02152cam a2200301 4500 1660246356 TxAuBib 20241017120000.0 ||||||s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780062436658 0062436651 0028244484 Axis360 TxAuBib Winspear, Jacqueline. To Die but Once [Boundless]. HarperCollins, 2018. Maisie Dobbs Finalist for the Inaugural Sue Grafton Memorial AwardMaisie Dobbs'one of the most complex and admirable characters in contemporary fiction (Richmond Times Dispatch)'faces danger and intrigue on the home front during World War II.During the months following Britain's declaration of war on Germany, Maisie Dobbs investigates the disappearance of a young apprentice working on a hush-hush government contract. As news of the plight of thousands of soldiers stranded on the beaches of France is gradually revealed to the general public, and the threat of invasion rises, another young man beloved by Maisie makes a terrible decision that will change his life forever. Maisie's investigation leads her from the countryside of rural Hampshire to the web of wartime opportunism exploited by one of the London underworld's most powerful men, in a case that serves as a reminder of the inextricable link between money and war. Yet when a final confrontation approaches, she must acknowledge the potential cost to her future'and the risk of destroying a dream she wants very much to become reality. Format: Blio. FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical. General Adult. Importer Version: 2016-03-11.01 Import Date: 2024-10-17 20:00:03. Fiction fast Mystery & Detective Historical. Fiction fast Mystery & Detective Traditional. Fiction fast Mystery & Detective Women Sleuths. Maisie Dobbs. https://sundown.boundless.baker-taylor.com/Title?itemId=0028244484 TXHSB