been killed in an accident, the Secret
yet my heart breaks for all those people
Service wants Maisie—who bears a
especially the children who
striking resemblance to the daughter— died...because one man hypnotized a
to retrieve the man from Dachau, on
country into mass murder, destruction,
the outskirts of Munich.
and lies. Inside of Jacqueline Winspear's novel, Journey to Munich,
The British government is not alone in
readers are taken deep into the front-
its interest in Maisie’s travel plans. Her lines of war and the danger becomes
nemesis—the man she holds responsi-
real. One woman lost her husband and
ble for her husband’s death—has
needs a purpose to move on...she is
learned of her journey, and is also des-
soon swept up into a situation that will
perate for her help.
be hard to get out of...like that of pretending to be one man's dead daughter
Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germa- to get him out alive...all because the
Synopsis:
ny, Maisie encounters unexpected dan- government wants him for their purgers—and finds herself questioning
pose. Readers will be brought close to
Working with the British Secret Service whether it’s time to return to the work
what it's like being a prisoner of war
on an undercover mission, Maisie
she loved. But the Secret Service may
and the ugliness of how governments
Dobbs is sent to Hitler’s Germany in
have other ideas. . . .
can be during these confusing, sad, and
this thrilling tale of danger and intrigue—the twelfth novel in Jacqueline
frightening times. A woman who's
Rating: 5 stars
Winspear’s New York
Times bestselling “series that seems to
love...a woman who won't back down
Review:
get better with each entry” (Wall Street
Journal).
heart stays true to her one and only
until she's satisfied. What she doesn't
know she makes up with tenacity. This
Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear caught my attention because it's
It’s early 1938, and Maisie Dobbs is
a war novel. Nazi Germany...is nothing
back in England. On a fine yet chilly
but a place of nightmares, terror, and
morning, as she walks towards Fitzroy
mass murder. The cries of those who
Square—a place of many memories—
were killed can still be heard anytime
she is intercepted by Brian Huntley
the topic comes up...My grandma
and Robert MacFarlane of the Secret
worked on the Nazi war crimes so,
Service. The German government has
reading about this time and horrific
agreed to release a British subject from period brings me a little closer to those
prison, but only if he is handed over to
who suffered, torn apart, and mur-
a family member. Because the man’s
dered. I don't know how any can forget
wife is bedridden and his daughter has
or move on...it was way before my time
novel is well-written and the characters
are more than well-developed. It's the
most intriguing read that will keep
readers on the edge of their seats waiting to find out what's going to happen
next. I have heard so much about this
novel before reading it and I wasn't
disappointed. Jacqueline Winspear is a
talented writer who can drag every
reader into her historical fiction. I
loved it. Overall, I highly recommend
this novel to readers worldwide.