An Unwilling Accomplice

Name: An Unwilling Accomplice
Rating: 4.1 (1221 reviews)

by Charles Todd Book 6 in the Bess Crawford Mysteries series.

First published 2014

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Home on leave, Bess Crawford is assigned to escort a decorated, wheelchair-bound soldier to Buckingham Palace. By the following morning he has disappeared, and reports soon connect him to a murder in Shropshire. Held responsible by both the Army and the nursing service, Bess must find the fugitive before an official inquiry destroys her career, yet each clue suggests that the helpless patient she accompanied was neither helpless nor easily understood.

The investigation turns the rituals of wartime heroism into a source of uncertainty. Medals, uniforms and disability command public respect, but they can also conceal identity and motive. Bess’s determination to clear her name becomes a broader test of whether military institutions value truth as highly as discipline and appearances.