Upon Discovering I Really Do Love Maisie Dobbs!

My " in a nutshell" summary...

An old friend dies...it's up to Maisie to determine why!

My thoughts after reading this book...

I am positive that I have read just one Maisie Dobbs book in my life and I really did not love it. When I mentioned this to my sister she was in shock. She devours every Maisie Dobbs book as quickly as they come out but...until this book I just didn't get it.

This book, however, changed that feeling for me! Maisie is spunky! She is a woman ahead of her time. She runs a detective agency, is fiercely independent and in spite of her wealth
remains true to herself. I loved Miss Maisie Dobbs! This book finds her being tasked to find out what happened to cause the death of a man that she knew as a child. Dear sweet Eddie...not as smart as others but kind...and somewhat of a horse whisperer. The novel takes place just outside of London and in an era where horses were just about to be replaced by cars and trucks.

Maisie runs a detective agency...and has a " boyfriend" and is just beginning to feel the first strains of confinement in her relationship with her wealthy boy friend...James. She is also wealthy in her own right...due to an inheritance. I get the feeling that this wealth is uncomfortable for her and she likes giving her money away. She actually needs to give her money away...for her own sake.

Back to the mystery...as Maisie and her staff dig deeper and deeper into what happened to Eddie...matters just get more complex...other murders occur...the police feel they have solved Eddie's murder but Maisie continues to puzzle over what happened and will not stop her investigations.

At this point the book just got more intense and exciting for me. There are secrets and lies that lead to quite a surprise ending. The last quarter of this book was excellent...chilling..thrilling...filled with espionage...Hitler...Winston Churchill...it was such a wonderful ending!

What I loved about this book...

I loved Maisie and her tenacious yet polite personality. I also loved the way this book was filled with surprises. I loved the ending...loved it!

Final thoughts...

This book was exciting enough to bring me back to Maisie and her adventures. It took this book to make me understand Maisie's appeal. I definitely must read more.

Reading this now...no thoughts about it yet...intrigued by what my friend June wrote about it.



Off to get a few groceries...we are craving a veggie soup and homemade beefy burritos...not together...one tonight...one tomorrow!

Blog Chef's slow cooker burritos...



Allrecipes beefy veggie soup...doesn't it look like Campbell's Vegetarian Vegetable soup? My favorite soup growing up!



Happy Wednesday...it is freezing cold here! Brrr...