{"product_id":"2940170064618","title":"A Bitter Truth: A Bess Crawford Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrying to help a woman in distress, World War I nurse and accidental sleuth Bess Crawford learns that no good deed goes unpunished\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen battlefield nurse Bess Crawford returns from France for a well-earned Christmas leave, she finds a bruised and shivering woman huddled in the doorway of her London residence. The woman has nowhere to turn, and propelled by a firm sense of duty, Bess takes her in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Once inside Bessamp;#8217;s flat, the woman reveals that a quarrel with her husband erupted into violence, yet she wants to return homeamp;#8212;if Bess will go with her to Sussex. Realizing that the woman is suffering from a concussion, Bess gives up a few precious days of leave to travel with her. But she soon discovers that this is a good deed with unforeseeable consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Bess finds at Vixen Hill is a house of mourning. The womanamp;#8217;s family has gathered for a memorial service for the elder son, who died of war wounds. Her husband, home on compassionate leave, is tense, tormented by jealousy and his own guilty conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Then, when a troubled houseguest is found dead, Bess herself becomes a prime suspect in the case. This murder will lead her to a dangerous quest in war-torn France, an unexpected ally, and a startling revelation that puts her in jeopardy before a vicious killer can be exposed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169624080624,"sku":"2940170064618","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170064618_p0.jpg?v=1763701000","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170064618","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}