
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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