Jacqueline Winspear 
To Die But Once 

Spring 1940. With Britons facing what has become known as the Bore War – nothing much seems to have happened yet – Maisie Dobbs is asked to investigate the disappearance of a local lad, a young apprentice craftsman working on a ‘hush-hush’ government contract. As Maisie's inquiry reveals a possible link to the London underworld, so the country is bracing for a possible enemy invasion amid news of the British expeditionary force stranded along the French coast. And another mother is worried about a missing son – but this time the boy in question is one beloved by Maisie.

About the author

Jacqueline Winspear is the author of the
New York Times bestselling Maisie Dobbs series. Her stand-alone books include
The Care and Management of Lies,
The White Lady and her memoir,
This Time Next Year We'll be Laughing. Originally from the United Kingdom, Winspear now divides her time between California and the Pacific Northwest.