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Chargement... Birds of a feather (édition 2005)par Jacqueline Winspear
Information sur l'oeuvreLes Demoiselles de la Plume blanche : Une enquête de Maisie Dobbs par Jacqueline Winspear
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I wasn't as enthralled with this one as I hoped. I started to find Maisie's somewhat airy-fairy approach to mystery solving a bit tiresome. I do enjoy the historical context-- WWI still plays a huge part in the lives of the characters, and the coming war is but a whisper in the distance. This story illustrates just how deep and penetrating war wounds--both physical and emotional--can be, and what acts those wounds will drive people to commit. A mild read. Birds of a Feather is Book 2 in the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear. I can’t recommend this title and this series highly enough. The books are so well-written. Each sentence is complete and detailed. Maisie’s investigative approach is very thoughtful, spiritual and emotional. The books are impeccably plotted and researched. The characters are well-written with much background information. The locations and the suspenseful plots - all are intertwined, woven into a wonderful mystery. It is spring, 1930. Maisie has been hired to locate and ‘bring home’ a runaway heiress. As Maisie and Billy investigate, three old friends of the heiress are found dead. Is there a connection? Could the War provide the link that ties them together? * * * * * This is the second book in the series and I know I’ll keep reading more. Maisie is clever but there’s also a real emotional depth with the characters. It reminds me of the Inspector Gamache series, which is a very good thing. This plot revolves around a wealthy grocery store owner and four women who seem to be hiding a secret about their actions during the war. I’ll definitely keep reading these post-WWI mysteries.
...Maisie makes it her business to help the speechless survivors of war -- the women who silently visit the graves, the fathers who cannot speak their sons' names, even those broken souls who hope that murdering the living might bring back the dead. That sensibility makes her a heroine to cherish. Not that Maisie is some glum, humorless missionary. Well, humorless, yes, but glum, not at all. Appartient à la sérieMaisie Dobbs (2) Est contenu dansPrix et récompensesListes notables
Maisie Dobbs is back and this time she has been hired to find a wealthy grocery magnate's daughter who has fled from home. What seems a simple case at first becomes complicated when Maisie learns of the recent violent deaths of three of the heiress's old friends. Is there a connection between her mysterious disappearance and the murders? Who would kill such charming young women? As Maisie investigates, she discovers that the answers to all her questions lie in the unforgettable agony of The Great War. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Nunca has conocido a nadie como ella.
Una sólida novela de misterio que atrapa desde la primera página y una historia conmovedora que revela los lados más oscuros de la Gran Guerra.
Londres, 1930. Desde que abrió una agencia de investigación privada en Londres, ha habido muchos cambios en la vida de Maisie Dobbs: tiene la oficina en Fitzroy Square, Billy Beale se ha convertido en su asistente y conduce un coche rojo.
Ha demostrado su valía como investigadora, e incluso se ha ganado el respeto del inspector Stratton de Scotland Yard, todo un logro para una mujer que pasó de sirvienta a detective.
En la primavera de 1930, Maisie recibe un encargo de Joseph Waite, un hombre rico hecho a sí mismo, para que encuentre a su hija, Charlotte, una heredera fugitiva. Lo que parece un caso sencillo, se vuelve más complejo cuando hallan el cuerpo sin vida de una amiga de Charlotte fallecida en extrañas circunstancias. Maisie tendrá que volver a hacer uso de su intuición para descubrir los entresijos de este caso.