An Unwilling Accomplice

Praise for 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 Highly recommended for fans of wartime mysteries, plucky women sleuths like Maisie Dobbs, and the Downton Abbey television series. -- Library Journal Todd's novels are known for compelling plotting with a thoughtful whodunit aspect, rich characterization, evocative prose, and haunting atmosphere. -- Richmond Times-Dispatch Praise for An Unmarked Grave: Vivid period mystery series. -- New York Times Book Review on AN UNMARKED GRAVE `Todd has a sharp eye for scene and character, and he surrounds his leading lady with a lively cast. -- Washington Times A masterpiece of imagination. -- New York Times bestselling author Lee Child on the Ian Rutledge series A smartly plotted, well-told mystery. -- Booklist on An Impartial Witness An Unmarked Grave gives the reader everything they could wish for in a book. -- Bestsellersworld.com With every installment, Bess' stature as a heroine to cherish soars. -- Tampa Tribune Well-rounded, believable characters, a mutilayered plot solidly based on human nature, all authentically set in the England of 1917, make A Bitter Truth an outstanding and riveting read. -- Stephanie Laurens, New York Times bestselling author An intricate plot populated by superbly drawn characters, not least of whom is the captivating and courageous Bess. With seamless prose, An Unwilling Accomplice - like all of Todd's work - offers a moving portrait of war's physical and emotional devastation. -- Richmond Times-Dispatch on AN UNWILLING ACCOMPLICE [AN UNWILLING ACCOMPLICE] truly surprises and takes the series to a whole new level of complexity. -- Bookreporter.com With careful attention to such details and a gift for story telling, the Todd team has mastered the art of the historical mystery in the series set in the tragic days of the First World War. -- Iron Mountain Daily News on AN UNWILLING ACCOMPLICE Bess is a character with depth and complexity, an army nurse during that awful war, so, like that series, not only intricate mysteries but engrossing historical fiction.' -- SCDemocrat.com on AN UNWILLING ACCOMPLICE