Among the Mad: A Maisie Dobbs Novel
by Winspear, Jacqueline
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0312429258
- ISBN 13
- 9780312429256
- Seller
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Picador, 2009. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Very Good. 2009 Picador - Henry Holt. Trade paperback. 318 pages. NOT Remaindered. NOT ex-library. Binding tight. Spine NOT creased. Covers have very light edge and surface wear. Pages clean and unmarked. About 9 pages are lightly dog eared. Maisie Dobbs Book 6.
Reviews
On Nov 25 2014, CloggieDownunder said:
“…inside the villain is a victim…”
Among The Mad is the sixth book in the Maisie Dobbs series by British-born American author, Jacqueline Winspear. After witnessing a suicide in the street near her office, Maisie is seconded by Special Branch to help investigate a case, possibly related, involving letters containing non-specific threats to the public, and finds herself visiting No 10 Downing Street. It is of concern that MI5 are also involved, but Maisie’s special skills and her unique perspective prove helpful when the team are working to a deadline. Billy’s wife, Doreen is hospitalised, and Maisie’s close friend, Pris is not coping well with her move from Biarritz.
Winspear gives her readers another interesting plot with a twist or two, and she touches on many issues: reactive depression, its various manifestations and shocking treatment regimens; the high prevalence of shell shock and the scandalously inadequate support given to affected servicemen; and research into chemical weapons and victims of experimentation.
For this investigation, Maisie has to visit the Battesea Dogs Home, hospitals, research facilities and an orphanage. She manages to save the day at no small risk to herself, as well as proving herself a supportive employer and a resourceful friend. She makes a purchase that may well come in handy in future investigations. Another excellent instalment in the Maisie Dobbs series, and readers will look forward the next book, The Mapping of Love and Death.
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Details
- Bookseller
- SmarterRat Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12880
- Title
- Among the Mad: A Maisie Dobbs Novel
- Author
- Winspear, Jacqueline
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0312429258
- ISBN 13
- 9780312429256
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- Ny
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Fiction,Mystery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Mystery;
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- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.