num_pages: 304
description: Young, feisty Maisie Dobbs has recently set herself up as a private detective. Such a move may not seem especially startling. But this is 1929, and Maisie is exceptional in many ways. Having started as a maid to the London aristocracy, studied her way to Cambridge and served as a nurse in the Great War, Maisie has wisdom, experience and understanding beyond her years. Little does she realise the extent to which this strength of character is soon to be tested. For her first case forces her to uncover secrets long buried, and to confront ghosts from her own past...In Maisie, Jacqueline Winspear has created a character that readers will immediately take to their hearts. Her first case combines a gripping investigation with a moving portrait of love and loss. It marks the beginning of a wonderful new detective series.
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: 107334
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: John Murray Publishers Ltd