Journey to Munich
by Jacqueline Winspear
Genre: Mystery
Setting: London, Munich
Time Period: 1938
Series: Maisie Dobbs, #12
Publication: HarperCollins; 1st edition, March 29, 2016
Publication: HarperCollins; 1st edition, March 29, 2016
Synopsis: Psychologist, investigator, nurse, and spy Maisie Dobbs returns to London in early 1938, after tending to the wounded of the Spanish Civil War. She steels herself to confront memories of happier times before she suffered devastating personal losses. But instead of settling back into her former life, she is swiftly recalled to duty in the British Secret Service for a brief but dangerous mission.
Posing as the daughter of a British businessman and inventor, she sets out to retrieve the man imprisoned in Dachau. Forced to confront Nazi officials who have promised to release her "father," her task is complicated by other intelligence agents, someone who played a role in the death of Maisie's husband, and the urgent need to leave Germany swiftly while she still can.
Posing as the daughter of a British businessman and inventor, she sets out to retrieve the man imprisoned in Dachau. Forced to confront Nazi officials who have promised to release her "father," her task is complicated by other intelligence agents, someone who played a role in the death of Maisie's husband, and the urgent need to leave Germany swiftly while she still can.
This twelfth title of the Maisie Dobbs mystery series sets the spunky investigator on the path of further suspenseful adventures with a second world war looming, even as Maisie and her contemporaries are still coping with the fallout of the first.
Appeal:
Suspenseful
Character-driven
Leisurely-paced
Historically detailed
Historically detailed
Genre Characteristics:
Series Character
Historical Setting
Puzzle to Solve
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Excellent annotation! Full points!
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