, has now set up on her own as a private investigator. Winner of the Agatha and Barry award, Edgar Award finalist for Best Novel, winner of the Alex Award of the American Library Association, New York Times Notable Book of the Year and more. 294 pp. ISBN: 1-56947-3307.