The second Maisie Dobbs mysteryJacqueline Winspear’s marvelous debut, Maisie Dobbs, won her fans from around the world and raised her intuitive, intelligent, and resourceful heroine to the ranks of literature’s favorite sleuths. Birds of a Feather, its follow-up, finds psychologist and private investigator Maisie Dobbs on another dangerously intriguing adventure in London “between the wars.” It … London “between the wars.” It is the spring of 1930, and Maisie has been hired to find a runaway heiress. But what seems a simple case at the outset soon becomes increasingly complicated when three of the heiress’s old friends are found dead. Is there a connection between the woman’s mysterious disappearance and the murders? Who would want to kill three seemingly respectable young women? As Maisie investigates, she discovers that the answers lie in the unforgettable agony of the Great War.
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I enjoyed this sequel every bit as much as the first book in the series. The mystery kept me guessing, and the development of sleuth Maisie Dobb’s character was complex and satisfying.
The entire Maisie Dobbs series is great. Read the books in order! Very educational too.
4.5/5
FINALLY, getting around to reading the 2nd in this series! I read the first over a year ago so I had to reach back to remember details.
It was nice to get more backstory on Maisie, and the mystery here was very well done, being both poignant and heart wrenching. A father’s search for his adult runaway daughter leads to unearthing some monumental decisions that she and three of her young friends made during the war (which led to the deaths of others as well as her friends).
Looking forward to the next one!
Great series. Although fiction, all the information is well researched.
Wonderful characters, intriguing storyline
I read all Windspears books and I love Masie. I just wish there were more of them as I have read them all so far.
Great historical fiction
Maisie Dobbs is one of my favorite characters in literature. She is believable and easy to cheer for. The time period comes alive and the residual effects of the great war are painfully felt. A very good read.
I love historical fiction when it is well-researched, accurate, and teaches me something I might not have learned elsewhere… as in this case, that women in England handed out white feathers to young men not in uniform to imply they are cowards not to enlist, shaming them into doing so, when they might have very valid reasons not to do so. It was a very damaging action. The book weaves a murder mystery around this abhorrent pastime.
Always enjoy a Masie Dobbs book .
I first heard about the Maisie Dobbs series from a podcast I listen to–Forever 35–one of the hosts, Doree Shafrir raved about these books in between discussing the merits of facial care. Then Anne Bogel of the What should I read next podcast recommended it— I was sold.
I enjoy books that include the first world war, so it wasn’t a stretch for me to enjoy this one. We meet Maisie and learn about her background in a flashback. A well written first in series.
Another fantastic mystery by Ms. Winspear! I’m enjoying this series.
I borrowed a copy of the book from my local library. All views are my honest opinion.
Great story, great characters, well written historical mystery. Enjoyed it so much I am continuing with the series and am up to book #6
It is wonderful to read a book with a smart, capable, quick witted main character.
The fact that she is a woman is just that much better.
The depths of the lingering problems left by WWI are poignantly shown, both the obvious surface ones like bodily injuries, and the more subtle ones that torment the psyche.
Maisie is coming into her own, both as an investigator and as a person.
She is a delight to follow.
It seems that every simple case Maisie gets involved in, turns into some sort of conspiracy.
Pretty good story.
One of the best books I’ve ever read. I love this series and this author.
I’ve been hooked on Masie Dobbs since book 1 and often recommend Winspear’s books to friends. They’re not only a good read but give insight into British life between the 2 world wars.
You can’t go wrong with a Maisie Dobson story!