A Duty to the Dead

2009-08-25 Fiction

Author : Charles Todd
Release : 2009-08-25
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 50X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Duty to the Dead written by Charles Todd. This book was released on 2009-08-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Another winner....Todd again excels at vivid atmosphere and the effects of war in this specific time and place. Grade: A.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer “Readers who can’t get enough of Maisie Dobbs, the intrepid World War I battlefield nurse in Jacqueline Winspear’s novels…are bound to be caught up in the adventures of Bess Crawford.” —New York Times Book Review Charles Todd, author of the resoundingly acclaimed Ian Rutledge crime novels (“One of the best historical series being written today” —Washington Post Book World) debuts an exceptional new protagonist, World War I nurse Bess Crawford, in A Duty to the Dead. A gripping tale of perilous obligations and dark family secrets in the shadows of a nightmarish time of global conflict, A Duty to the Dead is rich in suspense, surprise, and the impeccable period atmosphere that has become a Charles Todd trademark.

A Duty to the Dead LP

2009-08-25 Fiction

Author : Charles Todd
Release : 2009-08-25
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 697/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Duty to the Dead LP written by Charles Todd. This book was released on 2009-08-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The daughter of a distinguished soldier, Bess Crawford follows in his footsteps and signs up to go overseas as a nurse during the Great War, helping to deal with the many wounded. There, serving on a hospital ship, she makes a promise to a dying young lieutenant to take a message to his brother, Jonathan Graham: "Tell Jonathan that I lied. I did it for Mother′s sake. But it has to be set right." Later, when her ship is sunk by a mine and she′s sidelined by a broken arm, Bess returns home to England, determined to fulfill her promise. It′s not so easy, however. She travels to the village in Kent where the Grahams live and passes on to Jonathan his brother′s plea. Oddly, neither Jonathan, his mother, nor his younger brother admit to knowing what the message means. Then Bess learns that there′s another brother, incarcerated in a lunatic asylum since the age of 14 when he was accused of brutally murdering a housemaid. Bess rightly guesses that the dying soldier′s last words had something to do with the fourth brother. Because the family seems unwilling to do anything, she decides that she will investigate. It′s her own duty to the dead.

A Bitter Truth

2011-08-30 Fiction

Author : Charles Todd
Release : 2011-08-30
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 596/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Bitter Truth written by Charles Todd. This book was released on 2011-08-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Highly recommended—well-rounded, believable characters, a multi-layered plot solidly based on human nature, all authentically set in the England of 1917…an outstanding and riveting read.” —New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens “Bess Crawford is a strong and likable character.” —Washington Times Already deservedly lauded for the superb historical crime novels featuring shell-shocked Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge (A Lonely Death, A Pale Horse et al), acclaimed author Charles Todd upped the ante by introducing readers to a wonderful new series protagonist, World War One battlefield nurse Bess Crawford. Featured for a third time in A Bitter Truth, Bess reaches out to help an abused and frightened young woman, only to discover that no good deed ever goes unpunished when the good Samaritan nurse finds herself falsely accused of murder. A terrific follow up to Todd’s A Duty to the Dead and An Impartial Witness, A Bitter Truth is another thrilling and evocative mystery from “one of the most respected writers in the genre” (Denver Post) and a treat for fans of Elizabeth George, Anne Perry, Martha Grimes, and Jacqueline Winspear.

An Impartial Witness

2011-08-16 Fiction

Author : Charles Todd
Release : 2011-08-16
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 792/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book An Impartial Witness written by Charles Todd. This book was released on 2011-08-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early summer of 1917, Bess Crawford is charged with escorting a convoy of severely wounded soldiers from the trenches of France to England. Among them is a young pilot, burned beyond recognition, who carries a photograph of his wife pinned to his tunic. But later, in a crowded railway station, Bess sees the same woman bidding a heart-wrenching farewell to a departing officer, clearly not her husband. Back on duty in France, Bess is shocked to discover the wife’s photograph in a newspaper accompanying a plea from Scotland Yard for information about her murder, which took place on the very day Bess witnessed that anguished farewell. Granted leave to speak with the authorities, Bess very quickly finds herself entangled in a case of secrets and deadly betrayal in which another life hangs in the balance, and her search for the truth could expose her to far graver dangers than those she faces on the battlefield.

A Duty To the Dead

1975-12-31 Fiction

Author : Charles Todd
Release : 1975-12-31
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 897/5 ( reviews)

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