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Among the Mad: Maisie Dobbs Mystery 6
Jacqueline Winspear
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Christmas Eve, 1931. On the way to see a client, Maisie Dobbs witnesses a man commit suicide on a busy London street. The following day, the Home Secretary receives a letter threatening a massive loss of life if certain demands are not met. Maisie is invited into Scotland Yard s elite Special Branch as a special adviser on the case and becomes involved in a race against time to find a man who soon proves he has the knowledge, and will, to murder thousands of innocent people. Before this harrowing case is over, Maisie must negotiate her way through a darkness not encountered since she was a nurse in wards filled with shell-shocked men.
In Among the Mad, Jacqueline Winspear combines a heart-stopping story with a rich evocation of a fascinating period to create her most compelling and satisfying novel yet.
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Praise for Among the Mad: Maisie Dobbs Mystery 6
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In Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear has given us a real gift. Maisie Dobbs has not been created - she has been discovered. Such people are always there amongst us, waiting for somebody like Ms. Winspear to come along and reveal them. And what a revelation it is! - Alexander McCall SmithA fine new sleuth for the twenty-first century - Elizabeth GeorgeA vivid portrait of depressed London in 1931 and a good, atmospheric read - Literary ReviewA heroine to cherish - New York TimesA wry and immensely readable beginning to what promises to be a vivid new addition to crime fiction - Praise for MAISIE DOBBS, Daily MailThe British counterpart to Alexander McCall Smith's The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - Associated PressFeisty, working-class heroine Maisie is a deliberate throwback to the sleuthettes of old-fashioned crime writing. The well-plotted story, its characters and the picture of London between the wars are decidedly romantic. American readers loved it; many Brits will, too. - GuardianA terrific mystery ... Intriguing and full of suspense, it makes for an absorbing read - Observer
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