Publisher's Synopsis
Spring 1940. With Britons facing what has become known as the Bore War â_" nothing much seems to have happened yet â_" Maisie Dobbs is asked to investigate the disappearance of a local lad, a young apprentice craftsman working on a â_ohush-hushâ__ government contract. As Maisieâ_Ts 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.
