A Duty to the Dead is a richly realistic depiction of both the era and people who lived through it.|9780061791772|, A Duty to the Dead has all the elements of a good mystery-action, suspense, murder, love, a damsel in distress., Anyone who cares to loll in early-20th century English villages and mores and follow a plucky heroine as she confronts the stupidity of war will find solace in this old-fashioned mystery., 'A compelling story, a complex mystery and a revealing look deep into human nature.' (Winston-Salem Journal (NC)), Another winner.Todd again excels at vivid atmosphere and the effects of war in this specific time and place.

Winning.Fans of independent women sleuths like Maisie Dobbs will welcome this new addition to their ranks., The superb start of a new historical series.A welcome old-fashioned mystery and a brilliant start to a character with plenty more to discover in future books., This is a wonderful new mystery series that will let us see the horrors of World War I through the eyes of Bess Crawford, a battlefield nurse.

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