Maisie Dobbs runs her own private investigating business in London during the 1930s. An American couple visit her looking for information about their son Michael who was killed during World War I some 15 years earlier. His body has just been discovered in a field in France and an examination of the remains is revealing. First of all, he was not killed in battle--he was murdered. Also discovered with Michael's body was a pack of letters from a nurse with whom he apparently had a relationship. Michael's parents want Maisie to find the nurse and to discover who killed their son. Maisie accepts the case and finds herself immersed in memories of her own time as a nurse during WWI and the loss of her fiance to that war.
Maisie Dobbs is one of my favorite characters. She is independent, but occasionally finds herself a bit lonely. She is intelligent and sensitive. I also always enjoy reading books with this setting. Our library has only one other Maisie Dobbs book, but several others have been published.
I created a Google Map to show where various events in the book occur. Here is the link:
Google Map
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