Messenger of Truth : A Maisie Dobbs Novel

I just finished reading this book, and had to contribute my two cents. I loved this book! I think it is the best yet in a series that is head and shoulders above most mystery series. Maisie, already a complex character to begin with, becomes richer and deeper in this recent book. So many facets of the deepening worldwide depression are interwoven with the echoes of World War 1, even as faint echoes of the rise of fascism... Read Full Review

If you like vintage mysteries that take place before 1940 with a female protagarist, than the Masie Dobbs Mysteries should be your cup of tea. Although her time frame is the 1930s, Jacqueine Winspear addresses themes that are relevant for today's readers, enterwoven with her well constructed and facinating mystery plots: Should a woman's choice be marriage and family or career? Is it possible to transcend humble beginnings... Read Full Review

Those who had the good fortune to read or hear the first story in Jacqueline Winspear's acclaimed series (Maisie Dobbs 2003) were immediately won by an indomitable heroine. Believe those were close to the words I wrote at that time and I've not changed my mind - not one whit. Voice performer Orlagh Cassidy narrated the second in the series, Pardonable Lies, and for this she won and AudioFile Earphones Award. She gives... Read Full Review

Reviewed by Joanne Benham for Reader Views (7/06) Set in London in 1931, "Messenger of Truth" is the third in a series of mysteries starring private-eye-for-hire Maisie Dobbs. This time she delves into the world of art as she investigates the death of artist Nick Bassington-Hope. The police say he fell from his scaffolding in an accident, but his sister Georgina suspects foul play. When she gets no satisfaction from the... Read Full Review

In this book Maisie's view of the world continues to expand as she encounters social strata new and almost unknown to her. While she judges harshly a few of the characters, she is fascinated by others, as their actions introduce her to ideas and ways of living that so far had been utterly out of her reach. But her financial and social reach is growing with her success, and no longer does her mentor carefully screen her actions... Read Full Review