The Consequences of Fear
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- Author：Jacqueline Winspear
- ISBN：0063061554
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Reviews
Barb
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Excellent。Intelligent and I love the characters。
Dawna
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I love Maisie Dobbs！ Every time！ She is my favorite heroine of historical fiction （& mystery。） Such intellect， knowledge， & talent。 Winspear never disappoints; even in this 16th book of the series。 Always extremely well written， clever， intelligent， & satisfying。 I really enjoyed reading about Maisie in this book as she further reveals different layers of herself as she ages & moves on in life during WWII。 I first discovered her when I was searching for novels written about & in the time period I love Maisie Dobbs！ Every time！ She is my favorite heroine of historical fiction （& mystery。） Such intellect， knowledge， & talent。 Winspear never disappoints; even in this 16th book of the series。 Always extremely well written， clever， intelligent， & satisfying。 I really enjoyed reading about Maisie in this book as she further reveals different layers of herself as she ages & moves on in life during WWII。 I first discovered her when I was searching for novels written about & in the time period of WWI。 She has lead quite a life & has taken her readers on such a journey。 。。。more
Susan Springer
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Rating 3。5。 England in 1941 before the Americans entered the war， we find Maisie working for the Special Operations of British intelligence and dealing with the controlled fear the Brits were living with every day for two years。 A young message runner witnesses a murder and Maisie solves thecomplicated case just as the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor。 I'm glad Ms。 Winspear took my advice after Book #14 and finally gave Maisie a new love interest。 Rating 3。5。 England in 1941 before the Americans entered the war， we find Maisie working for the Special Operations of British intelligence and dealing with the controlled fear the Brits were living with every day for two years。 A young message runner witnesses a murder and Maisie solves thecomplicated case just as the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor。 I'm glad Ms。 Winspear took my advice after Book #14 and finally gave Maisie a new love interest。 。。。more
Charlene
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Another solid entry to the Maisie Dobbs series。 In addition to Maisie solving a mystery， Maggie also considered her future and at the conclusion of the book， remarries and determines to leave more of the every day business of her firm to her office staff。
Ruth
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I think this is the best book in the “Maisie Dobbs” series。 A well constructed plot。
Carol Scholl
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Another great read！Maise is as usual involved in a thoroughly twisted case。 French Resistance fighters， drunken and abusive husbands， and super secret government agencies fill the plot of this new Maise Dobbs adventure。Ms。 Winspear continues to present new stories and adventures for the “heroine “ that engage the reader。 Didn’t want to put it down。
Charlotte
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Listening。 Not enjoying。 Gave up half way through
Jennifer Ladd
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Like meeting old friends again。 Though these deal with the horrors of war， the story is tempered with such goodness。 Remains one of my favorite series。 If you’re new to Maisie， I suggest starting with book one。 Familiarity with the characters make these books that much richer
Nancy
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The Maisie Dobbs series has now reached 1941。 Maisie is conflicted about her work with the British intelligence service， interviewing potential agents for resistance work in France。 She would rather be spending time in the country with her adopted daughter。 Her life is also complicated by her growing relationship with an American diplomat。 On top of all this she is confronted with a young boy who claims to have witnessed a murder。 There is a lot going on in this book， but somehow Maisie deals wi The Maisie Dobbs series has now reached 1941。 Maisie is conflicted about her work with the British intelligence service， interviewing potential agents for resistance work in France。 She would rather be spending time in the country with her adopted daughter。 Her life is also complicated by her growing relationship with an American diplomat。 On top of all this she is confronted with a young boy who claims to have witnessed a murder。 There is a lot going on in this book， but somehow Maisie deals with it all。 I do like how the author is not afraid to make drastic changes in the lives of Maisie and the other continuing characters。 The reader gets the feeling that anything - good or bad - could happen to them。 。。。more
Barbara Schultz
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Aww Maisie Dobbs ~ how and why has it taken me so long to read a Maisie Dobb story？ Friends and colleagues who know that I love mystery/thrillers typically say， “Oh you must be enjoying the “Maisie Dobbs” TV series！” I don’t watch TV so I wasn’t aware of the series。 Needless to say， I totally enjoyed this。 To top it off the audiobook is narrated by actress Orlagh Cassidy， one of my favorite audio performers。This is #16 in the series， so a lot has happened to Maisie。This story is based in London Aww Maisie Dobbs ~ how and why has it taken me so long to read a Maisie Dobb story？ Friends and colleagues who know that I love mystery/thrillers typically say， “Oh you must be enjoying the “Maisie Dobbs” TV series！” I don’t watch TV so I wasn’t aware of the series。 Needless to say， I totally enjoyed this。 To top it off the audiobook is narrated by actress Orlagh Cassidy， one of my favorite audio performers。This is #16 in the series， so a lot has happened to Maisie。This story is based in London in 1941; Maisie is involved in doing some secret part-time work for the government and continues to work at her detective agency。 Story starts when young Freddie Hackett， one of the youth employed as a messenger， witnesses a murder。Always enjoy the ‘Author Notes’。 In this case the author explains what it Historical and what it fiction。 She states her story is based on facts but did take some liberties with dates。I am now looking forward to another Maisie story 。。。more
Susan
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They just get better and better。 Now， this one ends in a bit of a cliff-hanger， making the wait for the next one even harder！
Wendy
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Excellent book！ High， lows， intrigue， suspense， romance！ Maisie has her hands full with all she's doing。 Have tissues handy for happy and sad tears。 Excellent book！ High， lows， intrigue， suspense， romance！ Maisie has her hands full with all she's doing。 Have tissues handy for happy and sad tears。 。。。more
Dale Morse
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Winspear’s usual thought-provoking and intriguing writing。
Marge
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It was so nice to return to Maisie and connect with old friends。 I have read all of her books and love each one better than the one before。 Winspear is a wonderful writer and the characters feel like people we know。
Sylvia Abrams
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Jacqueline Winspear has once again writtten an intricate， clever mystery， this time based upon a young boy being witness to a murder。 In many ways， this novel felt like it might be the last in the Maisie Dobbs’ series as our heroine interacts with many of the characters from previous books。 Of course， I was fooled before so I don’t expect her remarriage means the end of sleuthing。 There are too many years of WWII for Winspear or Maisie to retire。
Phyllis
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This was another wonderful Maisie Dobbs novel - number 16 in the series。 This story had all the best of the "Maisie" characteristics: a murder mystery， World War II bombings and blackouts in London and the surrounding countryside， Maisie's assistants Billy and Sandra， her family and close friends， a romance （finally）， strong cups of tea， and Maisie's special skills of intelligence， intuition， determination， and compassion。 Like the earlier novels， it is well-researched and as much about Maisie's This was another wonderful Maisie Dobbs novel - number 16 in the series。 This story had all the best of the "Maisie" characteristics: a murder mystery， World War II bombings and blackouts in London and the surrounding countryside， Maisie's assistants Billy and Sandra， her family and close friends， a romance （finally）， strong cups of tea， and Maisie's special skills of intelligence， intuition， determination， and compassion。 Like the earlier novels， it is well-researched and as much about Maisie's personal journey as it is about the mystery she solves。This is a series that I envy those who are reading for the first time。 If you haven't read the others， you could start with this one， but then go back and read them in order as the characters all grow， develop， and are affected by historical events。 。。。more
Ashley Ford
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AUDIO
Leigh
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It hurts me to give this a low rating。 For years I loved this series。 Even when it took a nose dive a few books ago I still kept reading and it bounced back with Maisie doing spy work in Germany and reuniting with Billy。 Now we're back to the same old thing。 Billy is in the background and Maisie is mostly doing paperwork for the SOE。 When I first started this book I had hoped that given the author's love of history she'd make Maisie one of the thousands of so called superfluous women left after It hurts me to give this a low rating。 For years I loved this series。 Even when it took a nose dive a few books ago I still kept reading and it bounced back with Maisie doing spy work in Germany and reuniting with Billy。 Now we're back to the same old thing。 Billy is in the background and Maisie is mostly doing paperwork for the SOE。 When I first started this book I had hoped that given the author's love of history she'd make Maisie one of the thousands of so called superfluous women left after WWI when almost an entire generation of men were wiped out， a Miss Marple type。 I found Maisie at her best when she was working on cases， her and Billy were a great team， and the interactions with her mentor Maurice and family and friends helped build the stories and give Maisie depth。 She had no husband， or children， but you still got to know her family and friends those who made Maisie who she was。 Whenever the elements of romance were added it often felt forced like it was just added because it was expected。 When the series picked up Maisie was alone again and things were back to the way they were before。 Now it's taken a nose dive again and she not only has a love interest but also an adopted daughter。 I guess I was hoping that the series would take on more of a Foyle's War storyline。 Solving crimes during war that might be related to the war。 Instead Maisie is worrying over leaving her traumatized daughter alone， and stressing over a relationship with an American diplomat and there's little about the actual case。 I started this book at the beginning of a five day weekend and every day despite having tons of time to read I only got 10-20 pages per day， I just didn't care enough to pick it up and was easily distracted， I think I even looked for excuses not to pick it up。 It focuses too much on Maisie's personal life to me and I wish it put them in the background more and the case of the murder poor young Freddie witnessed more at the front。 Given how the book ends its doubtful things will improve。 But it'll be interesting to see and I can only hope I'm wrong。 I also object to the British being all alone waiting for their American saviours。 My Canadian grandfathers and their brothers who served in the war prove that Britain was not alone and this rhetoric is offensive to all the countries who were there from the start， even those countries who had been occupied fought in their own way。 I'll keep going and hope for the best in the next one。 。。。more
Louise Pascale
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Excellent book。 Always a good thriller！
Lisa
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Another captivating Maisie Dobbs story， but this one felt more weighted。 In the midst of the usual historic mystery， there were some incredibly lyrical reflections of difficult emotions。 Here were a few passages that stood outFear。。。had a viscous quality to it， to the extent that you could even feel it in your feet， a burden slowing you down， despite the fact that you were moving as fast as your legs could carry you。 Fear was sticky， like flypaper， something to steer clear of as you went about y Another captivating Maisie Dobbs story， but this one felt more weighted。 In the midst of the usual historic mystery， there were some incredibly lyrical reflections of difficult emotions。 Here were a few passages that stood outFear。。。had a viscous quality to it， to the extent that you could even feel it in your feet， a burden slowing you down， despite the fact that you were moving as fast as your legs could carry you。 Fear was sticky， like flypaper， something to steer clear of as you went about your business， because if you were sucked into that long banner of worry， you would be like an insect with wings adhered and feet stuck， never to escape。We just have to do our best to let them [our fears] fade into the shadows， then build a wall of new things in front of them。Hatred， revenge--they're just as bad as trying too protect yourself from more hurt--they can make you brittle inside。 And if you're brittle， you break。 One way or another， you break。Any reticence to look grief in the eye might cause emotions to atrophy， as if the heart had been drained of an ability to feel even the most searing pain。 。。。more
Jessica
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3。5
victoria shackford
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Great historical suspense I liked characters， the suspense and mystery behind actions and scope of human behaviors。I recommend reading from first book in this series。Very satisfying。
Sue Ronnenkamp
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Love， love， love the Maisie Dobbs books！！！！ This one I savored just a bit at a time， to make it last longer。 Always sad when I finish the latest book。 I’m ready for the next one， any time Jacqueline Winspear is。。。。 Highly recommend this series。 ❤️❤️❤️
Deanna Pandolfini
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OMG This is AmazingI love all the Wins pear books and this one just surpassed the rest。 Wins pear is so clever how she left room for another book to follow。 I can't wait！ OMG This is AmazingI love all the Wins pear books and this one just surpassed the rest。 Wins pear is so clever how she left room for another book to follow。 I can't wait！ 。。。more
Chris Eirschele
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The Consequences of Fear by Jacqueline Winspear is part of her Maisie Dobbs series。 Set at the time of World War II， the story combines a murder mystery， a spy story， and even some romance。 But not too gooey， because， Maisie Dobbs is not gooey。If you are a follower of Maisie Dobbs you know that this is the sixteenth book。 If you are new to the series， but like stories that take place during WWII particularly if the story is in Great Britain you will still enjoy the read。The story starts in 1941 The Consequences of Fear by Jacqueline Winspear is part of her Maisie Dobbs series。 Set at the time of World War II， the story combines a murder mystery， a spy story， and even some romance。 But not too gooey， because， Maisie Dobbs is not gooey。If you are a follower of Maisie Dobbs you know that this is the sixteenth book。 If you are new to the series， but like stories that take place during WWII particularly if the story is in Great Britain you will still enjoy the read。The story starts in 1941 with a little boy， Freddie， who earns money as a runner。 He is fast， but his journey takes him through sections of London where bombs land with regularity。 Then he is a witness to a murder。If you like English murder mysteries， Maisie Dobbs is for you。 For a bonus， the paper covers to the hardcover books are works of art， IMO。 。。。more
Linda Ege
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One of my favourites
Claudia
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Another thoughtful and complex Maisie Dobbs book。 I have read all of them and realized in reading this one， that I don’t so much retain the plots of each but basically follow the life of the heroine。 It is she that I care about most and am intrigued by。 So I was happy for her in this book with some of the turn of events in her life。
Paula
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I think this might be the best Maisie book in the whole series。 Great story， great characters， satisfying ending。 But I can't wait to see what happens in the next book。 I think this might be the best Maisie book in the whole series。 Great story， great characters， satisfying ending。 But I can't wait to see what happens in the next book。 。。。more
Jeremy Booty
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As always a great effort to get the feeling of the time， in this case wartime Britain。 Winspear does not sugarcoat how people behaved。 Her charachters remain interesting and continue to evolve as people。
Peggy
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