The Last of the Stanfields

A mystery, a love story, and a search through a shadowy past. Two strangers unite in this novel of family secrets by international bestselling author Marc Levy, the most read contemporary French author in the world.

When London journalist Eleanor-Rigby Donovan receives an anonymous letter alluding to a crime committed by her deceased mother, her life is turned upside down. It points her to a bar on the Baltimore Harbor, where she finds a stranger who has received the same mysterious letter about his own mother. Together, Eleanor-Rigby and this young man, George-Harrison Collins, embark on a quest through the shadowy past of the Stanfields, a moneyed Maryland family full of unimaginable secrets. These secrets will transport them back decades, across continents, and to a mysterious crime long buried…until now.

With more than forty million books sold, Marc Levy is the most-read French author alive today. He’s written nineteen novels to date, including P.S. from Paris, All Those Things We Never Said, The Children of Freedom, and Replay.

Originally written for his son, his first novel, If Only It Were True, was later adapted for the big screen as Just Like Heaven, starring Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo. Since then, Levy has not only won the hearts of European readers, he’s won over audiences around the globe. More than one and a half million of his books have been sold in China alone, and his novels have been published in forty-nine languages. He lives in New York City. Readers can learn more about Levy and follow his work at www.marclevy.info.

About the Translator

Daniel Wasserman is an American translator, copywriter, and editor with a passion for the written word―whose projects run the gamut from novels and stage productions to marketing and nonprofit. Wasserman took the leap into translation almost by accident, lured by all the wonderful idiosyncrasies of the French language. Through his Paris-based company, Word Geek, Wasserman has been lucky enough to work with many notable talents, such as bestselling author Marc Levy, and star of stage and screen Mathieu Amalric. With a background in screenwriting and film production, Wasserman brings the creative touch of cinema together with a highly adaptable style, crafting dynamic and engaging writing with utmost care.