![]() There are many points which refer back to events in the previous books, and it can be read as a standalone investigation of the early part of the Second World War. ![]() There is a sense of threat to all the characters within this book, part of a long series. Maisie, Billy and her other friends have got vivid memories and scars of what has happened to them and those whom they loved. A lot of concern is being expressed by those who remember a conflict only little more than twenty years previously, aware of those thousands of men and some women who did not return from theatres of war. Children and others have left London for supposedly safer areas, which has led to issues with family members being exiled. ![]() Many young people have already volunteered or have been expected to join the armed forces, including the now established RAF. While London has not yet been tested by German bombing raids, there is a threat as everyone is urged to carry their gas mask. Any challenge brought to her at the time while this particular book is set is made more complex by the fact that it is May 1940. In this novel she is trying to maintain the work of her office in dealing with cases brought to her by various people. ![]() ![]() Maisie Dobbs is always working against the odds, and in this episode of her investigative career nothing is made straightforward. ![]()
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