I've read almost all the books in the  Bess Crawford series and it's always with nice to get a new book in my hands. In a A FORGOTTEN PLACE by Charles Todd, one would think now that the Great War is over that life would be easier for Bess. That her work as a nurse would be less demanding. However, there are still a lot of wounded soldiers, many of whom have lost limbs. In this book, Bess is worried about her Welsh patients. Their spirits seem to be broken. With the loss of limbs, they have no job to go back to home. Bess receives a letter from their officer, Captain Williams, who writes about the soldier's despair after they have left the hospital. Bess worries so much that she decides to travel to Wales during her leave and she doesn't tell anyone about her plans. At the village, she learns the captain has moved on and is now living with his brother's widow. Afraid that he will kill himself, Bess makes the decision to follow him to the isolated peninsula where he has settled. However, soon she finds herself stranded there...

A FORGOTTEN PLACE is one of the best books I have read in this series. Now, that doesn't say much since I find most of them really good. So, one could say that Charles Todd, the mother and son writing duo, has once again done it. In this modern day, it is sometimes hard to find a place to be alone. Back at the beginning of the 20th century, without cell phones and internet, etc., it was so much easier to disappear. Bess discovers this when she finds herself stranded in place and no one knows she's there. It doesn't get better when strange things happen, like the quick burial of a body that was washed ashore without the police being notified. Bess feels trapped and isolated. Like they don't want her to leave...

I found A FORGOTTEN PLACE to be a fabulous historical mystery novel. There is almost something sinister about this little village; you can feel that they are hiding something, but what? Will Bess manage to find out the truth? Will she be able to leave the village...alive? You have to read the book to find out.