Messenger of Truth book cover by Jacqueline Winspear

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Series
Book 4 of Maisie Dobbs. See all Maisie Dobbs books in order
The book before
Pardonable Lies
The book after
An Incomplete Revenge
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Last checked: September 24, 2026, against jacquelinewinspear.com

What Messenger of Truth is about

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  • In London in 1931, the night before a show of his work opens at a Mayfair gallery, the artist Nick Bassington-Hope is killed in a fall. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) the controversial artist Nick Bassington-Hope falls to his death
  • The police call it an accident, but his twin sister Georgina has doubts and turns to Maisie Dobbs, a psychologist and investigator. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) The police rule it an accident, but Nick's twin sister, Georgina, isn't so sure

Jacqueline Winspear in brief

Birth
Born in 1955. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Wikidata lists the Edgar Award (2004) among Jacqueline Winspear's awards and honors. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Wikidata lists the Agatha Award for Best First Novel (2003) among Jacqueline Winspear's awards and honors. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)

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  • Adult

Other books in Maisie Dobbs

18 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: Maisie Dobbs
  2. Book 2: Birds of a Feather
  3. Book 3: Pardonable Lies
  4. Book 5: An Incomplete Revenge
  5. Book 6: Among the Mad
  6. Book 7: The Mapping of Love and Death
  7. Book 8: A Lesson in Secrets
  8. Book 9: Elegy for Eddie
  9. Book 10: Leaving Everything Most Loved
  10. Book 11: A Dangerous Place
  11. Book 12: Journey to Munich
  12. Book 13: In This Grave Hour
  13. Book 14: To Die but Once
  14. Book 15: The American Agent
  15. Book 16: The Consequences of Fear
  16. Book 17: A Sunlit Weapon
  17. Book 18: The Comfort of Ghosts

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