Aha! A new mystery series has made its way into my hands and I am thrilled. The first of the series is named for its protagonist, Maisie Dobbs
, a maid-turned-WWI-nurse-turned-private-investigator in 1929 London. And here is your teaser:Maisie knew that she had found the lover, the man who had caused Christopher Davenham to pay a princely sum for her services. The problem was that the man Christopher Davenham thought was cuckolding him was dead.
In other book news, I did manage to finish Do Unto Otters
. Given that it's geared at 6-8 year olds, I'd say that's a good thing. I found this book because, for National Donut Day last Friday, I was reminded of my favorite donut protagonist, Arnie, the Doughnut
, reviewed by the NY Times here. Do Unto Otters is by the same author and is equally delightful. I now know how to please, thank you, and excuse me in five languages: Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Pig Latin.Enjoy!
And thank you for visiting my blog!
do unto otters, how CUTE!! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOkay, now I need to find Arnie the Doughnut.
ReplyDeleteJust finished A. S. Byatt's The Children's Book, which I liked better than most of the Byatt I've read but not as much as I hoped I would when I began it.
ReplyDeleteOn to Simon Schama's Dead Certainties:
"It was an empty person, exquisitely designed. If only the filling could be made to match the packing, how truly godlike might be the result!"
I love the setting, 1929 - very nice. And I love mysteries - thank you very much. Mine is here http://akweelife.blogspot.com/2011/06/silky-tuesday-teaser.html
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by The Wormhole. Happy reading.
ReplyDeleteI still want to pick up this series at some point -- I'm getting ready to move, though, so a sane person would stop putting things on hold at the library she'll soon be 30 minutes away from...
ReplyDeleteI am excited about a new mystery series featuring Maisie Dobbs.
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