In the latest mystery in the New York Times bestselling
series, Maisie Dobbs must unravel a case of wartime love
and death - an investigation that leads her to a long-
hidden affair between a young cartographer and a
mysterious nurse.
August 1914. Michael Clifton is mapping the land he has
just purchased in California's beautiful Santa Ynez
Valley, certain that oil lies beneath its surface. But as
the young cartographer prepares to return home to Boston,
war is declared in Europe. Michael - the youngest son of
an expatriate Englishman - puts duty first and sails for
his father's native country to serve in the British army.
Three years later, he is listed among those missing in
action.
April 1932. London psychologist and investigator Maisie
Dobbs is retained by Michael's parents, who have recently
learned that their son's remains have been unearthed in
France. They want Maisie to find the unnamed nurse whose
love letters were among Michael's belongings - a quest
that takes Maisie back to her own bittersweet wartime
love. Her inquiries, and the stunning discovery that
Michael Clifton was murdered in his trench, unleash a web
of intrigue and violence that threatens to engulf the
soldier's family and even Maisie herself. Over the course
of her investigation, Maisie must cope with the
approaching loss of her mentor, Maurice Blanche, and her
growing awareness that she is once again falling in love.
Following the critically acclaimed bestseller Among the
Mad, The Mapping of Love and Death delivers the most
gripping and satisfying chapter yet in the life of Maisie
Dobbs.
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