An Unmarked Grave
An Unmarked Grave by Charles Todd is a First Edition published by HarperCollins on June 5, 2012, featuring 262 pages in English. This novel follows Bess Crawford, a World War I nurse and amateur sleuth, as she navigates the challenges of the Spanish flu epidemic while uncovering a murder among the deceased soldiers she tends to. The story unfolds against the backdrop of a war-torn landscape, where Bess’s dedication to her patients is tested by the discovery of a murdered officer, a family friend connected to her father’s former regiment.
Readers will find a suspenseful narrative as Bess Crawford employs her resourcefulness and determination to investigate the circumstances surrounding the officer’s death. As she grapples with her own illness and the complexities of military connections, Bess must piece together the evidence to reveal the killer before it’s too late. This book delves into themes of mystery and historical context, offering a glimpse into the life of a woman sleuth during a tumultuous period.
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World War I nurse and amateur sleuth Bess Crawford matches wits with a devious killer in this exciting and suspenseful adventure from New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd
In the spring of 1918, the Spanish flu epidemic spreads, killing millions of soldiers and civilians across the globe. Overwhelmed by the constant flow of wounded soldiers coming from the French front, battlefield nurse Bess Crawford must now contend with hundreds of influenza patients as well.
However, war and disease are not the only killers to strike. Bess discovers, concealed among the dead waiting for burial, the body of an officer who has been murdered. Though she is devoted to all her patients, this soldier’s death touches her deeply. Not only did the man serve in her father’s former regiment, he was also a family friend.
Before she can report the terrible news, Bess falls ill, the latest victim of the flu. By the time she recovers, the murdered officer has been buried, and the only other person who saw the body has hanged himself. Or did he?
Working her father’s connections in the military, Bess begins to piece together what little evidence she can find to unmask the elusive killer and see justice served. But she must be as vigilant as she is tenacious. With a determined killer on her heels, each move Bess makes could be her last.
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