It is some months before she can carry out this duty, and when she's next in England, she herself is recovering from a wound. Something rests heavily on his conscience, and to give him a little peace as he dies, she promises to deliver a message to his brother. On one voyage, Bess grows fond of the young, gravely wounded Lieutenant Arthur Graham. At the outbreak of World War I, she followed in his footsteps and volunteered for the nursing corps, serving from the battlefields of France to the doomed hospital ship Britannic. Growing up in India, she learned the importance of responsibility, honor, and duty from her officer father.
Independent-minded Bess Crawford's upbringing is far different from that of the usual upper-middle-class British gentlewoman. A Duty to the Dead is another superb demonstration of the exceptional abilities of a master whose novel A Test of Wills was named one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th century by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.Įngland, 1916. Once again the New York Times bestselling author brilliantly evokes post-Great War Europe, casting an indomitable heroine into a simmering cauldron of village secrets, family intrigues, and murder. Publication Date: August 25th, 2009 (eBook) / September 2nd, 2009 (Audible Audio)Ī Duty to the Dead introduces readers to an unforgettable new protagonist Bess Crawford, courageous World War I nurse and determined investigator.
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