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In This Grave Hour (Maisie Dobbs, #13)

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by Jacqueline Winspear (Goodreads Author)

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Can this be read as a standalone? I noticed it was #13 in the series and I've never read any of them yet and was wondering if I would be lost if I gave this one a go?
Elizabeth Siegel Yes, and no...though each Maisie Dobbs book follows the story line of a discrete, standalone mystery, I really (really, really) recommend you read the…moreYes, and no...though each Maisie Dobbs book follows the story line of a discrete, standalone mystery, I really (really, really) recommend you read them from the beginning, if only to see Maisie's character development. There are also a lot of reoccurring characters, each with their own backstory with Maisie (13 books' worth of backstory, to be exact!). You might miss a lot of the subtext that makes these books so freaking great.(less)
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When Maisie finds Robert Miller (pg 116 hardcover), he demands to know who she is. I can't see that she ever answered the question, yet when she leaves (pg 119), Robert refers to her as Nurse Dobbs. How did he know that? Could it be an unspoken realization that she'd cared for him during the war?
Knight See page 118. “It’s the second time today I’ve told someone this, but I was a nurse in the war, and afterwards for a while.
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Vicky Reinke We assume that because Rosie called him to warn him that Maisie was getting closer to the killer and she (Rosie) would not cover for him, he panicked…more We assume that because Rosie called him to warn him that Maisie was getting closer to the killer and she (Rosie) would not cover for him, he panicked and killed both her and the housekeeper. If he killed the housekeeper first, that would drive Rosie to avenge her death. I thought Maisie did return to Rosie's house, but essentially she completed the final accounting with the presence of Rosie's brother at the home of her in-laws.
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Should I read Journey to Munich before I read this book?
Tom Behr) I agree that it's best to read the Masie Dobbs books in sequence -- although I've skipped a few and need to fill in the blanks :-(. The novels are a c…moreI agree that it's best to read the Masie Dobbs books in sequence -- although I've skipped a few and need to fill in the blanks :-(. The novels are a carefully-wrought continuous story and Winspear excels at developing her characters' self-awareness, most notably Masie's, as the extended narrative over several decades evolves.(less)
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Sue I wondered about him as he kept popping up and always in association with the other former refugees. I even considered if it could be him, not knowin…more I wondered about him as he kept popping up and always in association with the other former refugees. I even considered if it could be him, not knowing his Belgian background - only that he worked at the embassy. no, I don't feel shortchanged.(less)
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