num_pages: 352
description: Private detective Maisie Dobbs must investigate the reappearance of a dead man who turns up at a cooperative farm called the Retreat that caters to men who are recovering their health after World War I.
language: English
title: Maisie Dobbs
titlecomplete: Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1)
characters: Maisie Dobbs, Billy Beale, Maurice Blanche, Lord Julian Compton, Iris Rigson, Frankie Dobbs, Enid (Maisie Dobbs), Priscilla Evernden, Simon Lynch, Lady Rowan Compton
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Adult, Historical Mystery, Historical Fiction, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 107308
places: England, London, England, Kent, England, United Kingdom
series: Maisie Dobbs
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Barry Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best First Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Dilys Award, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: ALA Alex Award
publisher: Center Point Pub