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“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.
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Bess Crawford Mystery: A Duty to the Dead, Charles Todd
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- Released
- 2009
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Bess Crawford Mystery: A Duty to the Dead
- Subtitle
- A Bess Crawford Mystery
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Charles Todd
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 336
- ISBN10
- 0061933848
- ISBN13
- 9780061933844
- Series
- Bess Crawford
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Detective Fiction, Historical Mystery, World War I (1914–1918)
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- “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.