Maisie Dobbs series

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Maisie Dobbs
Author Jacqueline Winspear
LanguageEnglish
Genre historical mystery, war novel
Publisher
Published2003—2024
No. of books18

Maisie Dobbs is a series of eighteen historical mystery novels by English writer Jacqueline Winspear. The novels, set between 1929 and 1945, follow the adventures of private investigator and former World War I field nurse Maisie Dobbs, and examine the impacts of war on ordinary people. The series begins with Maisie Dobbs (2003) and ends with The Comfort of Ghosts (2024).

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Development and publication

Jacqueline Winspear became deeply interested in World War I and its after effects because of her grandfather, who was severely wounded and shell-shocked after the Battle of the Somme in 1916. [1] [2] At first she did not set out to write a war novel, but her deep interest in history provided a framework for the character of Maisie Dobbs to develop. [3] In what she describes as "a moment of artistic grace", Winspear says the character of Maisie Dobbs developed in her mind while stuck in traffic. [4]

Winspear describes the novels as "a blend of war story, historical fiction, and mystery." [5]

The series' debut novel, Maisie Dobbs, was published in 2003 by Soho Crime and won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel. [6] From 2005 to 2009, the series was published by Macmillan. [7] From 2010 to 2022, the series was published by HarperCollins. [8] The final installment in the series, The Comfort of Ghosts, was published by Soho Crime. [9] In an interview, the author stated that she had long planned for The Comfort of Ghosts (2024) to be the final book in the series. [5]

Film rights

In 2021, HiddenLight Productions, a production company owned by Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, acquired the film and television rights to the Maisie Dobbs novels. [10] [11]

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References

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