It is 1937 and Maisie Dobbs is in Gibraltar. She is on her way home to
England from India after experiencing tragedy in her life. Maisie had
been out for a walk one evening and discovered the body of a man. Now
she wants to know more about him and what led to his death.
Maisie decides to enlist the man that the Secret Service has watching
her to help her in her investigation. Then another man comes from
London to see Maisie. Maisie realises that she needs to get back into
her investigative form as soon as possible.
Maisie also meets a professor, who wonders if she had ever met a
colleague of his in Cambridge. Although she had, she denies it.
It is a day later that German bombers attack Guernica, killing innocent civilians. Maisie is overcome with grief.
As Maisie continues with her investigation, she becomes sure that she is
being manipulated by the British Secret Service. But what is their
connection to the murder? What would her mentor, Maurice and her former
assistant, Billy have to say about the case? Maisie decides to sneak
into Spain to check on things; it means going into a war zone. Will she
find any answers there?
Author Jacqueline Winspear's latest novel follows a different trail this
time. There is less active investigation and more angst. A good read.
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