03090cam a2200553 i 4500 609491977 TxAuBib 20221117120000.0 200823s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062910691 hardcover 0062910698 hardcover TxAuBib rda Shepherd, Peng, author. The Cartographers / Peng Shepherd. First edition. New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022] ©2022. 391 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier cri rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier 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 incredible, deadly 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 father, Dr. Daniel Young, is a legend in the field and 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 old, cheap gas station highway map. But when Dr. Young is found dead in his office at the New York Public Library, with the very same seemingly worthless map hidden in his desk, Nell can't resist investigating. To her surprise, she soon discovers that the map is incredibly valuable and exceedingly rare. In fact, she 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 question, Nell embarks on a dangerous journey to reveal a dark family secret and discovers the true power that lies in maps... Perfect for fans of Joe Hill and V. E. Schwab, The Cartographers is an ode to art and science, history and magic--a spectacularly imaginative, modern story about an ancient craft and places still undiscovered. 20221117. Cartographers Fiction. Maps Fiction. Murder Investigation Fiction. Family secrets Fiction. Fathers and daughters Fiction. Murder Fiction. Cartographers. Family secrets. Fathers and daughters. Maps. Murder. Murder Investigation. Fantasy fiction. Fiction. Magic realist fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) Thrillers (Fiction.) Fantasy fiction. Magic realist fiction.