Among the Mad
About this book
It’s Christmas Eve 1931. On the way to see a client, Maisie Dobbs witnesses a man commit suicide on a busy London street. The following day, the prime minister’s office receives a letter threatening a massive loss of life if certain demands are not met—and the writer mentions Maisie by name. After being questioned and cleared by Detective Chief Superintendent Robert MacFarlane of Scotland Yard’s elite Special Branch, she is drawn into MacFarlane’s personal fiefdom as a special adviser on the case. Meanwhile, Billy Beale, Maisie’s trusted assistant, is once again facing tragedy as his wife, who has never recovered from the death in their family, slips further into melancholia’s abyss. Soon Maisie becomes involved in a race against time to find a man who proves he has the knowledge and will to inflict death and destruction on thousands of innocent people. And before this harrowing case is over, Maisie must navigate a darkness not encountered since she was a nurse in wards filled with shell-shocked men. In *Among the Mad*, Jacqueline Winspear combines a heart-stopping story with a rich evocation of a fascinating period to create her most compelling and satisfying novel yet.
Reader Profile
4.4/5 · 324 readers · 328 pages · ≈ 6 h 04 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Among the Mad?
About ≈ 6 h 04 m — 328 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Among the Mad?
328 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Among the Mad?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Is Among the Mad in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does Among the Mad take place?
It is set in England, Great Britain, London during 1931.
Who wrote Among the Mad?
Jacqueline Winspear (1955–0).