Why do I read the Maisie Dobbs mysteries? I admire how her character worked her way up from a house maid to a detective/psychologist/scholar. She practices meditation, yoga, and a sort of physical mimicry of witnesses and suspects to gain insight into a case. These practices are not so unusual today, but in the 1920s and 1930s they were!
In this latest case, Maisie survives a bombing attack by a mentally ill WWI veteran. At the same time, her assistant Billy Beale's wife has become depressed, neglecting herself and her children. Maisie tries to navigate the mental health care system of the time in search of both clues to the bombing and help for Billy Beale's wife. Fans of historically relevant mysteries will enjoy this look at post-WWI England. 303 pages.
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