Maisie Dobbs Does It Again

I have to say that Maisie Dobbs is one of my favorite sleuths.  Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspears is the third installment in this series.  The books are set in post-WWI Britain.  Maisie was a nurse in France during WWI where her fiance was a doctor.  Like so many other men, he suffered shell shock and injuries from the war and now sits in a hospital unable to communicate with anyone.  Maisie must pick up the pieces of her life and press on.  She is an unusual detective--not just a detective, but a psychologist.  This is an interesting variation on the genre.  I think the books have gotten better with each new mystery.  In Pardonable Lies, Maisie must take on two separate cases that deal with the war, so it brings all her own inner turmoil back to the surface.  There were several different plotlines going, but I though Winspear dealt with them quite adeptly.  It was good to have something that I could easily lose myself in after my little struggle with the Morag Joss (but I will give her another try later!).  Now I am working on Sarah Dunant's mystery called Fatlands.  Hannah Wolfe is another British detective (though this series is contemporary)--also on the unusual side.  Dunant has only written three Wolfe mysteries, and this one is my second.  I hate it when authors do that--she must write more!  I already have my next mystery lined up (ambitious, aren't I!).  Barbara Cleverly is writing a series set during the time of the British Raj in India.  Do you see a trend here?  I admit, I am particularly fond of British mysteries.  I especially like historical ones, and this one is set in the 20s.  Actually now that I think of it, I am not sure I follow any mystery series that are set in the US.  Hmm, I must go check my shelves.  There must be something there!  Oh well, as long as they are good, I don't care where they are set!