{"product_id":"2940170327447","title":"To Die but Once: A Maisie Dobbs Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaisie Dobbsamp;mdash;\"a female investigator every bit as brainy and battle-hardened as Lisbeth Salander\" (Maureen Corrigan, NPR's \u003cem\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/em\u003e), faces danger and intrigue on the home front during World War II in this poignant entry (#14) in Jacqueline Winspear's \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling seriesamp;mdash;\"a series that seems to get better with every entry\" (Tom Holland, \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpring 1940. With Britons facing what has become known as \"the Bore War\"amp;mdash;nothing much seems to have happened yetamp;mdash;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, another mother is worried about a missing sonamp;mdash;but this time the boy in question is one beloved by Maisie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e's Robert Bianco says, \"with clarity and economy, Winspear lays the historical groundwork. . . . The setting matters, but what may matter more is the lovely, sometimes poetic way Winspear pushes her heroine forward. . . . May she shine on the literary scene for many books to come.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104933757168,"sku":"2940170327447","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/516811566.jpg?v=1751081905","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170327447","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}