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Mystery Review: Journey to Munich, by Jacqueline Winspear

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Title: Journey to Munich Author: Jacqueline Winspear Publisher: Harper Collins, 2016. 285 pages. Source: Library Publisher's Summary: Itā€™s early 1938, and Maisie Dobbs is back in England. On a fine yet chilly morning, as she walks towards Fitzroy Squareā€”a place of many memoriesā€”she 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 manā€™s wife is bedridden and his daughter has been killed in an accident, the Secret Service wants Maisieā€”who bears a striking resemblance to the daughterā€”to retrieve the man from Dachau, on the outskirts of Munich. The British government is not alone in its interest in Maisieā€™s travel plans. Her nemesisā€”the man she holds responsible for her husbandā€™s deathā€”has learned of her journey, and is also desperate for her help. Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, Maisie encounters unex...