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An Impartial Witness

A Bess Crawford Mystery

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An Impartial Witness

By: Charles Todd
Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
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Tending to the soldiers in the trenches of France during the First World War, battlefield nurse Bess Crawford can't help but notice the photo of a young pilot's wife every time she tends to him. But then at the railway station, in a mob of troops leaving for the front, Bess glimpses a familiar face--the pilot's wife, with another man. Later, back in France, Bess sees a newspaper with a drawing of the woman's face on the front page. She'd been murdered--the very day Bess saw her. Bess is soon on the search for a devious and very dangerous killer - a search that will put her own life in jeopardy.

©2010 Charles Todd (P)2010 BBC Audiobooks America Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Marriage
Engaging Mystery • Historical Accuracy • Excellent Narration • Intriguing Plot Twists • Atmospheric Details
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Loved the narrator.
The storyline kept me interested, in the what next would happen. Didn’t know this author until now, but will be reading/listening to more!

Intriguing

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Dragged on a bit too long compared to other stores by Todd, but a completed plot to the end.

A bit too long

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Each novel is engaging and keeps you guessing. I love the innocence of the time and the engaging storyline surrounded by the well described settings. I feel I’ve just been there.
If you love a good mystery, you will love this series!

English mysteries that completely hook you in.

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This mystery didn't fail. Am happy to find a new series that i enjoy.

coolio

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I listened to this day noon and night. I like the look into family Dynamics and the weight of war.

Captivating I blew through this in days

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This is a great book, and the story is realistic and touching. Great insights into the stresses of war time, and the motivations of people.
I really admire the protagonist Bess!

Wonderfully narrated and very interesting

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This is the second in the Bess Crawford Mysteries and an excellent addition to the series. I admire Bess, a woman ahead of her time, intuitive, kind, yet gutsy and bold enough to stand up for what she believes in . . . even seeking justice for a married woman whom she's certain is guilty of adultery. After nursing the wounds of pilot badly burned who kept his wife's photograph beside him at all times, she was on her way home on leave, when she unwittingly witnessed this same woman at the train station with another man. Soon afterward, she was found murdered, and Bess could not get the woman . . . nor the man at the train station out of her mind. Nor the heartbroken husband she had nursed. Tragedy followed again, with the husband committing suicide in the hospital. Bess contacted Scotland Yard with what little information she had. But it wasn't long until the Yard was trying to hush up the deaths. The deeper Bess dug into the lives of those who had died, both husband and wife, the murkier things got. But like a dog digging for a bone, Bess kept pursuing the murderer of the young wife . . . and a long sad story it was indeed. The atmospheric details and the wartime hardships of all concerned add much dimension to the tale. Excellent book and a conclusion well worth the wait.

WWI Battlefield Nurse and Amateur Sleuth

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Love the older scene of the early 1900's era it is in, When the author writes about the events and the evidence you think about how much advanced technology there is now. Great performance by the narrator, I actually thought there was more then 1 with all the characters. Starts off kinda slow at first, but the storyline picks up. Makes you wish she was a detective rather then what she was, but back then, it was unheard of. Great read, stick with it till the end.

it's slow to start, but picks up

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Great characters and plot development and history. Hope to read the rest of the series.

Excellent

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This could have been much better, but as it was written, no one was particularly interesting or likable, they all left me feeling distaste and boredom.

Forgettable

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