I think those are the strengths of this series so far. What did I like? As with the first book, I liked the historical fiction aspect of A Lesson in Secrets, the setting and atmosphere. The investigation takes quite a few twists and turns with Maisie doing most of the investigative under cover work. Maisie discoveries include Nazi sympathizers, and while the British Secret Service concentrates on the Communist "red" threat, Maisie has her doubts.
A murder takes place soon after Maisie joins the college staff and the investigation is off. Hitler is just beginning to stir in Germany as his book Mein Kampf has been published. This story is set in the period between WWI and the beginnings of what will become WWII. I like that this continues to be a historical fiction mystery series. So while James is off to Canada taking care of business, Maisie goes undercover at the college posing as a philosophy professor. Scotland Yard is also investigating illegal immigration as a possibility. Francis College and she returns to Cambridge where anti-government activities are suspected. Maisie has been recruited by the British Secret Service to help investigate St. So, this is an adult and very different Maisie indeed. Her personal life has also taken a new turn, as Maisie has entered into an affair with James Compton, Lord and Lady Compton's son. In A Lesson in Secrets Maisie is again coming to terms with loss, except this time she's dealing with the death of her long time mentor Maurice Blanche, as well as with the fact that she is now a young woman of independent means.
In this story, Maisie is far from the insecure young woman we fist met on that first book, the one trying to come to terms with loss, pain and differences in class. I like that Maisie seems to have come into her own as a woman and a professional.
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