THE SHATTERED TREE Bess Crawford, Book 8

In WWI France, Bess Crawford investigates the past of a wounded soldier who is found under a shattered tree in no-man's-land. He claims to be French, but he speaks German. Crawford doesn't trust him. Rosalyn Landor's skillful narration takes listeners to battlefield hospitals, to gritty Paris, and to villages in the French countryside. Crawford, an intrepid nurse, together with a host of military officers and spies, peels back the patient's past. Landor nimbly shifts from Crawford's British tones to French, German, and subtle American accents, each perfectly paired with the various individual characters. Listeners will be totally engaged as Crawford works to uncover the truth about a soldier who may have murder in his past. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2016, Portland, Maine [Published: DECEMBER 2016]