The Cartographers

From the critically acclaimed author of The Book of M,a highly imaginative thriller about a young woman who discovers that a strange map in her deceased father’s belongings holds an incredibledeadly secret–one that will lead her on an extraordinary adventure and to the truth about her family’s dark history. What is the purpose of a map? Nell Young’s whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her fatherDr. Daniel Youngis a legend in the fieldand Nell’s personal hero. But she hasn’t seen or spoken to him ever since he cruelly fired her and destroyed her reputation after an argument over an oldcheap gas station highway map. But when Dr. Young is found dead in his office at the New York Public Librarywith the very same seemingly worthless map hidden in his deskNell can’t resist investigating. To her surpriseshe soon discovers that the map is incredibly valuableand also exceedingly rare. In factshe may now have the only copy left in existence… because a mysterious collector has been hunting down and destroying every last one–along with anyone who gets in the way. But why? To answer that questionNell embarks on a dangerous journey to reveal a dark family secretand discover the true power that lies in maps… Perfect for fans of Joe Hill and V.E. SchwabThe Cartographers is an ode to art and sciencehistory and magic–a spectacularly imaginativemodern story about an ancient craft and places still undiscovered.