Bess Crawford, a nurse on the Western Front during World War I, is drawn back to a violent episode from her childhood in British India. A decade-old murder that stained her father's regiment resurfaces when a dying soldier claims the supposed killer is still alive.

Using her leave to investigate, Bess travels from the village where the original crimes occurred to the scenes and witnesses who remember them. Conflicting loyalties, local testimony, and military reputation complicate the search for an objective truth.

The inquiry exposes how honor, memory, and colonial power shape facts and reputations, and it uncovers a long-held secret tied to a notable writer of the era. Readers encounter a tightly plotted historical mystery that blends military life, moral ambiguity, and investigative persistence.

• Setting: British India and the WWI Western Front
• Themes: honor, memory, colonial justice
• For fans of atmospheric historical mysteries and military-era detective fiction

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