![]() ![]() ![]() 'In Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear has given us a real gift' Alexander McCall Smith For her first case forces her to uncover secrets long buried, and to confront ghosts from her own past. Little does she realise the extent to which this strength of character is soon to be tested. ![]() 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. But this is 1929, and Maisie is exceptional in many ways. Such a move may not seem especially startling. Macavity Award Winner for Best First Novelįiercely independent Maisie Dobbs has recently set herself up as a private detective. A favorite mystery series of Hillary Clinton (as mentioned in What Happened, The New York Times Book Review, and New York Magazine)Ī New York Times Notable Book of the Year ![]()
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