In her fifth outing, Maisie Dobbs, the extraordinary Psychologist and Investigator, delves into a strange series of crimes in a small rural community With the country in the grip of economic malaise, and worried about her business, Maisie Dobbs is relieved to accept an apparently straightforward assignment from an old friend to investigate certain matters concerning a potential land purchase. Her … land purchase. Her inquiries take her to a picturesque village in Kent during the hop-picking season, but beneath its pastoral surface she finds evidence that something is amiss. Mysterious fires erupt in the village with alarming regularity, and a series of petty crimes suggests a darker criminal element at work. As Maisie discovers, the villagers are bitterly prejudiced against outsiders who flock to Kent at harvest time–even more troubling, they seem possessed by the legacy of a wartime Zeppelin raid. Maisie grows increasingly suspicious of a peculiar secrecy that shrouds the village, and ultimately she must draw on all her finely honed skills of detection to solve one of her most intriguing cases.
Rich with Jacqueline Winspear’s trademark period detail, this installment of the bestselling series, An Incomplete Revenge, is gripping, atmospheric, and utterly enthralling.
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I love all of the Maisie Dobbs books.
The Masks Dobbs series is one of my favorites because of the characters. They are who’d units with a deep psychological understanding set in a fascinating time.
I finished it. I have read several of Ms Winspears books and enjoy most of them very much.
The Maise Dobbs series is compelling, gives you a look into the pre-WWI through the WWII time period in British history. They are beautifully written with finely drawn, really interesting characters and I have read them all. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
Love all her books–historical context is wonderful
Love Maise Dons. Great character.
I own all of Jacqueline Windspear’s books. As long as she keeps writing them I will buy. Oh, by the by, I own both the hard copy and digital of all J . Windspear’s books. And I have introduced my friends and family to her books.
I love Masie Dobbs
Maisie Dobbs is a character you care about. The mysteries are revealed/solved slowly and satisfyingly by layers and intricate relationships.
I enjoy Jacquline Windspere’s series and this was up to her usual good reading.
One of the best writers I’ve come across in awhile different plot, not the usual girl meets boy and marries him.
Winspear does an extraordinary job of creating the time, place, and people of this story.
There is sadness and loss, but, like the phoenix that is mentioned, much rises out of the fire to newness.
Maisie Dobbs continues to grow and explores new areas (to her readers) of her background.
I particularly appreciated the “wrap up ” with the dog’s …
Another in the Maisie Dobbs series. In this one, you find out her maternal grandmother was a gypsy and she learns how to dowse.
James Compton hires Maisie to check out a rash of small fires around a brick works he is in the process of buying. As Maisie investigates the fires she finds prejudice and hatred at the base. The locals hate the …
Filled with a great variety of realistic characters who fill the pages with interesting story lines. I got so engrossed in this book I couldn’t put it down. If you like a mystery that keeps you wanting more, this is perfect for you.
The entire Maisie Dobbs series is wonderful
This is one book of a very entertaining series.
Another great Maisie Dobbs novel. Winspear’s continual development of Maisie’s character makes this series one of my favorites.
This entry in the Maisie Dobbs mystery series is well-written, delightful escapism.
As with all Ms Winspear’s novels, it shows remarkable research of the period and masterly development of character. ( What did I learn? About the dog breed Lurchers, first used by the Travellers. You don’t breed a Lurcher with another Lurcher. )