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I read a lot of raving reviews about this book but I found it slow paced and couldn't connect to the characters.
It's well written and I want to read other books by this author to see if it was just my issue with this specific novel.
Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

aemsea26's review against another edition

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3.0

I will likely forget every single detail of this book as I do every mystery I ever read but finally there is a hint of Bess's true feelings for Simon (aka the slowest burn that ever burned).

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5.0

A new Bess Crawford mystery is a delight. In "Cruel Deception,” Bess is struggling with her changing role as the war is ending and nursing sisters are returning to civilian life. Her renowned investigative skills are called into action by her superior Matron, who sends Bess on an unorthodox mission to find a soldier missing from the peace talks taking place in Paris. What looks at first like a simple case of AWOL turns into something more complex.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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5.0

This series is so good! This book made me so anxious but it is so satisfying. Bess is too good. Simon does not appear but hopefully Bess is working her way to him. I’m really hoping Bess is getting paid for this work now because she is like a cleaner at this point.

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