Reviews

Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear

erinkilmer's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

pammyglobs's review against another edition

5.0

One of the best books I have read regarding mental health of all kinds but directly relating to the effects of World War One or grief and trying to deal with loss and how impossible that can be at times in any circumstances. This series has gotten better with each installment.

I enjoy the discernment of Maisie Dobbs and how this author continues to expand on her character.

mnstucki's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

These books really are just getting better as they go!

stacias99's review against another edition

3.0

I'm not sure what it was about this book (I still enjoy Maisie, Billy, and company), but it was something of a slog for me. I think it could have been edited down and been a much better story? So the problem must have been pacing and plot stretched out entirely too much. I liked the idea of Maisie being involved with

Spoiler

special police forces, etc

, but I don't think I was too happy with said execution of the involvement. I'm not too sure I can put a pin on exactly what it was that made me unhappy (relatively) with this read, but I'm still on the Maisie Dobbs train.

zbmorgan's review against another edition

4.0

An excellent entry in the series. Maisie has to work with special branch when her name is mentioned in a terrorist threat, and her astute psychological assessments help here. What she was doing was really what we now call 'profiling' but it's fascinating to watch her go up against a bunch of male detectives and police men who don't quite know what to make of her 'intuition'. Despite all the conflict, Maisie remains true to her character- incredibly decent and intelligent. We get a bit more Priscilla in this story as well.

dk_d1337d's review against another edition

4.0

I just want Maisie to be happy! Is that too much to ask?

lbewley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

celiapowell's review against another edition

3.0

After a bomb explodes in London and a threatening letter is sent to those in power mentioning a certain psychologist/detective, Maisie Dobbs is brought in to assist in the investigation. She's not treated with the greatest respect by the police, but of course her investigation uncovers the most valuable leads. As usual it's a good mystery, but the best parts of the book are the insight into life in Britain at the time, and the terrible aftermath of war (both on the country as a whole, and on individuals).

rfister_324's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

jmarchek's review

4.0

This is one of my favorite historical mystery series. As this is #6, I recommend reading the others first of course. It's set in England in between WWI & II. Maisie is a psychologist and private detective and is helping Scotland Yard solve a mystery of a terrorist who's threatening London with a chemical weapon. It deals a lot with shell shock and depression, so it's not exactly light hearted, but Maisie is an independent heroine you can root for.