Part of Maisie Dobbs, book 12
First published 2016
Maisie Dobbs walks through London's Fitzroy Square on a cold morning in early 1938 when British Secret Service agents Brian Huntley and Robert MacFarlane intercept her. They need her for a dangerous mission. The German government will release a British prisoner, but only to family. The man's wife cannot travel and his daughter died in an accident. Maisie resembles the dead daughter closely enough to fool the authorities. She must travel to Dachau concentration camp near Munich to retrieve the prisoner. The mission becomes more complex when her nemesis, the man responsible for her husband's death, learns of her plans and seeks her help. As Maisie ventures into the heart of Nazi territory, she faces threats she never anticipated. The experience forces her to reconsider her future and whether she wants to return to the investigative work that once defined her life.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, fish-out-of-water
Setting: London, Fitzroy Square, Dachau, Munich
Period: 1938
233 pages · Kindle Edition · Harper
Content warnings: violence