Books like Birds of a Feather (Maisie Dobbs #2) by Jacqueline Winspear
In the spring of 1930, Maisie Dobbs—a young, capable private investigator—takes on a case to find a runaway heiress. The investigation takes a deadly turn when three of the heiress’s old friends are discovered murdered. Maisie must race against time to identify the killer and protect the remaining friends before more lives are lost. As she delves deeper, she realizes that the roots of the crimes lie in the lingering trauma of the Great War, revealing how past horrors can resurface in the present.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Jacqueline Winspear
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