A review by melissasbookshelf
A Casualty of War by Charles Todd

4.0

I really enjoyed this latest Bess Crawford mystery. In this story, the war is finally coming to an end, but Bess still manages to find a mystery wherever she goes. In this story, she meets Capt. Alan Travis from the Island of Barbados. He's a personable gentleman who interests Bess. When she sees him again he has a head wound and insists that a long lost cousin is the one who shot him. He goes back to duty, but returns again with a more severe injury to his back and insists that this cousin is responsible again. His sanity is in question and he winds up in a clinic for the mentally ill in England when Bess finds him again. Bess can't believe him insane, even when faced with the impossibility of the circumstances. She and Simon decide to investigate the captain's story.

I liked this story because we're given more of a glimpse in to Simon Brandon's life. Bess is also finally having to think about life after the war. While I did figure out the mystery, I enjoyed the characters in the village and her interaction with Simon. I'm hoping she will not think of Simon as a brother and will consider him as more. They get along so well darn it!

I love this narrator for the audiobook! She really makes the characters come alive and does a great job with the male characters.