Another stellar performance from Winspear. As I've said before and I'll say it again because it bears repeating, this series just improves with age. This was a bit different (although all of Maisie's adventures are unique) in that it involved both a current case and an unexpected 10-year cold case. The present-day case centers around fraud conspiracy while the cold case entails murder, lies and coverups. While both cases were absorbing,
Winspear's writing is always thought provoking, but this book in particular was a step above for me. There is a theme of fire throughout the story, with multiple connotations, that I found insightful and interesting and also well done in comparison to the character development of Maisie.
Again, wonderful reading on every level. 5/5 stars
(edited) 5mo