Mystery Review: Journey to Munich, by Jacqueline Winspear
Title: Journey to Munich Author: Jacqueline Winspear Publisher: Harper Collins, 2016. 285 pages. Source: Library Publisher's Summary: Itās early 1938, and Maisie Dobbs is back in England. On a fine yet chilly morning, as she walks towards Fitzroy Squareāa place of many memoriesāshe 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 manās wife is bedridden and his daughter has been killed in an accident, the Secret Service wants Maisieāwho bears a striking resemblance to the daughterāto retrieve the man from Dachau, on the outskirts of Munich. The British government is not alone in its interest in Maisieās travel plans. Her nemesisāthe man she holds responsible for her husbandās deathāhas learned of her journey, and is also desperate for her help. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, Maisie encounters unex...