This is the third in the series and they get better as they go. While I found the first too heavy on backstory,this one moves along At the end of the audio-book, there was a ten minute interview with the author who said she had always done non-fiction.

She was stuck in a traffic jam in London when Maisie walked up out of the underground and appeared to Winspear almost fully realized. There were scenes that came to her while she was writing the first book, that she knew belong in the second or third.

This one takes place in 1930 -- so it is considerably after the Great War. Nonetheless, two of her three cases involve that war's Listenedaftermath and she must travel to old battlefields. The author, whose grandfather was seriously injured in the Battle of the Somme, also travels to those battlefields.

I found the final scene, on the anniversary of Armistice Day, to be exceptionally moving.

Some reviewers complain that she spends too much time on the character's attire, Maisie's MG, buildings and furnishing, but in the interview she commented that she uses those detail to "anchor" the scenes in time.

Listened to this time. The woman who narrates her books has a pleasant voice easy to listen to, I had firest read it more than ten years ago and really didn't remember it, so it was a pleasant "new" read..

The third instalment in the series might be my favourite so far! I've truly enjoyed the intrigue in this one and the different storylines somehow merging together to make perfect sense in the resolution of things. And as always, I love the way Winspear writes Maisie and the time she takes to make us know and discover a little bit more with each book. I hope this isn't the last we see Priscilla because their friendship is one of my favourite things about this series!

#3 in the Maisie Dobbs mystery series, and this outing finds Maisie returning to Post-WWI France in a 2-fold mission to determine for a client that his son is, in fact, truely dead, and to help her friend to find out more about her brother's wartime activities.

While I liked this offering, I felt it was the weakest in the series so far. Maisie is beginning to grate. She's very unlikable IMO and has these strange new-agey powers that just don't mesh with the 1930's background. That being said, I still enjoyed this book, and will continue reading the series, but I wish I n  likedn the main character :(

I love this series!

Le indagini di Maisie Dobbs, dopo i primi due volumi, continuano con Piccole Bugie di Jacqueline Winspear.
Come ormai abbiamo imparato a conoscere, questa serie di gialli è caratterizzata da una forte componente storica, portando in primo piano problemi e dettagli del primo dopo guerra.
Il nuovo caso affidato all’investigatrice e psicologa Dobbs è davvero particolare: dovrà confermare a Sir Cecil Lawton la morte del figlio disperso in Francia a causa dell’esplosione del suo aereo. Una ricerca che la porterà a scavare anche nei suoi ricordi riportando in superficie dolori sommersi dal tempo.
Se ho una passione totale per la parte storica con le sue preziose nozioni, ho trovato eccessiva e troppo marcata la parte di analisi psicologica, a volte ridondante.
La fluida trama in corrispondenza di questi spezzoni andava un po’ in corto circuito.
Non fraintendetemi: è un libro che si legge bene, perfetto per ogni stagione, ma che avrei leggermente accorciato

Pardonable Lies is the third book in the Maisie Dobbs series. The effects of World War I are still being felt in 1930. Maisie is asked to assist in finding two young men who never returned from the war – one for a client and one for a friend. She travels to France and relives the terrors she faced as a nurse working during the war. She also has an interesting case of a young girl accused of murder in London. I enjoy all the historical detail of these novels. I found it a little hard to believe that both of Maisie’s missing persons cases tied so closely together, but I liked this book so much I’m willing to overlook that small flaw. I also like how this series continues to move forward in time. It’s already 1930 and rumbles of Hitler and another war are on the horizon and I’m anxious to see what the future holds for Maisie.

Unread shelf project 2023: book 122.

This was actually a pretty heart wrenching depiction of PTSD. Well done, Ms Winspear.

Another Maisie Dobbs book completed and thoroughly enjoyed. What I like about these books are the historical facts written into the story. An example of one in this book is the R-101. While it is a lite read, it’s one that captures your attention around the horrors of WWI and the survival of soldiers, their families and countries. I definitely recommend this series.

In general, I like the Maisie Dobbs series. I almost always get them on audio, downloaded from the library, to listen to as I take a daily walk. Having a mystery on audio is, I've learned, an excellent incentive to get up and out and walk for 40 minutes or so.

In this book, Winspear presents three puzzles: what happened to two young British men in their WWi service in France; what will befall a young girl from an impoverished family who is accused of murdering a man who has been abusing her; and who is stalking Maisie and threatening her life? These plot threads don't really tie together very well, and as the book draws to a close the author deals with each one in turn, almost as if ticking off a check list. I was mildly frustrated with the clunkiness of this approach to resolving a crime, or crimes.

And it seems to me the author all too easily "hides" behind Maisie's ability to perceive truth through meditation. Specifically with one of the British aviators, I was one or two steps behind Maisie and still don't quite understand how she determined what was going on.

I'll get the next book in the series eventually, I think I'll download another book first, however

Maisie Dobbs is a series based on the titular character after the First World War. It showcases this period which tends to ignore in favor of the events that occur during the Second World War. This series has critical acclaim and is much loved. I vaguely remember the introduction and gave it a good rating. Yet I failed to continue the series until now. I can say, that this book can be read without reading the prior books. There is enough background given that you can immerse in the story without feeling key elements are missing.

Unfortunately, this was light on mystery and heavier on the historical aspects. The mystery aspects was divided into three threads that were never fully explored and relied on convenience turn of events to achieve the solution. Instead the highlight of this was the historical aspect which gave a view of the effects of World War 1 on both the English and the French. This was meant to be a way to reckon with the past and for Maisie to move forward. Be aware that spiritualism is heavily featured in this book, which occurred at this time in England.

I think I will be reading this series more as a cozy historical mystery series and gear my expectations. I will not necessarily rush to buy this series. Entertaining read but not meaty enough for me.

Maisie Dobbs gets two cases, a girl accused of murder and a famed attorney seeking to fulfill his wife's deathbed request to confirm their son's death in The Great War (WWI). The later will mean returning to France, where Maisie's best friend lives and where Maisie served as a nurse in the war.

That puts two more big things on Maisie's plate: her friend's request for Maisie to find out about the friend's brother's death in the war and Maisie's having to face her wartime demons, what might be what we call PTSD, now. It seems someone is out to get Maisie, too.

Maisie's support cast from the first two books in the series return, including wise mentor Maurice in a surprising role, sidekick Billie, romantic interest doctor, and more. There are fascinating newcomers in France and London, both. Maisie takes care of business well, combining gumshoe, thought, and feelings in an interesting combination, although she did raise my eyebrows at some of her conclusions in France. For this reader, the intense feelings in the opening chapter and in France dealing with PTSD stand out strongly as particularly well written. Well worth reading. Book #4 to come.

DNF. Page 159. I read it on Scrib.