Working with the British Secret Service on an undercover mission, Maisie Dobbs is sent to Hitlerâs Germany in this thrilling tale of danger and intrigueâthe twelfth novel in Jacqueline Winspearâs New York Times bestselling âseries that seems to get better with each entryâ (Wall Street Journal).
Itâs early 1938, and Maisie Dobbs is back in England. On a fine yet chilly morning, as she walks towards Fitzroy Squareâa place of many memoriesâshe 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 manâs wife is bedridden and his daughter has been killed in an accident, the Secret Service wants Maisieâwho bears a striking resemblance to the daughterâto retrieve the man from Dachau, on the outskirts of Munich.
The British government is not alone in its interest in Maisieâs travel plans. Her nemesisâthe man she holds responsible for her husbandâs deathâhas learned of her journey, and is also desperate for her help.
Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, Maisie encounters unexpected dangersâand finds herself questioning whether itâs time to return to the work she loved. But the Secret Service may have other ideas. . . .