The Short Version: Maisie Dobbs’ first adventure, in which we spend just about half of the book finding out who Maisie is, another quarter of the book establishing Maisie’s present, and a final quarter solving a mystery that seemed a little bit more important than it actually was. The Review: So here’s another established detective series that has popped up now and then but I’ve never picked up til now.  Post-WWI, London, Mystery… all things I love, but (slightly sexist […]

Categories: Fiction, Literary Challenges • Tags: Detective, Fiction, I'm Mad For Maisie!, Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs, Mystery