August 1914. When war in Europe is declared, a young American
cartographer, Michael Clifton, is compelled to fight for his
father's native country, and sets sail for England to serve in the
British Army. Three years later, he is listed as missing in action.
April 1932. After Michael's remains are unearthed in a French
field, his devastated parents engage investigator Maisie Dobbs,
hoping she can find the unnamed nurse whose love letters were among
their late son's belongings. It is a quest that leads Maisie back to
her own bittersweet wartime love Â- and to the discovery that
Michael Clifton may not have died in combat. Suddenly an exposed web
of intrigue and violence threatens to ensnare the dead soldier's
family and even Maisie herself as she attempts to cope with the
impending loss of her mentor and the unsettling awareness that she
is once again falling in love.
