New York Times bestseller. "What makes this book delightful is how Winspear shows Maisie's emotional development amid the bitter legacy of the Great War ... Strongly recommended." - Library Journal. London 1931. The night before an exhibition of his artwork opens at a Mayfair gallery controversial artist Nick BassingtonHope falls to his death. The police rule it an accident but Nick's twin sister Georgina isn't convinced so she seeks out a fellow college graduate Maisie Dobbs psychologist and investigator for help. Before long the case leads Maisie to the beaches of Dungeness and into the sinister underbelly of the city's art world where she uncovers the perilous legacy of the Great War in a society struggling to recollect itself.