Among the Mad

A Maisie Dobbs Novel

De: Jacqueline Winspear

Narrado por: Orlagh Cassidy

In the thrilling next novel by New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie Dobbs must catch a madman before he commits murder on an unimaginable scale.

It's Christmas Eve 1931. On the way to see a client, Maisie Dobbs witnesses a man commit suicide on a busy London street. The following day, the prime minister's office receives a letter threatening a massive loss of life if certain demands are not met—and the writer mentions Maisie by name. After being questioned and cleared by Detective Chief Superintendent Robert MacFarlane of Scotland Yard's elite Special Branch, she is drawn into MacFarlane's personal fiefdom as a special adviser on the case.

Meanwhile, Billy Beale, Maisie's trusted assistant, is once again facing tragedy as his wife, who has never recovered from the death of their young daughter, slips further into melancholia's abyss. Soon Maisie becomes involved in a race against time to find a man who proves he has the knowledge and will to inflict death and destruction on thousands of innocent people. And before this harrowing case is over, Maisie must navigate a darkness not encountered since she was a nurse in wards filled with shell-shocked men.

In Among the Mad, Jacqueline Winspear combines a heart-stopping story with a rich evocation of a fascinating period to create her most compelling and satisfying novel yet.

Don't miss other titles in the Maisie Dobbs series.©2009 Jacqueline Winspear (P)2009 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Not only does [narrator Orlagh Cassidy] navigate nimbly through conversations featuring various British accents, but she also is skilled at capturing personalities through speech.... Between suspenseful episodes, Cassidy invests scenes like cooking a simple dinner with an almost- sensuous domesticity.” —AudioFile, Earphones Award winner

“Winspear creates real suspense set against the troubled social and political scene in early -1930s London and Orlagh Cassidy's superb performance creates the voices and the mood.” —BookPage

“Cassidy's British dialects and emotional eloquence make characters and events feel real, frightening and relevant to today.” —The Herald-Sun

Warning this book contains disturbing, graphic details of human and animal suffering

This very well researched, extremely well written series contains fully developed characters, rich dialogue representative of the time and intricate plots. The books have been extremely educational and entertaining thus far. The topics covered in this book of the series are darker and more disturbing than any of the previously emotive and evocative stories. There is nothing wrong w writing and reading such historically accurate details, yet one might care to be made aware that this story is far from a cozy mystery. May not be for everyone, esp the squeamish, or those sensitive to details relating to the extreme suffering of other beings

Maisie heals.

I have enjoyed Maisie's cases. This one in particular , especially on this Memorial Day. I will read it on Veteran's day.

Intriguing

I’m intrigued at the amount of research the author had to dig into to connect this fictional mystery to what was going on during that time in England. I’m as attached to the author’s stories as I was to Harry Potter. Thank goodness.

Another wonderful Maisie Dobbs book

Jacqueline Winspear‘s beautifully written and perfectly researched historical fiction comes alive again in Among the Mad . The perfect narrator has been found in Orlagh Cassidy. I can’t wait to listen to the next book in This intriguing series.

A must read

What can I say. I just love a good mystery and JW puts it together every time. I’m compelled to read the next book in the series. GREAT WRITING!!

Great Book

I liked it all. I love what she does with the characters on each book. How they all matter at every stage of life .

Story itself and performance

I felt a certain melancholy through out the story, yet it was undergirded with little sparks of hope and kindnesses.

darker Dobbs

This Maisie Dobbs instalment is far from an English "cozy"; parts gave me the psychological shivers. Even though that's not an element I seek in a mystery, this listen still rates highly by me, as do all the novels in the series.

If you were bothered by elements like Maisie's dowsing in "Incomplete Revenge," this is a more rational Miss Dobbs. Also, she delves less into her own psyche than in the past instalments but observes the social devastation around her even more acutely.

This series has sent me to books on the post WWI era in Britain (both the politics and social history), and I am amazed at how accurately Winspeare weaves history into her narrative. There are some anachronistic concepts, but the author has cleverly given Maisie a license to be ahead of her time.

If you are new to Maise Dobbs but are an Anne Perry reader, think of the best elements of Hester/ Monk/ Pitt and Charlotte all in one character, move the story ahead to the early 1930s, make the social history more comprehensive, the prose and plot elements tighter (and, if you enjoy biting your nails, this one in particular may appeal - I hope for "cosier" listen in the next in the series)

Another Winner!

Another in the series of Maisie Dobbs that was as good as the first. This author has researched well and has a gift for putting history and humanity together in a compelling story.

love the history lesson

miss Dobbs has kept me company through the pandemic. I love the attention to detail