Friday, September 11, 2009

A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd


First in a new series, Bess Crawford is a World War I British nurse. In 1916 Bess survives the sinking of the hospital ship, Britannic, with only a broken arm but with a slow recovery, she can no longer put off visiting the family of a dead soldier and conveying his last wishes to his brother. Lt. Arthur Graham's family seems reluctant to go any further with the information she brings them and so when Bess is asked to help with a few local cases, she stays on to investigate the mystery surrounding the family.
First Line: "I lifted my pen from the paper and stared out across the blue water."
Charles Todd is best known for the Scotland Yard's Inspector Rutledge series. Inspector Rutledge investigates crime at the end of World War I.
See his website: http://www.charlestodd.com/


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