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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Jacqueline Winspear never lets you down. Another great addition to the Maisie Dobbs series, with something to look forward to with hints to the future.
This is the tenth and latest instalment in the ‘mystery’ series featuring investigator Maisie Dobbs in 1930s London.
Two young immigrants from the Indian community in the city have been murdered. Maisie is hired to find the killer by the brother of one of these women.
As usual, the mystery is secondary to Maisie and the other players in her life: James, Billy, and Sandra. These relationships and the growth of the characters is the main draw for me to this series.
Read this if: you’ve read the previous books in the series – it’s really best read in order. 4 stars
Two young immigrants from the Indian community in the city have been murdered. Maisie is hired to find the killer by the brother of one of these women.
As usual, the mystery is secondary to Maisie and the other players in her life: James, Billy, and Sandra. These relationships and the growth of the characters is the main draw for me to this series.
Read this if: you’ve read the previous books in the series – it’s really best read in order. 4 stars
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Get ready for a fresh and fantastic adventure that will keep you engaged through the entire book!
Maisie Dobbs is a woman who is not afraid to buck convention. As she and her team work through different cases, each one builds upon the other, in ways of information and reputation. When Maisie is approached about a murder that happened a few months earlier, she is eager to learn more, but dismayed to find that the police do not have much to go on. As she begins to dig into the young woman's past, she finds a picture that is disturbing. At the same time, they are trying to solve the disappearance of a young boy who is believed to have run away from home.
Usha Pramal is a young Indian woman who had been working as a governess. After leaving the employ of the Allison's she took rooms at an Ayah hotel, where she began to keep houses to earn money to pay for her passage back to India. Before she can realize her dream of returning home and opening a school for young girls, she is murdered and her body found floating in a canal close to where she lived. As Maisie begins to prod into the young woman's life, she finds a few surprises along the way. But this is no open and shut case. As she begins to make headway with a few of the people who knew Usha, another young woman is killed. Maisie believes that she was killed to keep her from telling what she knew. Knowing that there is something deeper going on, Maisie and her team keep looking for answers.
As the cases unfold, and the two merge into one, Maisie is determined to close them both, once and for all. But while she follows leads and clues, she is considering her own future and what it holds. James Compton wants her to marry him and settle down, but giving up her independence is not something that Maisie is sure that she can do. While she knows that she cannot string him along forever, she is not sure she is ready to give him an answer. He finally gives her an ultimatum, and a date for her to give her response. But just when the case seems to be over, there are still a few surprises yet to come...
This book is a fantastic read! Beware that you may suffer from a book hangover, because you will be unable to set it down until you finish it! You will be drawn in from page one, but this is one adventure that you will not want to miss! Join Maisie and her team as they work to solve the murder of Usha Pramel and bring some closure to her family. Not only will you be enthralled with this delightful story, you might just learn a few new facts about a culture that many of us are unfamiliar with! Grab your favorite beverage and settle down for a delightful and enchanting book!
Maisie Dobbs is a woman who is not afraid to buck convention. As she and her team work through different cases, each one builds upon the other, in ways of information and reputation. When Maisie is approached about a murder that happened a few months earlier, she is eager to learn more, but dismayed to find that the police do not have much to go on. As she begins to dig into the young woman's past, she finds a picture that is disturbing. At the same time, they are trying to solve the disappearance of a young boy who is believed to have run away from home.
Usha Pramal is a young Indian woman who had been working as a governess. After leaving the employ of the Allison's she took rooms at an Ayah hotel, where she began to keep houses to earn money to pay for her passage back to India. Before she can realize her dream of returning home and opening a school for young girls, she is murdered and her body found floating in a canal close to where she lived. As Maisie begins to prod into the young woman's life, she finds a few surprises along the way. But this is no open and shut case. As she begins to make headway with a few of the people who knew Usha, another young woman is killed. Maisie believes that she was killed to keep her from telling what she knew. Knowing that there is something deeper going on, Maisie and her team keep looking for answers.
As the cases unfold, and the two merge into one, Maisie is determined to close them both, once and for all. But while she follows leads and clues, she is considering her own future and what it holds. James Compton wants her to marry him and settle down, but giving up her independence is not something that Maisie is sure that she can do. While she knows that she cannot string him along forever, she is not sure she is ready to give him an answer. He finally gives her an ultimatum, and a date for her to give her response. But just when the case seems to be over, there are still a few surprises yet to come...
This book is a fantastic read! Beware that you may suffer from a book hangover, because you will be unable to set it down until you finish it! You will be drawn in from page one, but this is one adventure that you will not want to miss! Join Maisie and her team as they work to solve the murder of Usha Pramel and bring some closure to her family. Not only will you be enthralled with this delightful story, you might just learn a few new facts about a culture that many of us are unfamiliar with! Grab your favorite beverage and settle down for a delightful and enchanting book!
This one was sooooooo boring. Boring murder. Boring thinking. Boring relationships. Blah.
Another well written mystery. What I do admit to getting tired of however, is Maisie's need to "find herself." She has been trying to find herself in the entire series. You think she has found herself only to find in the next novel that she hasn't. It gets old and a bit whiney. Get over yourself Maisie! However, that is really a side note in the actual book, so it only gets a one star detraction.
This Maisie Dobbs mystery had a lot to say about xenophobia, prejudice, and the lasting trauma of war and abuse. All good things! This is the 10th installment, and it felt like a series conclusion, even though I know that there's more Maisie to come. (I am just barreling my way through this series, and it's going to be such a letdown when I reach the end of the road.)
I don't know if the content matter of this book pricked my ears more, but I swear that the author used the phrase "Indian summer" like 5 times throughout. And maybe that's not a lot, but it definitely hit my ear harder than it would normally. I listened to the audio version, and I felt a little weird listening to a white actress do multiple Indian accents. I'm not sure how it could have been avoided, but still.
I don't know if the content matter of this book pricked my ears more, but I swear that the author used the phrase "Indian summer" like 5 times throughout. And maybe that's not a lot, but it definitely hit my ear harder than it would normally. I listened to the audio version, and I felt a little weird listening to a white actress do multiple Indian accents. I'm not sure how it could have been avoided, but still.
I shudda given up on Maisie long ago. This was sluggish and ponderous, kept revisiting the same people and places to make the same points, relied on a preposterous coincidence and was inaccurate in regard to social mores and the political structure of the period. Well, Maisie's off and so am I. Finally.
Oh Maisie, you're breaking my heart. Even though I like how the book ended, with all the major characters going off on new and seperate adventures, I still have concerns about Maisie and what she'll decide on March 31st.