Review #92
A Maisie Dobbs Mystery
A delightful mix of mystery, war story and romance set in WWI era England. Humble housemaid Maisie Dobbs climbs convincingly up Britain's social ladder, becoming in turn a Cambridge University student, a wartime nurse and ultimately a private investigator.
Both naive and savvy, Maisie remains loyal to her working-class father and the many friends who help her along the way. Her first sleuthing case, which begins as a simple marital infidelity investigation, leads to a trail of war-wounded soldiers lured to a remote convalescent home in Kent from which no one seems to emerge alive. The Retreat, specializing in treating badly deformed battlefield casualties, is run by an apparently innocuous former officer who requires his patients to sign over their assets to his tightly run institution.
Along the way, Maisie falls in love with a military surgeon who falls in love with her.
A refreshing heroine, appealing secondary characters, an absorbing plot and a somewhat bizarre conclusion.
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