Journey to Munich by Jacqueline Winspear
Maisie Dobbs has recently returned from Spain where she has been trying to recuperate from a tragic personal loss. Back in London, she is immediately approached by the British Secret Service to enter pre-war Nazi Germany and bring back an English businessman that has been imprisoned by the Hitler regime for two years. They will only release him to a family member, so Maisie must impersonate the businessman's ill daughter and negotiate his release.
Just before Maisie is about to leave for Germany, she receives an additional request from an old acquaintance to find his daughter that has been hiding in Germany and bring her back to England. Under a false name with a wig and demur clothes for a disguise, Maisie must tread carefully as she tries to accomplish both missions without upsetting the temperamental Nazis.
I enjoyed reading this historical mystery. Even though there is a whole Maisie Dobbs series preceding this novel, I read it as a stand alone and had no trouble following the characters.
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