Maisie Dobbs book 13 · 2017
In This Grave Hour
In September 1939, as war is declared, a Belgian refugee from the First World War is murdered, and Maisie takes in a young evacuee who will not speak.
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Book facts
- Author
- Jacqueline Winspear
- Series
- Maisie Dobbs, book 13 of 18
- Published
- 2017
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in In This Grave Hour
6 recurring or key characters from Jacqueline Winspear’s chart. Introduces Anna.
Lead 1
- Maisie DobbsPsychologist and investigator, a former maid and wartime nurse
Major 2
- Billy BealeMaisie’s assistant, a wounded veteran
- AnnaFirst appearanceEvacuee Maisie adoptsArrives as a wartime evacuee
Minor and cameo 3
- Priscilla PartridgeMaisie’s closest friend
- Frankie DobbsMaisie’s father
- Mark ScottAmerican agent
Also featuring these characters
Other Jacqueline Winspear books that share the most characters with In This Grave Hour.
- The American Agent2019 · Maisie Dobbs · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Consequences of Fear2021 · Maisie Dobbs · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Sunlit Weapon2022 · Maisie Dobbs · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Comfort of Ghosts2024 · Maisie Dobbs · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon