Europe right before the start of World War II and things are becoming very tense, especially in Germany. An very important Englishman has been arrested in Germany and Maisie Dobbs is sent on a mission to rescue him.
Maisie Dobbs will be travelling in disguise as the man's daughter because the daughter is too ill to travel. Of course, things are never quite as simple as she was told. For one thing, she has taken on a side mission to contact the wayward daughter of a wealthy and powerful businessman who has abandoned her baby and is partying with the Nazis in Germany. And for another thing, when Maisie finally gets to see the arrested man, he is an imposter and not the man she is there to rescue.
It's odd how differently readers can view a story. I chose this book because I read it was one of the best in the Maisie Dobbs series. But I found it to be too long and rather boring. Not a lot happens and I was ready for it to be over way before the ending. It's not a bad read but it isn't exactly action-filled and there is a lot of backstory of Maisie's past life that I wasn't familiar with.
Review by Publishers Weekly.
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