Maisie Dobbs must catch a madman before he inflicts destruction on an unimaginable scale. When her name appears in a threatening letter to Scotland Yard, she is drawn into the investigation. She must navigate a darkness not encountered since she was a WWI nurse in wards filled with shell-shocked men. Sixth in the series. "Between suspenseful episodes, Cassidy invests scenes like cooking a simple dinner with an almost- sensuous domesticity. Just when you think things are wrapping up, Winspear cranks the plot one more time."—AudioFile