In This Grave Hour book cover by Jacqueline Winspear

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Where In This Grave Hour sits

Series
Book 13 of Maisie Dobbs. See all Maisie Dobbs books in order
The book before
Journey to Munich
The book after
To Die but Once
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Last checked: September 24, 2026, against jacquelinewinspear.com

What In This Grave Hour is about

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  • A year on, Maisie Dobbs is home in England just as Britain declares war on Germany. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) Maisie is back home in England ... Britain has just declared war on Germany
  • When she comes upon several refugees who have died, she fears the enemy may be nearer than anyone knows. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026) the deaths of a group of refugees ... the enemy may be closer than anyone knows

Jacqueline Winspear in brief

Birth
Born in 1955. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Wikidata lists the Edgar Award (2004) among Jacqueline Winspear's awards and honors. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)
Prizes
Wikidata lists the Agatha Award for Best First Novel (2003) among Jacqueline Winspear's awards and honors. (Wikidata, with no reference of its own; read November 6, 2026)

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Topics in this book

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Topics

  • Murder
  • Refugees
  • World War, 1939-1945

Book type

  • Fiction

Reading ages

  • Adult

Other books in Maisie Dobbs

18 books listed so far

  1. Book 1: Maisie Dobbs
  2. Book 2: Birds of a Feather
  3. Book 3: Pardonable Lies
  4. Book 4: Messenger of Truth
  5. Book 5: An Incomplete Revenge
  6. Book 6: Among the Mad
  7. Book 7: The Mapping of Love and Death
  8. Book 8: A Lesson in Secrets
  9. Book 9: Elegy for Eddie
  10. Book 10: Leaving Everything Most Loved
  11. Book 11: A Dangerous Place
  12. Book 12: Journey to Munich
  13. Book 14: To Die but Once
  14. Book 15: The American Agent
  15. Book 16: The Consequences of Fear
  16. Book 17: A Sunlit Weapon
  17. Book 18: The Comfort of Ghosts

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