★★★½
GENRE: Cozy Mystery
SUBJECT: accidents, art
Setting: London, England UK
CHARACTERS: Maisie Dobbs, Billy Beale, Georgina Bassington-Hope, Piers B-H, Emma B-H, Noelle Grant, Harry B-H, Richard Stratton, Duncan Haywood
DATE READ: September 30 - October 5
NO. OF PAGES: 336, 11¼ hrs.
Off the Shelf (pre-2013)? Source?: yes,Audio stockpile
PLOT:....................................................................3.50
CHARACTERIZATION:.......................................3.50
TOPICS: ...............................................................3.50
STYLE:..................................................................3.50
ORIGINALITY:.......................................................3.50
ADDICTIVENESS:..............................................3.50
OWNERSHIP:......................................................3.50
Threshold Quality.................................................3.50
Average..............................................................................................3.50
In this 4th installment of Maisie Dobbs, we see the main character addressing not only the mystery of the death of an artist ruled an accident but suspicious in the eyes of his twin but we see Maisie acting to aid Billy as he and his family face financial and emotional difficulties.
The comparison of the emotions of the Beale family and the higher class Bassington-Hope family leads Maisie to examine her own feelings and the reader sees her growth not just as a woman but as an investigator.
Great addition to the series.
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