Maisie Dobbs (Book 1)

Extremely well written historical mystery. This first book in the series focused mainly on the background on the character Maisie Dobbs and less on the actual mystery. Looking forward to reading the next one.

Loved, loved this book! So happy it's the first in a series--I can't wait to track down the others.

Well written mystery set in the years during and after WW1. Fantastic main character with more depth than is usually seen in mysteries. Looking forward to more of Maisie's cases.

Maisie Dobbs, what is there to say? Objectively I am not a cozy mystery girl. I’m not even a mystery girl. But I did need a pallet cleanser for all the fantasy I’ve been reading. It was nice to come back to reality, and the book was exactly as advertised. I would say if you are a cozy mystery reader, this was lovely and easy. I would recommend it. It did feel very cursory in the sense it was setting up for what I now know is a long series!

Maisie is a working class woman during WWI. She shows a gift for investigative work and proceeds to start an agency. In her first case we hear all the back story of her life and were delighted at the plucky spirit she demonstrated. Love Okinawa forward to the rest of the series