A duty to the dead
England, 1916. Independent-minded Bess Crawford's upbringing is far different from that of the usual upper-middle-class British gentlewoman. Growing up in India, she learned the importance of responsibility, honor, and duty from her officer father. At the outbreak of World War I, she followed in his...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
William Morrow,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Todd, Charles. Bess Crawford mystery ;
1. |
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| Online Access: | Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
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| Summary: | England, 1916. Independent-minded Bess Crawford's upbringing is far different from that of the usual upper-middle-class British gentlewoman. Growing up in India, she learned the importance of responsibility, honor, and duty from her officer father. At the outbreak of World War I, she followed in his footsteps and volunteered for the nursing corps, serving from the battlefields of France to the doomed hospital ship Britannic... On one voyage, Bess grows fond of the young, gravely wounded Lieutenant Arthur Graham. Something rests heavily on his conscience, and to give him a little peace as he dies, she promises to deliver a message to his brother... When Bess arrives at the Graham house in Kent she quickly discovers that fulfilling this duty to the dead has thrust her into a maelstrom of intrigue and murder that will endanger her own life and test her courage as not even war has.--From Amazon.com. |
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| Physical Description: | 329 p. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780061791765 0061791768 |
| Author Notes: | (Bowker Author Biography) |
