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.
Though the Great War has ended, Bess Crawford finds herself
caught in deadly circumstances on a remote Welsh headland in
this tenth entry from the acclaimed New York Times
bestselling author.
The fighting has ended, the
Armistice signed, but the war has left wounds that are still
agonizingly raw. Battlefield Nurse Bess Crawford has been
assigned to a clinic for amputees, and the Welsh patients
worry her. She does her best to help them, but it’s clear
that they have nothing to go home to, in a valley where only
the fit can work in the coal pits. When they are released,
she fears that peace will do what war couldn’t—take their
lives.
Their officer, Captain Williams, writes to
describe their despair, and his own at trying to save his
men. Bess feels compelled to look into their situation, but
the Army and the clinic can do nothing. Requesting leave,
she quietly travels to Wales, and that bleak coal mining
village, but she is too late.
Captain Williams’
sister tells Bess he has left the valley. Bess is afraid he
intends to kill himself. She follows him to an isolated,
storm-battered peninsula—a harsh and forgotten place where
secrets and death go hand in hand. Deserted by her
frightened driver, Bess is stranded among strangers
suspicious of outsiders. She quickly discovers these
villagers are hiding something, and she’s learned too much
to be allowed to leave. What’s more, no one in England knows
where she is.
Why is there no Constable out here? And
who is the mysterious Ellen? Captain Williams and his
brother’s widow are her only allies, and Bess must take care
not to put them at risk as she tries to find answers. But
there is a murderer here who is driven to kill again and
again. And the next person in his sights is Simon Brandon,
searching for Bess and unaware of his danger . . .
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