

Maisie packs away the morphia and draws a case map in the hopes of getting lost in her work once again. She's even taken up smoking - if only Pris could see her now! However, one night when she is out walking she stumbles upon the body of a dead man and soon finds herself investigating his death. Yes, Maisie has taken to popping pills now and again to dull the pain that overwhelms her. Of course, Maisie takes it all in stride, thanks to her morphine pills. Also, a place bordering a civil war next door in Spain, which means that danger is near. Except, that she's not ready to face the familiar, so she settles in Gibraltar - a place close to home, but not too close. But, after receiving a letter from her stepmother, she has decided to head back home to Old Blighty. Mired in grief, Maisie has spent some time alone, lost in her thoughts and sadness. In A Dangerous Place, we find Maisie literally and figuratively in dangerous places. And now we have Maisie the widow, the bereaved. I couldn't believe that Winspear would do this to Maisie after all she has been through - her mother, the war, Simon, Maurice.

Oh, how I cried for Maisie and her family. She lost James and the baby in one fell swoop. Maisie saw the flight that day and she saw her husband come crashing down to the ground. You see, James was still involved with the creation of new war planes and even though he had promised Maisie he would now be a man on the ground, he agreed to fly once more. Talk about exciting! I was thrilled to learn about Maisie's new life. Hurrah! They moved to Canada together and were living a wonderfully, happy smug married life. At long last they married - James Compton and Maisie Dobbs. Instead of the "happily ever after" that I was hoping to read about, I found myself learning how Maisie became so sad and depressed. For poor Maisie had experienced some MAJOR losses during her time away from us. Yes, I was an emotional mess as I learned about everything our beloved Maisie had endured since leaving to India. For the next few hours all I did was sob and sigh. So, I settled into my favorite reading spot and dove straight in. I was so happy to have in my hands the latest book in the Maisie Dobbs series - the eleventh novel in fact.

They day my postman delivered my copy of A Dangerous Place I literally whooped for joy. AtĪ crossroads between her past and her future, Maisie must choose aĭirection, knowing that England is, for her, an equally dangerous place, Strategic territory-and renews an uneasy acquaintance in the process. Political intrigue on “the Rock”-arguably Britain’s most important The suspicious eye of a British agent, Maisie is pulled deeper into In the case, drawing the attention of the British Secret Service. Days after Maisie’sĪrrival, a photographer and member of Gibraltar’s Sephardic JewishĬommunity, Sebastian Babayoff, is murdered, and Maisie becomes entangled
