The fact that this one was centred around a female nurse, Bess Crawford, during WWI immediately caught my attention. I am not a huge fan of mystery series, but I do have a few exceptions. I had never heard about this series, but Jen at Devourer of Books posted about a read-along that was being hosted by Book Club Girl. Because the family seems unwilling to do anything' she decides that she will investigate.
Then Bess learns that there′s another brother' incarcerated in a lunatic asylum since the age of 14 when he was accused of brutally murdering a housemaid.īess rightly guesses that the dying soldier′s last words had something to do with the fourth brother. Oddly' neither Jonathan' his mother' nor his younger brother admit to knowing what the message means. She travels to the village in Kent where the Grahams live and passes on to Jonathan his brother′s plea. But it has to be set right." Later' when her ship is sunk by a mine and she′s sidelined by a broken arm' Bess returns home to England' determined to fulfill her promise. There' serving on a hospital ship' she makes a promise to a dying young lieutenant to take a message to his brother' Jonathan Graham: "Tell Jonathan that I lied. The daughter of a distinguished soldier' Bess Crawford follows in his footsteps and signs up to go overseas as a nurse during the Great War' helping to deal with the many wounded. Reason for Reading: Bess Crawford Read-Along
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