OCTOBER 2018 - AudioFile
This book’s setting and narration provoke images of a PBS mystery series, with a bit of “Downton Abbey” thrown in. Bess Crawford is an English WWI-era battlefield nurse. Keeping a stiff upper lip, she strives to do right and care for her patients. Narrator Rosalyn Landor gives Bess an upper-class accent and portrays her as unflappable, compassionate, and tough as she discovers the secrets behind the murders that have taken place on a hardscrabble Welsh outpost. Landor speaks rhythmically, landing on syllables with a distinct emphasis. She also has a broad expressive range even when she reads simple description. Both the writing and Landor’s voice give wonderful animation to an admirable heroine. G.S.D. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
From the Publisher
Praise for A Casualty of War: “[Charles] Todd’s strongest war book.” — Washington Times
“It is intensely personal, as all great stories should be.” — Anne Perry, Internationally Bestselling Author
“Harsh period attitudes toward traumatic stress and the exhaustion of a long war add poignancy to Todd’s satisfying puzzle of identity and inheritance.” — Publishers Weekly
Praise for No Shred of Evidence: “It’s that melancholy tone, the legacy of the trenches, that gives Todd’s polite rural mystery such uncommon depth.” — Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review
The novel has a distinctly gothic feel to it: remote locale, harsh landscape, stormy weather, mysterious villagers—and the sense that something truly evil is hiding, perhaps in plain sight. Followers of the Crawford series will find much to like here. — Booklist on A Forgotten Place
“A masterpiece of imagination.” — New York Times bestselling author Lee Child on the Ian Rutledge series
“I love series that follow particular characters over time and through their experiences, so I automatically read the latest installments from ... Charles Todd.” — Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York Times Book Review
“A superb entry in a superb series: an exquisite sense of time and place, a satisfying mystery with a breathless conclusion, and above all the complex, haunted, charismatic Inspector Ian Rutledge himself-truly one of crime fiction’s most absorbing characters.” — Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Racing the Devil
“A Casualty of War is another masterful work in this series, and I cannot recommend it enough.” — Bookreporter.com on A Casualty of War
“The latest Crawford mystery is rich in character and period detail, with a solidly constructed story that should keep readers immersed in the action.” — Booklist on A Casualty of War
“Todd’s meticulous research... illustrates the toll the war has taken on the battle-weary military as well as the nurses and doctors, the sacrifices of the residents, [and] the citizens’ valiant struggle to maintain a sense of normalcy. . . . . A vivid and personal look at WWI.” — SouthFlorida.com on A Casualty of War
“The Shattered Tree is an enjoyable and quick read-well worth the time.” — New York Journal of Books on The Shattered Tree
“Admirable, courageous and occasionally reckless, Bess ranks among the best of fictional amateur sleuths. [Todd] again creates a thought-provoking novel that evokes the terrors and suspicions of war.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch on The Shattered Tree
“A superb whodunit—just when you think you have it figured out, Todd throws a curve—and a moving evocation of a world at war.” — Richmond Times-Dispatch on A Bitter Truth
“The atmosphere of the claustrophobic community Bess is trapped in is palpable as Todd (the mother-and-son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd) expertly ratchets up the suspense.” — Publishers Weekly
New York Times bestselling author Lee Child on the Ian Rutledge series
A masterpiece of imagination.
Anne Perry
It is intensely personal, as all great stories should be.
Booklist on A Casualty of War
The latest Crawford mystery is rich in character and period detail, with a solidly constructed story that should keep readers immersed in the action.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
I love series that follow particular characters over time and through their experiences, so I automatically read the latest installments from ... Charles Todd.
Bookreporter.com on A Casualty of War
A Casualty of War is another masterful work in this series, and I cannot recommend it enough.”
Booklist on A Forgotten Place
The novel has a distinctly gothic feel to it: remote locale, harsh landscape, stormy weather, mysterious villagers—and the sense that something truly evil is hiding, perhaps in plain sight. Followers of the Crawford series will find much to like here.
Lee Child
A superb entry in a superb series: an exquisite sense of time and place, a satisfying mystery with a breathless conclusion, and above all the complex, haunted, charismatic Inspector Ian Rutledge himself-truly one of crime fiction’s most absorbing characters.
Marilyn Stasio
Praise for No Shred of Evidence: “It’s that melancholy tone, the legacy of the trenches, that gives Todd’s polite rural mystery such uncommon depth.
Washington Times
Praise for A Casualty of War: “[Charles] Todd’s strongest war book.
New York Journal of Books on The Shattered Tree
The Shattered Tree is an enjoyable and quick read-well worth the time.
Richmond Times-Dispatch on The Shattered Tree
Admirable, courageous and occasionally reckless, Bess ranks among the best of fictional amateur sleuths. [Todd] again creates a thought-provoking novel that evokes the terrors and suspicions of war.
Richmond Times-Dispatch on A Bitter Truth
A superb whodunit—just when you think you have it figured out, Todd throws a curve—and a moving evocation of a world at war.
SouthFlorida.com on A Casualty of War
Todd’s meticulous research... illustrates the toll the war has taken on the battle-weary military as well as the nurses and doctors, the sacrifices of the residents, [and] the citizens’ valiant struggle to maintain a sense of normalcy. . . . . A vivid and personal look at WWI.
Booklist on A Forgotten Place
The novel has a distinctly gothic feel to it: remote locale, harsh landscape, stormy weather, mysterious villagers—and the sense that something truly evil is hiding, perhaps in plain sight. Followers of the Crawford series will find much to like here.
New York Journal of Books on The Shattered Tree
The Shattered Tree is an enjoyable and quick read-well worth the time.
Washington Times
Praise for A Casualty of War: “[Charles] Todd’s strongest war book.
Richmond Times-Dispatch on A Bitter Truth
A superb whodunit—just when you think you have it figured out, Todd throws a curve—and a moving evocation of a world at war.
Richmond Times-Dispatch on The Shattered Tree
Admirable, courageous and occasionally reckless, Bess ranks among the best of fictional amateur sleuths. [Todd] again creates a thought-provoking novel that evokes the terrors and suspicions of war.
Booklist on A Casualty of War
The latest Crawford mystery is rich in character and period detail, with a solidly constructed story that should keep readers immersed in the action.
New York Times bestselling author Lee Child on the Ian Rutledge series
A masterpiece of imagination.
SouthFlorida.com on A Casualty of War
Todd’s meticulous research... illustrates the toll the war has taken on the battle-weary military as well as the nurses and doctors, the sacrifices of the residents, [and] the citizens’ valiant struggle to maintain a sense of normalcy. . . . . A vivid and personal look at WWI.
Bookreporter.com on A Casualty of War
A Casualty of War is another masterful work in this series, and I cannot recommend it enough.”
Washington Times on A Casualty of War
A Casualty of War is [Charles] Todd’s strongest war book...
OCTOBER 2018 - AudioFile
This book’s setting and narration provoke images of a PBS mystery series, with a bit of “Downton Abbey” thrown in. Bess Crawford is an English WWI-era battlefield nurse. Keeping a stiff upper lip, she strives to do right and care for her patients. Narrator Rosalyn Landor gives Bess an upper-class accent and portrays her as unflappable, compassionate, and tough as she discovers the secrets behind the murders that have taken place on a hardscrabble Welsh outpost. Landor speaks rhythmically, landing on syllables with a distinct emphasis. She also has a broad expressive range even when she reads simple description. Both the writing and Landor’s voice give wonderful animation to an admirable heroine. G.S.D. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
