The Mapping Of Love And Death (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
I really enjoyed this installment in the story. The story starts with a cartographer in CA right before WWI breaks out. He has purchased a large chunk of land that he feels has oil on it but he also loves the area. Fast forward to roughly 10 years later and his body is found in a battlefield but he appears to have been murdered. Maisie works on solving that mystery and is also dealing with Maurice's failing health and a potential new love. Love reading series (especially from the beginning) and see how the characters develop and what happens in their lives. This one, I did guess some of the events.....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.
What do You think about The Mapping Of Love And Death (2010)?
The whole series is awesome ! Better than Charles Todd or Anne Perry for the period !!
—dinku4u
Another fun Maisie read. Really enjoying this light series.
—calysto2
Very very good. Maybe my favorite so far in the serious.
—rob1017a
This one tugged at my heart.... Maisie is evolving...
—Anna
