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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
Maisie works for the secret service and goes undercover as a philosophy professor. Mayhem ensues as the nazi party begins to rear it's head. A great Maisie read.
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
My mystery book group read the first in this series years ago when the series was first published. I was not wild about the book and was not looking forward to reading this one the group picked for this month. I will say that I did enjoy this one more than the first one, but it still suffers from some of the same problems I had with the other one. Based on the two I've read, the mystery plot is not the strength. There is not much of a mystery. There was more to this than the first one, but I would have liked more of a detailed, well-plotted mystery. I think the appeal to these books (because they are popular) is the historical setting. Winspear does a good job of capturing the setting, and several in our group liked the cozy aspect. We did discuss that Masie is not a character that shares a lot of personal information, so she comes across as a bit cold. I had heard that the audiobook narrator, Orlagh Cassidy, was excellent, so I chose to listen to this one. I did think she did a nice job narrating. So if you are looking more for a historical setting and a light bit of mystery, you might want to read or listen to this one.
A nice addition to the Maisie Dobbs lineup. She is showing growth as a character, is not as tormented and conflicted as she had been in earlier books, which read more like romances with a mystery theme.
Good exploration into the rise of Nazism and how Britain was reacting to it in the early 30's, when communism was also taking hold as a new political paradigm in England. The idea that rhetoric will sway the masses calls to mind the current political climate in America.
Good exploration into the rise of Nazism and how Britain was reacting to it in the early 30's, when communism was also taking hold as a new political paradigm in England. The idea that rhetoric will sway the masses calls to mind the current political climate in America.
Another excellent novel in the Maisie Dobbs series! Maisie goes undercover at a private college in Cambridge; and the plot thickens when the founder is murdered. All of Winspear's memorable characters appear in this book, and there are new developments in Maisie's personal life. A very fun read.
I have read a couple of these Maisie Dobbs novels and while they are not as good as the Charles Todd books with Inspector Rutledge Ms Winspear does weave a fairly good tale. What I find no likable is there is to much 'other stuff' going on in the stories. I mean do I really want to read about buying a house for her assistant, what in the world has that got to do with anything?
As so this series comes to an end, at least I've now read them all. I surely hope there are more to come. As I am not a mystery reader, this series was one I truly enjoyed. Not the usual type of mystery, much more depth and growth of the main character, Maise Dobbs.