Maisie Dobbs is a series of eighteen historical mystery novels by English writer Jacqueline Winspear.
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.
[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.