World War I Battlefield nurse Bess Crawford’s career is in
jeopardy when a murder is committed on her watch, in this
absorbing and atmospheric historical mystery from New
York Times bestselling author Charles Todd.
Home on leave, Bess Crawford is asked to accompany a wounded
soldier confined to a wheelchair to Buckingham Palace, where
he’s to be decorated by the King. The next morning when Bess
goes to collect Wilkins, he has vanished. Both the Army and
the nursing service hold Bess negligent for losing the war
hero, and there will be an inquiry.
Then comes disturbing word from the Shropshire police,
complicating the already difficult situation: Wilkins has
been spotted, and he’s killed a man. If Bess is to save her
own reputation, she must find Wilkins and uncover the truth.
But the elusive soldier has disappeared again and even the
Shropshire police have lost him. Suddenly, the moral
implications of what has happened—that a patient in her
charge has committed murder—become more important to Bess
than her own future. She’s going to solve this mysterious
puzzle, but righting an injustice and saving her honor may
just cost Bess her life.