Journey to Munich, Jacqueline Winspear
Journey to Munich, Jacqueline Winspear
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Journey to Munich
A Maisie Dobbs Novel

Author: Jacqueline Winspear

Narrator: Orlagh Cassidy

Unabridged: 9 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/29/2016

Synopsis

Working with the British Secret Service on an undercover mission, Maisie Dobbs is sent to Hitler’s Germany in this thrilling tale of danger and intrigue—the twelfth novel in Jacqueline Winspear’s New York Times bestselling “series that seems to get better with each entry” (Wall Street Journal).It’s early 1938, and Maisie Dobbs is back in England. On a fine yet chilly morning, as she walks towards Fitzroy Square—a place of many memories—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 man’s wife is bedridden and his daughter has been killed in an accident, the Secret Service wants Maisie—who bears a striking resemblance to the daughter—to retrieve the man from Dachau, on the outskirts of Munich.The British government is not alone in its interest in Maisie’s travel plans. Her nemesis—the man she holds responsible for her husband’s death—has learned of her journey, and is also desperate for her help.Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, Maisie encounters unexpected dangers—and finds herself questioning whether it’s time to return to the work she loved. But the Secret Service may have other ideas. . . .

About Jacqueline Winspear

Born in Kent, England in 1955, author, Jacqueline Winspear was educated at the University of London's Institute of Education. Afterward, she worked in marketing communications before immigrating to the United States in 1990. From the time she was a very young child, Winspear had an unusual awareness of the struggle her grandfather experienced in World War I. She decided to base her writing career on this subject.

Winspear published articles in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, The Daily Beast, and other publications. Her short stories have appeared in magazines internationally, and she has recorded her essays for radio in San Francisco. Her most famous work is the Maisie Dobbs series of books. They are about a woman who came of age during a time when women took on the jobs of men, and many remained unmarried because many men had gone to war and did not return home.

Since it had been said that an entire generation had lost its innocence due to the Great War, Winspear took advantage of that unique time to create mysteries as a vehicle for exploring facets of that time. To Die But Once, is her latest in the Maisie Dobbs series released in 2018. She has 14 other novels in the series. Her novels have garnered her several prestigious awards, and have placed her on several bestselling lists.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Luffy Sempai on September 14, 2021

Hamartia, thy name is Coincidence. One of the reviews I glanced at said that Maisie Dobbs was an amalgam of Mother Theresa, Mata Hari, and Supergirl. I wish. Calling someone Mother Theresa is like laughing at Gandhi being in hell in that South Park movie. If Maisie was like Mother Theresa, she would......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on May 01, 2021

I’d been looking forward to this one and I did enjoy it but I wasn’t expecting to have to suspend disbelief as much as I did. Many times! I really liked it anyway but I struggled to believe a lot of the details of what happened. I appreciated all the suspense though. I do like Maisie and the series......more

Goodreads review by Lewis on June 18, 2018

This was my first Maisie Dobbs ... It was better than I expected, with good atmospheric writing and an interesting plot......more

Goodreads review by Celia on October 26, 2022

In Journey to Munich, Maisie Dobbs travels to Nazi Germany to retrieve a captured British subject imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp. I have been listening to this fantastic series in order. This is the 12th one I have read and I am still positively entertained by Maisie and Winspear's writi......more

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