• The Consequences of Fear

  • Maisie Dobbs, Book 16
  • By: Jacqueline Winspear
  • Narrated by: Julie Teal
  • Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)

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The Consequences of Fear

By: Jacqueline Winspear
Narrated by: Julie Teal
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Publisher's summary

As Europe buckles under Nazi occupation, Maisie Dobbs investigates a possible murder that threatens devastating repercussions for Britain's war efforts in this latest installment in the New York Times best-selling mystery series.

September 1941. While on a delivery, young Freddie Hackett, a message runner for a government office, witnesses an argument that ends in murder. Crouching in the doorway of a bombed-out house, Freddie waits until the coast is clear. But when he arrives at the delivery address, he's shocked to come face to face with the killer.

Dismissed by the police when he attempts to report the crime, Freddie goes in search of a woman he once met when delivering a message: Maisie Dobbs. While Maisie believes the boy and wants to help, she must maintain extreme caution: she's working secretly for the Special Operations Executive, assessing candidates for crucial work with the French resistance. Her two worlds collide when she spots the killer in a place she least expects. She soon realizes she's been pulled into the orbit of a man who has his own reasons to kill - reasons that go back to the last war.

©2021 Jacqueline Winspear (P)2021 W F Howes

Critic reviews

"As Maisie becomes entangled in a power struggle between Britain's intelligence efforts in France and the work of Free French agents operating across Europe, she must also contend with the lingering question of Freddie Hackett's state of mind. What she uncovers could hold disastrous consequences for all involved in this compelling chapter of the series that seems to get better with every entry." (Wall Street Journal)

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Prepare for the ending

It’s so nice to see Maisie finally getting a break in her personal life, for the good...... though how long it’s going to last with an ending like that, only the author knows.

Extra: alcoholism, domestic violence, Down’s syndrome discussed (favourably).

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Maisie never disappoints!

I am already anticipating the next book in the series and sincerely hope that Julie Teal continues to narrate.
The plot and characters are excellent.

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