01858cam a2200337 i 4500 800976482 TxAuBib 20230510120000.0 100524t20192003||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780719566226 paperbac k 0719566223 paperbac k TxAuBib rda Winspear, Jacqueline, 1955- Maisie Dobbs / Jacqueline Winspear. London : John Murray, 2019. ©2003. 311 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Maisie Dobbs novel ; 1 Originally published: 2003. Maisie Dobbs entered domestic service in 1910 at thirteen, working for Lady Rowan Compton. When her remarkable intelligence is discovered by her employer, Maisie becomes the pupil of Maurice Blanche, a learned friend of the Comptons. In 1929, following an apprenticeship with Blanche, Maisie hangs out her shingle: "M. Dobbs, trade and personal investigations." She soon becomes enmeshed in a mystery surrounding The Retreat, a reclusive community of wounded WWI veterans. At first, Maisie only suspects foul play, but she must act quickly when Lady Rowan's son decides to sign away his fortune and take refuge there. Maisie hurriedly investigates, uncovering a disturbing mystery, which, in an astonishing denouement, gives Maisie the courage to confront a ghost that has haunted her for years. 20230510. Dobbs, Maisie (Fictitious character) Fiction. Women private investigators England London Fiction. MYSTERY FICTION. Historical fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Maisie Dobbs novel ; 1.