Who is your favorite fictional detective?
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In 1920 London, Maud West is “London’s Lady Detective.” She longs for a challenging case different
than her typical divorce work or missing person cases. One day a woman, Flossie, enters her office
stating that she is being stalked. Maud
realizes that she needs help and recruits Agatha Christie. Agatha Christie has recently published her
first mystery novel in the United States, but it has yet to be published in
England. She has the type of sharp mind and
knowledge of medicines that can help Maud in her investigation. Who is stalking Flossie and why?
My thoughts on this novel:
· I liked the short chapters that alternated between Maud and Agatha’s points of view and kept the story moving.
· This is a beautiful novel with a lovely cover and a great style through with full designed pages to break up the chapters and sections.
· Agatha and her first husband Archie are young and in love. They have a young daughter. I was a little sad thinking about what the future has in store for them.
· I was fascinated by Maud. I didn’t realize that there were professional lady detectives at this time and that they published articles about their exploits.
· There was a great look into both women’s lives and how supportive their husband were of their unconventional careers.
· The mystery really builds up and starts to get into action in the middle and up to the end of the book.
· I felt nervous for Maud when the bad guys figured out who she was, and her family was in danger.
· It was a sad window into the world of addiction in the 1920s.
· There is a great author’s note at the end of the novel about the real Maud West and the real historical case that inspired the novel. It was so interesting! Maud and Agatha did not solve cases together in real life, but it was fun to pair them together in this novel.
· There are also great discussion question for a book club at the end of the novel.
· I hope this becomes a series, I would love to real more about Maud and Agatha’s adventures.
· I would classify this as historical mystery, detective fiction, mystery, and historical fiction.
Overall, Webs of Ink by Rebecca Connolly was an intriguing
historical mystery that pairs up real life detective Maud West with author
Agatha Christie for a riveting adventure in 1920s London.
