Birds of a Feather: A Maisie Dobbs Mystery - Hardcover

Winspear, Jacqueline

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0719566231 ISBN 13: 9780719566233

Publisher: John Murray, 2005

Synopsis

London, 1929. Joseph Waite is a man who knows what he wants. With his Havana cigars and Savile Row suits, he is one of Britain's wealthiest men. And the last thing he needs is a scandal. When his eighteen-year-old daughter runs away from home, he is determined to keep the case away from the police and the newspapers. So he turns to a woman renowned for her discretion and investigative powers - the extraordinary Maisie Dobbs.

Immediately sensing the tensions pervading the Waite household, Maisie soon discovers that there are many reasons why Charlotte might have left home. Instinctively Maisie feels that Charlotte is safe. Yet, suddenly, she finds herself confronting a murder scene . . .

With wonderful characters and a page-turning plot, Birds of a Feather is a brilliant mystery. Fans of Maisie Dobbs will be delighted to see Maisie's stunning perception and sleuthing abilities back in action, while the emotional heart of her second mystery will appeal to yet more fans.

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Review:

Set in the 1920s, Winspear's books are strong on atmosphere, and her creation, Maisie, is perhaps the woman Miss Marple would have liked to have been when she was young (Publishing News)

Maisie Dobbs continues to beguile in this chilling, suspenseful sequel... riveting (Publisher's Weekly)

Birds of a Feather reads like a gripping mixture of Vera Brittain and Dorothy Sayers so fans of both authors will enjoy Maisie's latest adventure. (Image)

A fine new sleuth for the twenty-first century (Elizabeth George)

Jacqueline Winspear reveals more adventures of the delightful Maisie Dobbs (Publishing News 'Quarterly Highlights')

Winspear writes very well... [she is] set fair for a very bright future as a crime novelist (Praise for MAISIE DOBBS, Daily Mail)

A wry and immensely readable beginning to what promises to be a vivid new addition to crime fiction (Praise for MAISIE DOBBS, Mail on Sunday)

Heavy on charm (Bookseller)

A well-researched and beautifully written novel (Town & Village Times)

Full of evocative, atmospheric locations and vividly believable historical detail ...Jacqueline Winspear's second book fulfils all the potential shown in Maisie Dobbs and is a cracking mystery novel. (New Books)

Book Description:

The extraordinary Maisie Dobbs returns in her second case

About this edition

• Publisher: John Murray
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0719566231
• ISBN 13: 9780719566233
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320