A review by texanoffer
A Duty to the Dead by Charles Todd

4.0

I was so excited to find a mystery series that is so well written and so completely riveting, AND icing on the cake, it is a clean read! I really enjoyed the main character, Bess Crawford, who is a nurse in WWl that finds herself in the midst of a family mystery while passing on a message from a wounded soldier. The book had the feel of a novel written in times past when the classic mystery novels were compelling and richly written, without the need for excessive descriptive violence or steamy scenes. I can't wait to read more of the, "Bess Crawford" series, and plan on reading Todd's, "Inspector Ian Rutlage" series as well.

An interesting side note is that Charles Todd is actually the pen name for a mother and son team that write these books together. Often co-authored books don't seem to turn out well, but in this case it works beautifully!