The Comfort of Ghosts
Maisie Dobbs returns for a final time in the bestselling mystery series
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Publisher Description
1945. In London, it feels as if the peace is harder than the war. Years of devastating Luftwaffe bombing has obliterated stretches of the city and left others abandoned. Against this backdrop, psychologist-investigator Maisie Dobbs is drawn into the plight of a group of adolescent orphans, along with a gravely ill demobbed soldier who are squatting in a Belgravia mansion.
Maisie's attempt to help brings to light a decades-old mystery concerning her first husband, James Compton, who was killed while flying an experimental fighter aircraft. The deeply personal investigation leads her to a ghostly figure who is grappling with the weight of his own conscience and the outcome of the part he played during the war.
This final instalment in the internationally bestselling series will challenge so much of what Maisie understands about her life and forces her to question what she has always accepted to be true.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In the wistful final installment of Winspear's bestselling Maisie Dobbs series (after A Sunlit Weapon), the gumshoe psychologist confronts postwar chaos in 1945 London. At the funeral of her former father-in-law, Maisie hears about people squatting in his London home, and offers to investigate. When she arrives, she finds that one occupant is the son of an old friend; he's emaciated and traumatized after being held in a Japanese incarceration camp. The other four are young orphans trained to work with the civilian army in the event of a German invasion who've gone into hiding after witnessing a murder. Based on the orphans' timid testimony, Maisie sets out to investigate the killing, and then discovers a packet of old letters that reveal new information about her long-dead former husband. Winspear renders the physical and emotional wreckage of postwar England with her usual sensitivity, and though the narrative gets a bit bogged down in reminiscences about Maisie's previous exploits, the author's fans are unlikely to mind. It's a fitting, heartwarming conclusion to a beloved series.
Customer Reviews
Struggled to finish
The quality of the books deteriorated progressively after Leaving Everything Most Loved. This finial volume in the series is very disappointing. Would not recommend, except for diehard fans who feel the need to complete the series. Even then I doubt it’s worth the money.