A Lesson In Secrets

Absolutely my favorite author of the 21st Century, Jacqueline Winspear has done it once again, a brilliantly written epic adventure into the world of Masie Dobbs.  In the 8th installment of the Masie Dobbs series we are taken to 1932 as Masie finally begins to fulfill the destiny left to her by her mentor Maruice Blanche.  Caught up in the world of espionage and as a representative of His Majesty's Secret Service Masie is sent back to her beloved Cambridge to pose as a junior lecturer in Philosophy.    In her role as undercover professor, Masie is forced to step back when the founder and president of the college is murdered.  However, Masie must solve the problem of the murder to solve the problem for the secret service.  


As Masie delves into the university staff and students the undercurrent of Nazi sentiments in Britain become apparent.  Winspear does an amazing job of setting the scene of how Heir Hitler had an affect in many places.  I think this point was one of my favorite points of the book.  Masie seems to realize, beyond any doubt, that the Nazi influence was bad and something to be aware of - but the secret service might not have been ready to listen to a woman.  


If you're new to the Masie Dobbs series, you can get the full scoop here; http://jacquelinewinspear.com/ Jacqueline Winspear's blog.  

A Lesson In Secrets Jacqueline Winspear
Harper, Hardcover, (March 2011), ISBN-13: 978-0061727672
Paperback, (March 2011), ISBN-13: 978-0062065063