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I really enjoyed this book. I thought the characters and the plot were very well written. I love the idea off Maisie as a main character to have her own detective agency in 1929. I know this is the first book in the series, but when I started the book I expected a mystery. It never really happened until towards the end. The middle of the book was more of a background story of Maisie, but I enjoyed it from a historical fiction perceptive and I know it is good to get to know the characters for a m
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This was a bit more complicated than a run-of-the-mill mystery, and was set against the backdrop of WWI and how it affected the British populace. I really liked it.
One aspect of the writing I wasn't thrilled with was the structure. I had gotten involved in the 1920's part of the story in the first section, and it was rather frustrating when the second section was a flashback to Maisie's time before and during WWI. I was impatient to get back to the current investigation., and didn't really enjo ...more
One aspect of the writing I wasn't thrilled with was the structure. I had gotten involved in the 1920's part of the story in the first section, and it was rather frustrating when the second section was a flashback to Maisie's time before and during WWI. I was impatient to get back to the current investigation., and didn't really enjo ...more
Didn't realize that I would enjoy this book as much as I have. It's a wonderful story about a bright young woman who, in spite of her humble origins, is able to attain her potential. Maisie becomes a private detective, modelling her life after her mentor, Maurice Blanche. Devouring classics and philosophical tomes, she earns a place in a women's college. With the war in progress, she lies about her age, obtains forged papers, and becomes a nurse who is stationed at the front. There is romance an
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I thought it was a little confusing at first. Things finally came together, with ending.
Jul 05, 2012
Kari
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Gen
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Jessica
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