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A review by katiegilley
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
4.0
“Sometimes you can’t slay those dragons; they can’t be done away with, just like that.” She snapped the fingers of her free hand. “You have to know how not to disturb them, how to mollify them if they become roused, and, above all, you have to come to respect them.”
This is the third in the Maisie Dobbs series, which I started last summer. I took a break because I wasn’t sure about the first two, but this one has me excited about continuing the series. Maisie is a private detective/psychologist in England between the two wars. She was a nurse in the first war and experienced a terrible tragedy that continues to haunt her. In this novel, she’s hired by two different people to confirm the locations and details of the deaths of young men who went missing during the war. The plot was complex with several moving pieces, so it kept me focused on what was happening. I love how Winspear holds her cards close to her chest throughout the mystery!
When I finished this one, I immediately got on the waitlist for the next in the series. The predicted wait is thirteen weeks, oof! I’m hoping the list moves more quickly than anticipated.
This is the third in the Maisie Dobbs series, which I started last summer. I took a break because I wasn’t sure about the first two, but this one has me excited about continuing the series. Maisie is a private detective/psychologist in England between the two wars. She was a nurse in the first war and experienced a terrible tragedy that continues to haunt her. In this novel, she’s hired by two different people to confirm the locations and details of the deaths of young men who went missing during the war. The plot was complex with several moving pieces, so it kept me focused on what was happening. I love how Winspear holds her cards close to her chest throughout the mystery!
When I finished this one, I immediately got on the waitlist for the next in the series. The predicted wait is thirteen weeks, oof! I’m hoping the list moves more quickly than anticipated.