A Cruel Deception

SKU: 9780062859846
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A Cruel Deception

SKU: 9780062859846
Author: Charles Todd
Paperback·Ages 18+·Historical Fiction
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At a glance

💀 Tone
Dark, atmospheric, reflective
⚡ Pace
Steady, immersive, layered
🖤 Vibes
Post-war England, psychological tension, hidden truths
👑 Themes
Justice, trauma, deception, memory
🧠 Mind Game
Subtle, investigative, thought-provoking
🔥 Hook
A wartime secret resurfaces—bringing danger and deception with it
👀 Perfect For
Fans of Agatha Christie, P.D. James, historical mysteries
📖 Readers Who’ll Love This
Readers who enjoy classic detective stories with rich atmosphere, strong character focus, and slow-burning suspense

“As always, Todd’s intense feelings for the traumatized survivors of war make one mother’s son the broken hero of an entire generation of lost souls.” — The New York Times Book Review In the aftermath of World War I, English nurse Bess Crawford attempts to save a troubled officer from a mysterious killer in this eleventh book in the acclaimed Bess Crawford mystery series. The Armistice of November 1918 ended the fighting, but the Great War will not be over until a Peace Treaty is drawn up and signed by all parties involved. Representatives from the Allies are gathering in Paris, and already ominous signs of disagreement have appeared. Sister Bess Crawford, who has been working with the severely wounded in England in the war’s wake, is asked to carry out a personal mission in Paris for a Matron at the London headquarters of The Queen Alexandra’s. Bess is facing decisions about her own future, even as she searches for Lawrence Minton. When she finally locates him, instead of the intelligent, ambitious officer she expects, she finds a bitter and disturbed man who has abdicated his duties at the Peace Conference and is well on his way toward an addiction to opiates. Indeed, he tells her that he doesn’t care if he lives or dies, he only wants oblivion. But what has changed him? What is it that haunts him? It seems the truth is buried so deep in his mind that he can only relive it in wild nightmares. When Minton goes missing, bent on suicide, Bess must race to unlock his past before he succeeds. Reluctant to trust an officer in Minton’s regiment, a man with secrets of his own, and uncertain of the loyalties of Matron’s friends in Paris, Bess must rely on her own instincts and experience—and sometimes in desperation on a stranger who claims he never met Minton. Could whatever happened to Minton in Paris somehow be connected to his war? And why did he not kill Bess when he had the chance—then later, viciously attack her without warning? What is destroying Lieutenant Minton? Or is it who? And what horror will she have to confront, if she is to save him? In this, the eleventh novel in the award-winning Bess Crawford series, New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd delivers a rich and atmospheric portrait that illuminates the cost of war on human lives—the lingering pain and horror that no peace, no matter how earned, can assuage.

Book details

Format
Paperback
Reading age
18+
Pages
336
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Published
15 August 2020
Language
English
ISBN
9780062859846

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