I started reading this on my lunch break one day and, my goodness, I did not want to put it down. Christmas eve 1931, Maisie Dobbs witnesses a man commit suicide on a busy London street. The next day the Home Secretaries office receives a letter threatening massive loss of lives unless certain demands are met. Yet this gripping tale of murder and mayhem isn't one that strikes its blows by knife or bullet, but rather one that attacks the unseen; the darkest furrows of our minds, the places we wish no one would discover, let alone ourselves. ~Mara