The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 18 books · 2003 to 2024 · Set in London

Jacqueline Winspear

Crime and mysteryPrivate eyeHistorical crime

Maisie Dobbs, a former maid who served as a nurse in the First World War, becomes a psychologist and investigator in 1920s and 1930s London, with her loyal assistant Billy Beale, through to the Second World War.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Winspear is English-born and lives in the US. Her standalones are left out.

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Maisie Dobbs

18 books · Set in LondonHistorical crimePrivate eye
  1. 1Maisie Dobbs2003With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Birds of a Feather2004With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Pardonable Lies2005With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Messenger of Truth2006With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  5. 5An Incomplete Revenge2008With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Among the Mad2009With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Mapping of Love and Death2010With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  8. 8A Lesson in Secrets2011With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Elegy for Eddie2012With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Leaving Everything Most Loved2013With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  11. 11A Dangerous Place2015With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Journey to Munich2016With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  13. 13In This Grave Hour2017With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  14. 14To Die But Once2018With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  15. 15The American Agent2019With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  16. 16The Consequences of Fear2021With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  17. 17A Sunlit Weapon2022With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon
  18. 18The Comfort of Ghosts2024With Maisie DobbsBuy on Amazon

Characters

8 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Maisie Dobbs