An Irish Hostage, Charles Todd
An Irish Hostage, Charles Todd
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An Irish Hostage
A Novel

Author: Charles Todd

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Unabridged: 10 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 07/06/2021

Synopsis

“[Readers] are bound to be caught up in the adventures of Bess Crawford . . . While her sensibility is as crisp as her narrative voice, Bess is a compassionate nurse who responds with feeling.”— The New York Times Book ReviewIn the uneasy peace following World War I, nurse Bess Crawford runs into trouble and treachery in Ireland—in this twelfth book in the New York Times bestselling mystery series.The Great War is over—but in Ireland, in the wake of the bloody 1916 Easter Rising, anyone who served in France is now considered a traitor, including nurse Eileen Flynn and former soldier Michael Sullivan, who only want to be married in the small, isolated village where she grew up. Even her grandmother is against it, and Eileen’s only protection is her cousin Terrence who was a hero of the Rising and is still being hunted by the British. Bess Crawford had promised to be there for the wedding. And in spite of the danger to her, she keeps that promise—only to be met with the shocking news that the groom has vanished. Eileen begs for her help, but how can Bess hope to find him when she doesn’t know the country, the people, or where to put her trust? Time is running out, for Michael and for Bess herself, and soon her own life is on the line. With only an Irish outlaw and a man being hunted for murder on her side, how can she possibly save herself, much less stop a killer?  

About Charles Todd

Charles Todd is the New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries, the Bess Crawford mysteries, and two stand-alone novels. A mother-and-son writing team, Caroline passed away in August 2021 and Charles lives in Florida.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lynn on June 19, 2023

I'm writing this review in two halves. Regarding the quality of An Irish Hostage, it's four-star, as a reader expects of the mother-and-son Charles Todd team of authors. Their research lays the foundation for a lush read, full of lovely detail (but never too much), enchanting tension, and brisk adve......more

Goodreads review by Literary on February 06, 2021

I’m a Bess Crawford fangirl, and #12 in the hf series is my fav yet! Bess, a nurse who served for the Brits in WWI France, goes to Ireland for a friend’s wedding and finds herself in a rat’s nest. With the Irish suspicious of any Brit, Beth is in danger as she susses out the bridegroom’s disappearan......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on July 09, 2021

How many checkmarks did I make on this book and now have to clean up on goodreads. Annoying. OK, we get Bess in many dangerous situations throughout the series written by this mother/son duo, but now we have to move forward in time, past WWI to the fractious era of Ireland's strife postwar when Engl......more

Goodreads review by Judy on April 21, 2021

I've stayed away from the Bess Crawford series by Charles Todd for the last several books for various reasons but the title of this one intrigued me so I decided I wanted to read it. This plot has Bess staying in one place for the entire story and I liked that much better. If you have been a fan of......more

Goodreads review by Charlene on September 11, 2021

3.5 Another one of the WWI historical mystery series that I've followed through many books. Great idea to send Bess to rural west Ireland, easy to find a dangerous situation there soon after the 1916 Rising. Bess is to be the bridesmaid of a fellow nurse, Eileen, but when she arrives a few days befo......more

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