A Duty to the Dead A Duty to the Dead

Publisher 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.

GENRE
Mysteries & Thrillers
RELEASED
2009
August 25
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
352
Pages
PUBLISHER
William Morrow
SELLER
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
SIZE
1.1
MB

Customer Reviews

Aln328 ,

How much do we owe the dead?

Bess Crawford, the tireless WWI nurse of Charles Todd’s series, is given the burden of delivering the words of a dying patient. She finds herself embroiled in the affairs of a strange family. I enjoyed the descriptions of the small village and they her nursing care, as well as the memorable characters. An enjoyable read!

MStutts ,

Great read!!

I enjoyed the story immensely and I thought it was very well written! Great mystery and the best of the series!

Le Québecois ,

Old fashioned style

This is a great book for an elderly crowd. It has a slow plot and language suitable for someone's grandmother. It's a wholesome murder mystery so to speak.

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