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Jun 15, 2022fred98115 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Maisie Dobbs protagonist, 1932, London. A pacifist college founder is murdered. Maisie is asked to investigate the crime, which may have connections to Nazis.
May 23, 2022
#8
May 05, 2022dmeuler27 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
all of maisie dobbs novels are good
Feb 22, 2022QuinnM_2 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Another quiet investigative mystery featuring Maisie Dobbs. It’s now 1933 in Britain and Maisie is requested to go undercover as a teacher at a college to see if there is any subversive activity going on. All the other books in the series…
Sep 11, 2021
Get's convoluted at the end.
Apr 20, 2021
This is book 8
Dec 03, 2016jsjs rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Here is a copy of the review I posted on Goodreads (Goodreads user name Joan, from Stratford ON): I liked this installment of Maisie Dobbs a lot, although I am dismayed by one thing. Without spelling it out, let's just say that Winspear…
Jun 01, 2013Suzanne1979 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Have loved all of this series. Winspear always keeps me guessing until the very end of the book. I highly recommend the entire series!
May 23, 2013GingerKaren rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
When Maisie Dobbs is sent on a mission for the British secret service, she goes undercover as a teacher at a college. Surrounded by a cast of characters that could all be suspects in subterfuge, Maisie must use her powers of deduction to…
gracindaisy
May 03, 2012gracindaisy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Maisie Dobbs goes undercover for Scotland Yard & the Secret Service, posing as a philosophy teacher at a small college in Cambridge in 1932.
Sep 21, 2011MDianeRogers rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Really like this series of mysteries. This wasn't as satisfying as most though - the characters felt too obvious. However the historical background and the conflicts resulting were interesting. I hope these will be explored further in the…
Aug 07, 2011
i <3 maisie dobbs
Jul 06, 2011ladyparasol rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I love the Masie Dobbs character. I have read all of the books in this series. This book was probably my least favorite. But that is mainly because I really liked all her other books. Interesting series given time and place. It will…
Jul 05, 2011DanniOcean rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
reviewed in the Stratford Gazette's Shelf Life column
cayuga60
Apr 22, 2011cayuga60 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of the best of Winspear's Massie Dobbs mysteries, and one that moves along the historical background to the pre-WWII period as the characters and plot develop.
cattech
Mar 24, 2011
Can't wait to read this installment. She is one of the best historical mystery writers.