Messenger of Truth
Jacqueline Winspear
Reviewed by Sarra Borne
Another well plotted
novel in the Maisie Dobbs series, Messenger of Truth begins with
the
death of controversial artist Nick Bassington.
His twin sister and greatest fan, feminist wartime journalist
Georgina
Bassington-Hope, is convinced he was murdered despite the official
verdict of
accidental death and after much hesitation she calls on Maisie to
investigate.
Georgina Bassington-Hope is a graduate of Maisie’s
alma
mater, Girton College, and the two use this to their advantage by
implying that
Maisie is an old college friend, allowing Maisie to ask questions
without
arousing suspicion. Maisie soon
discovers that there may be a connection between some missing artwork
and the
artist’s death. She follows this trail
which leads her to the beaches of Dungeness and a possible smuggling
connection, and then into the seedy underbelly of London’s art world.
Closer to home, Maisie must also deal with the tragedy of
another family closer to her heart and she is torn between the demands
of her
personal life versus those of the professional.
While the plots of Jaqueline Winspear’s novels focus on
solving mysteries, the stories behind the crimes are rooted in the
social
changes created by the First World War.
Some readers might wish that the whodunnit aspect take more of a
center
stage but fans of fine historical fiction will be most satisfied.
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