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Bess Crawford Series

13 primary works • 18 total works
Bess Crawford is a World War I British army nurse.

Book 1

A Duty to the Dead
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3.92 · 20789 Ratings · 2032 Reviews · published 2009 · 31 editions
A Duty to the Dead introduces readers to an unforg…

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    Book 1.1

    The Girl on the Beach
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    3.53     · 380 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 2010 · 2 editions
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    Book 2

    An Impartial Witness
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    3.90     · 11776 Ratings · 977 Reviews · published 2010 · 2 editions
    It is early summer 1917. Bess Crawford has returne…

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    Book 3

    A Bitter Truth
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    3.90     · 8752 Ratings · 769 Reviews · published 2011 · 15 editions
    World War One battlefield nurse Bess Crawford is f…

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    Book 4

    An Unmarked Grave
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    3.93     · 7870 Ratings · 746 Reviews · published 2012 · 1 edition
    World War I nurse and amateur sleuth Bess Crawford…

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    Book 4.5

    The Walnut Tree
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    3.78     · 4005 Ratings · 492 Reviews · published 2012 · 15 editions
    "I was in Paris the day the French Army was mobili…

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    Book 5

    A Question of Honor
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    3.98     · 7158 Ratings · 582 Reviews · published 2013 · 13 editions
    In the latest mystery from New York Times bestsell…

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    Book 6

    An Unwilling Accomplice
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    3.71     · 6117 Ratings · 654 Reviews · published 2014 · 14 editions
    World War I Battlefield nurse Bess Crawford’s care…

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    Book 6.5

    The Maharani's Pearls
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    3.76     · 1782 Ratings · 108 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions
    Living with her family in India, young Bess Crawfo…

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    Book 7

    A Pattern of Lies
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    3.95     · 5690 Ratings · 508 Reviews · published 2015 · 15 editions
    An explosion and fire at the Ashton Gunpowder Mill…

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    Book 8

    The Shattered Tree
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    3.77     · 5477 Ratings · 627 Reviews · published 2016 · 17 editions
    World War I battlefield nurse Bess Crawford goes t…

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    Book 9

    A Casualty of War
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    3.93     · 4531 Ratings · 498 Reviews · published 2017 · 11 editions
    From New York Times bestselling author Charles Tod…

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    Book 10

    A Forgotten Place
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    3.85     · 4590 Ratings · 556 Reviews · published 2018 · 1 edition
    Though the Great War has ended, Bess Crawford find…

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    Book 11

    A Cruel Deception
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    3.99     · 4377 Ratings · 472 Reviews · published 2019 · 1 edition
    In the aftermath of World War I, nurse Bess Crawfo…

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    Book 11.5

    A Hanging at Dawn
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    4.01     · 2131 Ratings · 226 Reviews · published 2020 · 7 editions
    From the New York Times bestselling author of the …

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    Book 12

    An Irish Hostage
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    4.05     · 4865 Ratings · 502 Reviews · published 2021 · 1 edition
    In the uneasy peace following World War I, nurse B…

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    Book 13

    The Cliff's Edge
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    4.09     · 3976 Ratings · 378 Reviews · published 2023 · 11 editions
    In the aftermath of World War I, nurse Bess Crawfo…

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    TALES: Short Stories (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #0.5, #12.5)
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    3.89     · 878 Ratings · 78 Reviews · published 2015 · 5 editions
    Now published together for the first time: Charles…

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