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'In Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear has given us a real gift. Maisie Dobbs has not been created -- she has been discovered. Such people are always there amongst us, waiting for somebody like Ms. Winspear to come along and reveal them. And what a revelation it is!'
(Alexander McCall Smith 20060520)'The British counterpart to Alexander McCall Smith's The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' (Associated Press 20060701)
'A fine new sleuth for the twenty-first century' (Elizabeth George 20050909)
'A heroine to cherish' (New York Times 20060301)
'A wry and immensely readable beginning to what promises to be a vivid new addition to crime fiction' (Praise for MAISIE DOBBS, Daily Mail 20060301)
'Feisty, working-class heroine Maisie is a deliberate throwback to the sleuthettes of old-fashioned crime writing. The well-plotted story, its characters and the picture of London between the wars are decidedly romantic. American readers loved it; many Brits will, too.' (Guardian 20060519)
'A terrific mystery ... Intriguing and full of suspense, it makes for an absorbing read' (Observer )
'For readers yearning for the calm and insightful intelligence of a main character like P D James's, Maisie Dobbs is spot on'
(Boston Globe )'Even if detective stories aren't your thing, you'll love Maisie Dobbs' (New Woman )
'(Maisie Dobbs') most engaging adventure so far'
(Sydney Morning Herald )'It is only a question of time before this series hits the television screens, for it is just made for it'
(The Irish Times )'Altogether an excellent mystery story, which grips the reader all the way through. Contains many ideas which would interest book groups'
(New Books Magazine )'Wonderfully nostalgic and traditional sleuthing in post-First World War London'
(Bookseller )'Maisie Dobbs is a delightful character... The war's long shadow over Maisie and her clients and suspects lends emotional depth to an enjoyable mystery'
(Literary Review )'Think Upstairs Downstairs meets Miss Marple - with a touch of chirpy cheerful Cockney from the Dick Van Dyke school'
(Yorkshire Post )'The classic crime buyer'
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Three mysteries unfold simultaneously. Avril Jarvis, age 13, is arrested for the murder of her "uncle" when she is found with a knife in her hand and blood on her clothes. Penniless, she has no counsel until Maisie takes a case involving Sir Cecil Lawton, whom she persuades to represent Avril as part of her fee. Sir Cecil's son Ralph disappeared during the war in France, and his wife, believing him still alive, has exacted a deathbed promise that Sir Cecil will search for him. In addition, one of Maisie's friends from the Ambulance Corps, now married to a wealthy author in France, has begged her to try to find where the third of her brothers died and was buried in France.
The horrors of World War I pervade the novel, and when Maisie goes to France, these horrors come alive, not just for the reader but for Maisie, and she learns she must "slay her dragons" at last. Intriguing characters add color to the novel--a doctor who has been with the secret service, a psychic who knows too much about Maisie, a paralyzed member of Parliament who was a close friend of Ralph Lawton, and an elegant woman and her granddaughter who live in a decaying castle.
As the mysteries develop, a plethora of key photographs, kept by numerous characters, connect some of the characters with specific times and places, and romantic elements, such as a secret passageway leading to a musty room, a hidden journal written in code, assumed identities, an important clue buried under a tree, and several attacks on Maisie keep the action moving. Physical details of clothing, social customs, and landscape give a sense of realism to this romantic mystery and all its coincidences, and there is just enough danger to sustain the tension in this well written and unusual addition to the genre. Mary Whipple
Ms Winspear's writing is good. She describes the scenes and characters well, but her use of language is also excellent. I find myself looking forward to the next and I hope she is busy writing it even now!
I can see the series converting to television well.
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