{"product_id":"a-hanging-at-dawn-a-bess-crawford-short-story-bess-crawford-mysteries","title":"A Hanging at Dawn: A Bess Crawford Short Story (Bess Crawford Mysteries)","description":"“Bess is among the most compassionate and intelligent characters.”\n–The Sun-Sentinel\n\nFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Bess\nCrawford mystery series, a short story that unravels dark secrets from her close\nfriend Simon Brandon’s past.\n\nYears before the Great War summoned Bess Crawford to serve as a\nbattlefield nurse, the indomitable heroine spent her childhood in India under\nthe watchful eye of her friend and confidant, the young soldier Simon Brandon. The\ntwo formed an inseparable bond on the dangerous Northwest Frontier where her father’s\nRegiment held the Khyber Pass against all intruders. It was Simon who taught Bess\nto ride and shoot, escorted her to the bazaars and the Maharani’s Palace, and\ndid his best to keep her out of trouble, after the Crawford family took an\ninterest in the tall, angry boy with a mysterious past.\nBut the Crawfords have long guarded secrets for Simon and he\nowes them a debt that runs deeper than Bess could ever know. Told through the\neyes of Melinda, Richard, Clarissa, and Bess, A Hanging at Dawn pieces\ntogether a mystery at the center of Bess’s family that will irrevocably change\nthe course of her future.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0063048574\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0063048574.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Todd, Charles\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41516258426938,"sku":"DBV.0063048574.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0063048574-0.jpg?v=1783725551","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/a-hanging-at-dawn-a-bess-crawford-short-story-bess-crawford-mysteries","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}