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![]() | A Duty to the Dead (2009) (The first book in the Bess Crawford Mystery series) A novel by Charles Todd |
From the brilliantly imaginative New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd comes an unforgettable new character in an exceptional new series
England, 1916. Independent-minded Bess Crawford's upbringing is far different from that of the usual upper-middle-class British gentlewoman. Growing up in India, she learned the importance of responsibility, honor, and duty from her officer father. At the outbreak of World War I, she followed in his footsteps and volunteered for the nursing corps, serving from the battlefields of France to the doomed hospital ship Britannic.
On one voyage, Bess grows fond of the young, gravely wounded Lieutenant Arthur Graham. Something rests heavily on his conscience, and to give him a little peace as he dies, she promises to deliver a message to his brother. It is some months before she can carry out this duty, and when she's next in England, she herself is recovering from a wound.
When Bess arrives at the Graham house in Kent, Jonathan Graham listens to his brother's last wishes with surprising indifference. Neither his mother nor his brother Timothy seems to think it has any significance. Unsettled by this, Bess is about to take her leave when sudden tragedy envelops her. She quickly discovers that fulfilling this duty to the dead has thrust her into a maelstrom of intrigue and murder that will endanger her own life and test her courage as not even war has.
Genre: Historical Mystery
England, 1916. Independent-minded Bess Crawford's upbringing is far different from that of the usual upper-middle-class British gentlewoman. Growing up in India, she learned the importance of responsibility, honor, and duty from her officer father. At the outbreak of World War I, she followed in his footsteps and volunteered for the nursing corps, serving from the battlefields of France to the doomed hospital ship Britannic.
On one voyage, Bess grows fond of the young, gravely wounded Lieutenant Arthur Graham. Something rests heavily on his conscience, and to give him a little peace as he dies, she promises to deliver a message to his brother. It is some months before she can carry out this duty, and when she's next in England, she herself is recovering from a wound.
When Bess arrives at the Graham house in Kent, Jonathan Graham listens to his brother's last wishes with surprising indifference. Neither his mother nor his brother Timothy seems to think it has any significance. Unsettled by this, Bess is about to take her leave when sudden tragedy envelops her. She quickly discovers that fulfilling this duty to the dead has thrust her into a maelstrom of intrigue and murder that will endanger her own life and test her courage as not even war has.
Genre: Historical Mystery
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Hardback Editions
September 2009 : Hardback
| Title: A Duty to the Dead: A Bess Crawford Mystery Author(s): Charles Todd Publisher: William Morrow Availability: Amazon More details... |
August 2009 : Hardback
| Title: A Duty to the Dead: A Bess Crawford Mystery Author(s): Charles Todd ISBN: 0-06-179176-8 / 978-0-06-179176-5 (USA edition) Publisher: William Morrow Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2010 : Paperback
| Title: A Duty to the Dead Author(s): Charles Todd ISBN: 0-06-179177-6 / 978-0-06-179177-2 (USA edition) Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2009 : Paperback
| Title: A Duty to the Dead LP: A Bess Crawford Mystery Author(s): Charles Todd ISBN: 0-06-188369-7 / 978-0-06-188369-9 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperLuxe Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2009 : Paperback
| Title: A Duty to the Dead. Author(s): Charles. Todd ISBN: 0-06-191300-6 / 978-0-06-191300-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Morrow Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
2009 : Paperback
| Title: A Duty to the Dead Author(s): Charles Tod ISBN: 0-06-193384-8 / 978-0-06-193384-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1975 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: A Duty To The Dead Author(s): Charles Todd ISBN: 0-06-185489-1 / 978-0-06-185489-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Avon Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
August 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: A Duty to the Dead: A Bess Crawford Mystery Author(s): Charles Todd ISBN: 1-60998-200-2 / 9781609982003 (USA edition) Publisher: AudioGO Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: A Duty to the Dead Author(s): Charles Todd ISBN: 0-7927-6687-3 / 978-0-7927-6687-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Audiogo Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
August 2009 : Kindle edition
| Title: A Duty to the Dead: Bess Crawford Mystery Series, Book 1 Author(s): Charles Todd Publisher: HarperCollins e-books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
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