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Description edit
WWI battlefield nurse, Bess Crawford comes home to England on leave and finds a battered woman on her doorway. The young woman tells Bess that her husband struck her and Bess investigates and finds more than she expected.
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Characters edit
- Bess Crawford: WWI battlefield nurse and amateur detective
- Lydia Ellis: Wife of Roger and wanting to have a child.
- Roger Williams: Lydia's husband, an officer who is about to return to his unit in France.
- Simon Brandon: Dear friend of Bess's family, frequently her protector.
- Mrs. Roger Ellis: Add a description of this character.
- George Hughes
- Sophie Hebert
- Gran
- Dr. Tilton
- Inspector Rother
- Davis Merrit
- Juliana
- Hartfield
- Bates
- Henry
- Alan
- Margaret
- Daisy
- Larimore
- Mrs. Hennessey
- Janet Smyth
- Malcolm
- Mary
- Halloran
- Marie Joseph
- Mama Ellis
- Vixen Hill
- Captain Ellis
- William Pryor
- Sister Crawford
- Diana
- Molly
- Claudette
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 5 in Bess Crawford Mystery. (standard series)
Preceded by An Impartial Witness, and followed by An Unmarked Grave.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Charles Todd (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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