Maisie Dobbs

Maisie Dobbs
Front cover of book showing a woman's face
Front Cover of First Edition
AuthorJacqueline Winspear
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMaisie Dobbs
GenreMystery
PublisherSoho Press
Publication date
1 July 2003
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Audiobook E-book
Pages294(US first edition)
ISBN978-1-56947-330-6 (US)
OCLC51251843
Followed byBirds of a Feather 

Maisie Dobbs is a 2003 mystery novel by Jacqueline Winspear. Set in England between 1910 and 1929, it features the title character Maisie Dobbs, a private investigator building her business in the aftermath of the First World War. Generally well received by critics, mostly because of Maisie's quirky character, the novel was nominated for several awards and received the 2003 Agatha Award for Best First Novel. It is the first in the series of Maisie Dobbs novels.