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" I was disappointed in the new character from Charles Todd. Where his Ian Rutledge seems to be weighing the pros and cons of each thought about the crimes. Bess seems to be jumping to conclusions and making the events fit her imagination. The story was interesting - Bess goes to the family of a dying man to pass on a message and becomes involved with the family and helps to right a wrong form years before. Bess is strong and rather independent but just didn't feel for her the way I do for Todd's other series character. "

" A nurse comes home to recuperate from a broken arm during WWI. Little does she know that the request of a dying soldier would send her into the arms of a family with many secrets. Interesting and authentic from the very beginning. Hard to put down once I started. "

" Enjoyed this a great deal. A terrific first chapter--the torpedoing/sinking of The Britanic! A wonderful page turner. Atmospheric and detail rich--esp the references to Bess Crawford's childhood in India. Though all gets wrapped up a bit too neatly and quickly at the end...I am now officially a Bess Crawford/Charles Todd fan! Heavenly to know that there are 3 more in print! "

" I liked the time frame of this book, and was intrigued by Bess' service during the war. I thought Bess was an interesting enough detective, the mystery readable and the characters engaging. But somewhere past the middle of the book, the story began to drag a bit, I got impatient for some kind of resolution, and my interest began waning. Finding out what the heck is going on just seems to take a long time. But it wasn't a bad book; I enjoyed the first half and finished the book still liking Bess and many of the characters. "

" New mystery series by Charles Todd, the creator of the Ian Rutledge detective series. Good mystery! A little complicated at the end but still very good characters and plot. "

" A nurse takes a dying man's last words back to his family in Kent, England. Sinking of the Brittanica hospital ship, WW1 nurse-sleuth. Book 1 of 5 "

" You can read my thoughts here. (3.5/5) "

" Another gem from this mother/son team. I love the mysteries set outside of the u.s.. Less violent and more complex but very, very good. "

" I'd probably give this a 2.5 if I could. It just seemed kind of slow for me, but I did want to finish it. "

" This is the first book in a mystery series about a British nurse during WW I. I'm looking forward to reading the next book in the series. "

" This is a new series about Bess Crawford. She is a British army nurse who was injured when her ship was sunk in 1916. Different. "

" As a nurse I can appreciate the main character and I love learning so much about WW1 "

" I like this new character-- a British nurse in WWI is an interesting point of view. Mystery not so compelling. Will read the second in the series to see if plotting improves. "

" I like this character and series by Charles Todd. And I LOVE when it's narrated by Roz Landor. Win/Win! "

" Very comfortable read. No tension or suspense whatsover and plot holes you could drive a truck through but I still found it absorbing. "

" Engaging, easy read. "

" A little over complicated. "

" A WWI nurse has to solve a decades old mystery associated with a deceased patient. I enjoyed the setting and the lack of romance - it made the book a little different than the expected. It had lots of twists and turns in the plot too. I'll read the second one, I'm sure. "

" Great intro to a new kind of detective. A little reminiscent of Anne Perry's Hester Latterley but still fun. "

" very good! I like the heroine and the period - WWI. THe author does a good job of showing the horror of that war, and the class structure in place during that era. Plot was interesting and the characters were too. Will read another in the series. Actually listened - good narration. "

" First book in the Bess Crawford mystery series; set during WWI. Recommend to Maisie Dobbs' fans. "

" This was fun: I'll definitely keep my eye out for more of these. "

" The best thing about the Bess Crawford books is the honour of most of the characters. It is also fun to visit a time when Britain was more structured, with the upstairs and the downstairs. It was comfortable for the upstairs people, and long gone, but entertaining. "

" I enjoyed this book about WWI. A nurse on a troop ship falls in love with one of her patients. As he lays dieing he asks her to give his brother a message. It's very criptic and leads Bess on a hunt to find out what he could have meant. She finds out a lot more than she bargined for. "

" Will be interesting to see if this series takes off... "

" I had high hopes for this WWI period mystery, but found it very cliched and predictable. "

" I loved the time, the settings, and the unusual story line which made this fresh. Most importantly I cared about the characters. "

" A decent read, though fairly easy to guess what is going to happen rather early-on in the novel. "

" If you are a Anne Perry fan, this is a series you should enjoy "

" Bess Crawford is a nurse during WWI who is left with unanswered questions that she needs to explore. Perfectly set mystery, describing the complexities of being a woman in this time, emerging feminist issues. "

" A compelling story well told, and a classic mystery well wrought. Highly recommend.
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" A fast moving-beginning to a new series by this mother-son duo. Bess Crawford, World War I nurse, finds the lingering damage from an old murder when she visits the family of one of her late patients. If you like Maisie Dobbs, you'll love Bess! "

" This was well-written, with a very interesting story that kind of kept you guessing. I say kind of because you knew fairly early on that one of 4 people was the murderer, and it gradually narrowed down to two. No dramatic plot twists as far as I was concerned, but still a good read. "

" This was a great start to a new series about a WWI nurse/detective. I'll definitely continue with this one. "

" Very comfortable read. No tension or suspense whatsover and plot holes you could drive a truck through but I still found it absorbing. "