A Duty to the Dead: A Bess Crawford Mystery
by:
Charles Todd (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061791765 (0061791768)
ASIN: 0061791768
Publish date: 2009-08-25
Publisher: William Morrow
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
Mystery,
War,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Fiction,
Historical
Despite my lackluster review of the other Bess Crawford book I've read (so meh, can't even remember the name), I decided to give old bess another go. And I liked this book so much more, though it could be because I have a soft spot for the name peregrine. So read it!
This is my first Charles Todd mystery and I would rate it somewhere between 3 and 4 stars.***Plot Summary***Elizabeth (Bess) Crawford is a WWI nurse who is on leave because the hospital ship upon which she served, the Brittanic, hit a mine and was sunk. She was injured in the explosion, and returns ...
Excellent mystery set during WWII. Bess Crawford is a nurse who is sent home on medical leave when she suffers a broken arm after her medical ship, the Britannic, is sunk by the Germans. It's been a while since she's been back in England and she has a duty to fulfill. One of her patients, Arthur Gra...
I started Maisie Dobbs, but the library I'm at the most doesn't have the second book. I remembered that Jess had recommended the Bess Crawford books recently, so I picked up the first one.In general, I like historical mysteries, so these two had that going for them from the beginning. Also, I've bee...
A Duty to the Deadis a perfect example of why I don't have a couldn't finish file. This book starts off very slow. Slow enough that I almost gave up on the book. I am really happy I didn't though. Having patience, after the first 150 pages, the book was a great read.
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