Rebecca S. (beccals) reviewed on 2/14/2006 + 44 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

I really enjoyed this mystery. The protagonist is an unusually bright daughter of a fruitseller, born in pre-WWI London. Through the sponsorship of an energetic noblewoman, Maisie becomes a detective who investigates through reason in an almost mystical way. Her own story is one of the most interesting things about this book--while at Cambridge, she joins the war effort as a nurse and falls in love with a doctor--which gives her special insight into the case she must solve.

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