Jacqueline Winspear

London Private investigator Maisie Dobbs is drawn into a terrorist investigation after the Home Secretary's office opens a threatening letter that features Maisie's name; and meanwhile, Maisie's assistant Billy Beale struggles to aid his wife, who is suffering a deep depression over the loss of their daughter.

Maisie Dobbs finds herself drawn back into the Great War when she begins investigating a recent crime.