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Bess Crawford is an English nurse serving in World War I. I‘m not sure why, although by posting this I‘m sure someone will explain it to me, but the English refer to nurses as “Sisters.” Bess served in France and cared for a pilot who was seriously burned in a crash. When his wife is murdered he feels he has nothing to live for and kills himself. Bess is drawn deep into the search for a murderer and becomes obsessed with finding (cont)⬇️

4⭐️ I enjoyed this one more than the first book in the series, even though I read them almost two years apart. The case seemed believable and I liked the character growth in Bess herself. I hopefully will read the third book in the series fairly soon. #2022 #bookreview #historicalfiction #ebook #bookstagram #wwi #mystery #besscrawford #fiction

Picked this one up at a local bookstore. I haven‘t read the first one and I‘m hoping this one can be read as a stand alone. Couldn‘t pass it up.

The tagged book was excellent. An interesting mix of WW1 nursing and mystery. I‘m very glad to see my library has book #3 of the Bess Crawford series. 👍👏
I half read, half listened. I much preferred reading. The narrator did the various voices in a most stereotypical way. 🙄

#marvelousmay
This is my second Bess Crawford mystery. She‘s a WW1 nurse. The story begins as she‘s bringing injured soldiers back to England.

I‘m more of a spy story than mystery reader. And I don‘t tend to read a lot of series. But I can see myself keeping on with this one.

Broke the wall of the 10 hours for the #24b42020 readathon and finished this mystery.

I did like it. The setting is fantastic and the characters so human. The mystery is logica and believable. But somehow, l didn't enjoy it as much as the first one.

Nonetheless, this is a series l'm greatly enjoying.

#WinterGames #MerryReaders #TBRRead This is the second book in the Bess Crawford series and I‘m really enjoying it. Another one off Mount TBR.

Worked at my sister's Christmas present while listening to the tagged book.
I'm really enjoying it, though l think the first book in the Bess Crowford series was even better.
But once again the characters are fantastic, the psychological side is so human, and the historical setting is first class.

Don't know whether l'll finish during the #11thHourReadathon, but l'll certainly finish this week.

This is the second book in the series, and both have been quite enjoyable. I like the WWI setting - it has always fascinated me more than the second - and Bess is a likable character: strong without being obnoxious. I love that she loves and respects her parents, and that they love and respect her and her decision to serve as a frontlines nurse. The mysteries have been engaging without being overly convoluted. Overall - pick!

I really enjoyed this second book in the Bess Crawford series. Bess is a nursing sister in WWI and the sense of time and place in these books is wonderful.

In this one, Bess sees something that later becomes relevant in a murder investigation. Called back from the Front by Scotland Yard, she finds herself pursuing the truth motivated by her determination to speak for the dead.

I love that her nursing experiences help drive these stories.

I'd have to say that the 2nd in this series actually tops the first. You really feel a truer sense of Bess and her motivations for what she does. The mystery was full of twists, turns, and a few red herrings but that's definitely a good thing. It was hard to wrap my brain around the fact that due to proximity, it was possible to pop back across the channel for a reprieve, but that's just because I'm used to war being continents away. Next please!

I love it when the second book of a series turns out to be just as good or even better than the first. Loving Bess Crawford! For books that don‘t focus on “action”, I‘m finding myself simply absorbed by the descriptive writing and the engaging cast. Watching Bess think is addictive! 🤣😉🤔 I‘m hooked!

And so the madness begins....my single-minded drive to finish a new series....I‘m just a smidgen crazy that way. 😳😂😜 Up next, number 2 in the Bess Crawford mystery series. And I‘ll go ahead and post a disclaimer: numbers 3 and 4 are already waiting in my hot little hands....thank you local library! 😊😉🙌👏 Yeah, the word obsessive comes to mind...but I‘m OK with that. 😉👍

A good murder mystery with nurse Bess Crawford (number 2 in the series). I liked this better than the first one, because I felt more engaged with this story. As I was reading, I kept thinking of Bess as an English Nancy Drew!

Whenever I'm reading about WWI, it reminds me of the display of poppies at the Tower of London. It was a very moving memorial to those who died in that war.