“I didn’t want to write a series where every story could have happened on the same day in the same place,” she says. Winspear’s approach is to keep it fresh for herself and hope that trickles down to her readers. It’s always a challenge to keep a long-running series fresh. There’s even a nonfiction book, What Would Maisie Do? that explores some of Maisie’s most popular words of wisdom. In the first, Maisie comes of age and becomes a nurse in the first “Great War.” The 17th, A SUNLIT WEAPON, takes place in 1942, as Maisie investigates a crime that could change the course of World War II. Since the series debuted in 2003, Maisie’s adventures have spanned more than 30 years. Perhaps they also helped her develop the compassionate worldview her readers have come to love. Winspear’s attempts to understand her family’s trauma certainly played a role in her decision to set her historical mysteries during these two World Wars. And in World War II, her mother survived being buried under the rubble of a bombed building. Winspear’s grandfather, badly injured in the Battle of Somme, suffered from what was then known as “shell-shock.” Her grandmother was partially blinded in a munitions factory explosion. The brainchild of bestselling author Jacqueline Winspear, Maisie’s roots reach back to the First World War. Clever, courageous, and independent, Maisie Dobbs is one of the most beloved characters in the historical mystery genre.
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