Bess Crawford (7 books in series)
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review 1: This was a disappointing book. I've enjoyed most of the Bess Crawford mysteries but it feels like Todd was grasping for ideas on how to continue this series. There were many editorial mistakes (grammatical and typeface errors) which enhanced the feeling that very little effort wa...
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review 1: I like the Bess Crawford series because the stories are more about solving a mystery than seeing how much gore I have to endure while doing it. This story seemed to be somewhat contrived. I never resolved in my mind how Bess became sympathetic with the main character, Lydia. I...
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review 1: Bess finds herself in a mess that this time she really couldn't avoid. Her job as a nurse and her good name are at risk when a soldier in her care disappears after being acknowledged as a hero by the king. Simon and Bess set out to find the deserter and find so much more. I st...
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review 1: This is another book in the Bess Crawford series. I had recently read my first book from that series and enjoyed it. The story revolves around a nurse who is working in 1918 during the Spanish influenza epidemic. She sees a dead body that she recognizes, but knows the man did ...
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review 1: This the 4th Bess Crawford book I've read and even though I'm not quite finished, I expect it will follow the same formula as the others: Bess finds herself on the fringes of a mysterious situation and simply cannot resist self-righteously meddling when she should properly be min...
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review 1: I actually liked this book, although I can't really say why. The plot was not the best, and the mystery was not airtight, but it was interesting. The language and descriptions didn't really indicate that it was set in England. It could have been anywhere, except for the massive a...
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review 1: Another story about Bess Crawford, WW1 battlefield nurse. This one has its roots in her childhood in India and a mystery about an officer in her father's regiment. The story is interesting and I found the sense of the times even more interesting. Horrifying to read of the war car...