Working with the British Secret Service on an undercover mission, Maisie Dobbs is sent to Hitlerβs Germany in this thrilling tale of danger and intrigueβthe twelfth novel in Jacqueline Winspearβs New York Times bestselling βseries that seems to get better with each entryβ (Wall Street Journal).
Itβs early 1938, and Maisie Dobbs is back in England. On a fine yet chilly morning, as she walks towards Fitzroy Squareβa place of many memoriesβshe is intercepted by Brian Huntley and Robert MacFarlane of the Secret Service. The German government has agreed to release a British subject from prison, but only if he is handed over to a family member. Because the manβs wife is bedridden and his daughter has been killed in an accident, the Secret Service wants Maisieβwho bears a striking resemblance to the daughterβto retrieve the man from Dachau, on the outskirts of Munich.
The British government is not alone in its interest in Maisieβs travel plans. Her nemesisβthe man she holds responsible for her husbandβs deathβhas learned of her journey, and is also desperate for her help.
Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, Maisie encounters unexpected dangersβand finds herself questioning whether itβs time to return to the work she loved. But the Secret Service may have other ideas. . . .
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