Reviews
Excellent....The involved plot is as good as any in the series, and the resolution is intelligently complex., Like any typical PI, Maisie is preternaturally acute and given to noticing tiny details, but it's her compassion that allows her to illuminate some of the most pressing and staggeringly painful issues of her day, delivering unexpected answers and sense of peace to her clients-and her readers., Long before the Downton Abbey craze, Jacqueline Winspear was writing remarkable mysteries about life in England circa WWI., Excellent….The involved plot is as good as any in the series, and the resolution is intelligently complex., Reading Jacqueline Winspear's Elegy for Eddie, the solid-gold ninth installment in a wonderful mystery series that shows no signs of flagging, you can't help thinking that her nurse-turned psychologist-turned sleuth would make an ideal PBS heroine., '[Catches] the sorrow of a lost generation in the character of one exceptional woman.' (Chicago Tribune), For readers yearning for the calm and insightful intelligence of a main character like P.D. James's Cordelia Gray, Maisie Dobbs is spot on., "Long before the Downton Abbey craze, Jacqueline Winspear was writing remarkable mysteries about life in England circa WWI." -- New York Journal of Books "Compelling." -- People (3 ½ out of 4 stars) "A detective series to savor." -- Johanna McGeary, Time "A series that seems to get better with every entry." -- Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal "When people ask me to recommend an author, one name consistently comes to mind: Jacqueline Winspear...Winspear chronicles the uncharted, sometimes rocky path chosen by her protagonist and delivers results that are educational, unique, and wonderful." -- Deirdre Donahue, USA Today "For as long as each novel lasts, we live in Maisie's suspenseful, intelligent world." -- Evelyn Theiss, Cleveland Plain Dealer "[Catches] the sorrow of a lost generation in the character of one exceptional woman." -- Chicago Tribune "Engages the mind and enriches the heart." -- Jay Strafford, Richmond Times-Dispatch "A heroine to cherish." -- Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review "Terrific....Maisie is one of the great fictional heroines, equal parts haunted and haunting." -- Parade "For readers yearning for the calm and insightful intelligence of a main character like P.D. James's Cordelia Gray, Maisie Dobbs is spot on." -- Hallie Ephron, Boston Globe "Maisie Dobbs is a revelation." -- Alexander McCall Smith "Excellent....The involved plot is as good as any in the series, and the resolution is intelligently complex." -- Publishers Weekly "Like any typical PI, Maisie is preternaturally acute and given to noticing tiny details, but it's her compassion that allows her to illuminate some of the most pressing and staggeringly painful issues of her day, delivering unexpected answers and sense of peace to her clients-and her readers." -- Nathalie Gorman, O, the Oprah Magazine "Reading Jacqueline Winspear's Elegy for Eddie, the solid-gold ninth installment in a wonderful mystery series that shows no signs of flagging, you can't help thinking that her nurse-turned psychologist-turned sleuth would make an ideal PBS heroine." -- Robert Bianco, USA Today "A work of great humanity and a stellar entry in a superb series." -- Jay Strafford, Richmond Times-Dispatch, When people ask me to recommend an author, one name consistently comes to mind: Jacqueline Winspear...Winspear chronicles the uncharted, sometimes rocky path chosen by her protagonist and delivers results that are educational, unique, and wonderful.
