The Comfort of Ghosts

Maisie Dobbs, Book 18

By: Jacqueline Winspear

Narrated by: Orlagh Cassidy

A MILESTONE IN HISTORICAL MYSTERY FICTION AS MAISIE DOBBS TAKES HER FINAL BOW

London, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion—the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs visits the mansion on behalf of the owners and discovers that a demobilized soldier, gravely ill and reeling from his experiences overseas, has taken shelter with the group.

Maisie’s quest to bring comfort to the youngsters and the ailing soldier brings to light a decades-old mystery concerning Maisie’s first husband, James Compton, who was killed while piloting an experimental fighter aircraft. As Maisie unravels the threads of her dead husband’s life, she is forced to examine her own painful past and question beliefs she has always accepted as true.

The award-winning Maisie Dobbs series has garnered hundreds of thousands of followers, audiences drawn to a woman who is of her time, yet familiar in ours—and who inspires with her resilience and capacity for endurance. This final assignment of her own choosing not only opens a new future for Maisie and her family, but serves as a fascinating portrayal of the challenges facing the people of Britain at the close of the Second World War.

©2024 Jacqueline Winspear (P)2024 Recorded Books

Never let me down! Awesome consistency through series.

Her Maisie Dobbs books have all managed to stand alone while still carrying a story forward … once I started I read everything in order (before I had audible starting in about 2015.) This last book was a longtime coming but I loved that she tied every major event in so skillfully and it all made sense! Did not seem forced at all. Her characters age and mature and change enough to make their actions realistic at every stage. I’m
In awe of her skill and talent and perseverance. Hoping she will keep writing and curious what she is developing or interested in doing. And I wonder if a really good TV series is in the works. I hope so!

Perfect culmination of a stellar series!

A beautifully-written, uplifting story that wove in the salient details of Maisie Dobbs ' journey through tragedy and joy. Bravo and gratitude for Jacqueline Winspear.

So Sad the series is ending

I have really enjoyed the whole Maisie Dobbs series. I am sad that it's ending. Hopeful that the author will change her mind :) As always, love narrations by Orlagh Cassidy.

Unexpected

The story was a big surprise! The war was over and more developments came to pass.

I will miss these books!

Wonderful! I’m so sad it’s the last one, but it ended on just the right note.