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A review by leemac027
A Hanging at Dawn by Charles Todd
4.0
The team that is Charles Todd have packed quite a bit into this very slender book. I liked the tone and style they used which was very appropriate for the period they were describing.
Set in early 1900's India, the Crawford family are settled on the Northwest Frontier with a British Regiment. Head of the family, Colonel Richard Crawford, his wife Clarissa and daughter Bess are dealing with the ever-changing political atmosphere, uprisings and the class system prevalent at the time.
A young soldier, Simon Brandon, is assigned to the Colonel as his 'batman' with one of his duties being to keep an eye on the exploration loving Bess. Over the years they become as brother and sister while Simon starts to climb the ranks in his Army career.
However, Simon's past contains secrets and the support he has had from the Crawfords means more to him than he can ever let them know.
But all is not well for Simon. Being assigned as part of an escort to a high-ranking princess and her tiny daughter should have been a routine job. This does not work out well and Simon is facing a death sentence.....how did this happen?
A quick entertaining read.
Set in early 1900's India, the Crawford family are settled on the Northwest Frontier with a British Regiment. Head of the family, Colonel Richard Crawford, his wife Clarissa and daughter Bess are dealing with the ever-changing political atmosphere, uprisings and the class system prevalent at the time.
A young soldier, Simon Brandon, is assigned to the Colonel as his 'batman' with one of his duties being to keep an eye on the exploration loving Bess. Over the years they become as brother and sister while Simon starts to climb the ranks in his Army career.
However, Simon's past contains secrets and the support he has had from the Crawfords means more to him than he can ever let them know.
But all is not well for Simon. Being assigned as part of an escort to a high-ranking princess and her tiny daughter should have been a routine job. This does not work out well and Simon is facing a death sentence.....how did this happen?
A quick entertaining read.