In this historical fiction novel set during World War I, battlefield nurse Bess Crawford becomes suspicious of a wounded officer's true identity after he speaks German and claims to be from Alsace-Lorraine. When he goes missing in Paris, Bess puts her own life on the line to uncover the truth about his loyalties.

A Bess Crawford Mystery (Bess Crawford Mysteries Book 8)

The Shattered Tree

Brought up in India, where she was taught values of duty, honor and integrity by her officer father, Bess Crawford has signed up for service as a British nurse, in France. She tends diligently to the many wounded of the first world war. Her interest, however, is always piqued by a mystery, and she feels compelled to find all the answers, leading to this character’s secondary vocation as an amateur sleuth. Doing the right thing is important to Bess Crawford, and she always strives to follow the moral code bequeathed to her by her upstanding soldier Father a colonel Major in the British Army. This sense of duty and morality has drawn her into some tricky and even dangerous situations.

The Shattered Tree

A Bess Crawford Mystery (Bess Crawford Mysteries Book 8)

Charles Todd