We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the library. Find a location near you.

An Irish Hostage: A Novel
(Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover
Average Rating
5 star
 
(1)
4 star
 
(0)
3 star
 
(0)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Series:
Published:
HarperCollins 2021
Status:
Available from OverDrive
Description

"[Readers] are bound to be caught up in the adventures of Bess Crawford . . . While her sensibility is as crisp as her narrative voice, Bess is a compassionate nurse who responds with feeling."— The New York Times Book Review

In the uneasy peace following World War I, nurse Bess Crawford runs into trouble and treachery in Ireland—in this twelfth book in the New York Times bestselling mystery series.

The Great War is over—but in Ireland, in the wake of the bloody 1916 Easter Rising, anyone who served in France is now considered a traitor, including nurse Eileen Flynn and former soldier Michael Sullivan, who only want to be married in the small, isolated village where she grew up. Even her grandmother is against it, and Eileen's only protection is her cousin Terrence who was a hero of the Rising and is still being hunted by the British.

Bess Crawford had promised to be there for the wedding. And in spite of the danger to her, she keeps that promise—only to be met with the shocking news that the groom has vanished. Eileen begs for her help, but how can Bess hope to find him when she doesn't know the country, the people, or where to put her trust? Time is running out, for Michael and for Bess herself, and soon her own life is on the line. With only an Irish outlaw and a man being hunted for murder on her side, how can she possibly save herself, much less stop a killer?

Also in This Series
Formats
Adobe EPUB eBook
Works on all eReaders (except Kindles), desktop computers and mobile devices with reading apps installed.
Kindle Book
Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
OverDrive Read
Need Help?
If you are having problem transferring a title to your device, please fill out this support form or visit the library so we can help you to use our eBooks and eAudio Books.
More Like This
Other Editions and Formats
More Copies In LINK+
Loading LINK+ Copies...
More Details
Format:
Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
07/06/2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780062859884
ASIN:
B08KQC6D8Q
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)

Charles Todd. (2021). An Irish Hostage: A Novel. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Charles Todd. 2021. An Irish Hostage: A Novel. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Charles Todd, An Irish Hostage: A Novel. HarperCollins, 2021.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Charles Todd. An Irish Hostage: A Novel. HarperCollins, 2021.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Copy Details
LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection109
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
62849f2e-eb2a-f735-45e6-c2a05e9d26d1
Go To Grouped Work
Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Jun 17, 2021 07:10:43
Date Updated:
May 09, 2022 18:44:51
Last Metadata Check:
Mar 24, 2024 15:23:41
Last Metadata Change:
Mar 10, 2024 15:30:16
Last Availability Check:
Mar 24, 2024 15:23:43
Last Availability Change:
Nov 16, 2022 17:35:07
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Mar 29, 2024 02:17:20

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{F8339E12-5AA7-454D-9D92-D23B6472C387}IMG100.JPG
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{F8339E12-5AA7-454D-9D92-D23B6472C387}IMG200.JPG
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/{F8339E12-5AA7-454D-9D92-D23B6472C387}IMG150.JPG
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/{F8339E12-5AA7-454D-9D92-D23B6472C387}IMG400.JPG
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062859884
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B08KQC6D8Q
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062859884
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Charles Todd
title
An Irish Hostage
dateAdded
2021-06-16T22:06:36.187Z
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=569&titleID=5773016
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: NorthNet Library System (CA)
          • id: 2323
sortTitle
Irish Hostage A Novel
crossRefId
5773016
series
Bess Crawford Mystery
subtitle
A Novel
id
F8339E12-5AA7-454D-9D92-D23B6472C387
starRating
4

OverDrive MetaData

isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: AnIrishHostage_9780062859884_5773016
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 3319889
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062859884
      • rights:
            • type: Copying
            • value: 0
            • type: Printing
            • value: 0
            • type: Lending
            • value: 0
            • type: ReadAloud
            • value: 1
            • type: ExpirationRights
            • value: 0
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • onSaleDate: 7/6/2021
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=f8339e12-5aa7-454d-9d92-d23b6472c387&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: AnIrishHostage_5773016
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B08KQC6D8Q
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 7/6/2021
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=f8339e12-5aa7-454d-9d92-d23b6472c387&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: AnIrishHostage_9780062859884_5773016
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062859884
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 7/6/2021
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=f8339e12-5aa7-454d-9d92-d23b6472c387&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Todd, Charles
      • bioText:

        Charles Todd is the New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries, the Bess Crawford mysteries, and two stand-alone novels. A mother-and-son writing team, Caroline passed away in August 2021 and Charles lives in Florida.

      • name: Charles Todd
imprint
William Morrow Cookbooks
publishDate
2021-07-06T00:00:00-04:00
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
An Irish Hostage
fullDescription

"[Readers] are bound to be caught up in the adventures of Bess Crawford . . . While her sensibility is as crisp as her narrative voice, Bess is a compassionate nurse who responds with feeling."— The New York Times Book Review

In the uneasy peace following World War I, nurse Bess Crawford runs into trouble and treachery in Ireland—in this twelfth book in the New York Times bestselling mystery series.

The Great War is over—but in Ireland, in the wake of the bloody 1916 Easter Rising, anyone who served in France is now considered a traitor, including nurse Eileen Flynn and former soldier Michael Sullivan, who only want to be married in the small, isolated village where she grew up. Even her grandmother is against it, and Eileen's only protection is her cousin Terrence who was a hero of the Rising and is still being hunted by the British.

Bess Crawford had promised to be there for the wedding. And in spite of the danger to her, she keeps that promise—only to be met with the shocking news that the groom has vanished. Eileen begs for her help, but how can Bess hope to find him when she doesn't know the country, the people, or where to put her trust? Time is running out, for Michael and for Bess herself, and soon her own life is on the line. With only an Irish outlaw and a man being hunted for murder on her side, how can she possibly save herself, much less stop a killer?

seriesId
584225
reviews
      • premium: False
      • source: Book Reporter on An Irish Hostage
      • content:

        "So much happens within this complex plot, and there is a level of suspense throughout the book that readers of the previous 11 novels haven't experienced. Those who are aware of the historical events that drive this story will find themselves torn between the sentiments of the British and Irish characters. An Irish Hostage is yet another triumph for Charles Todd and one of the most memorable additions to the series." — Book Reporter on An Irish Hostage

        "The Crawford series has been consistently strong, each book as crisply written and suspenseful as the last." — Booklist on An Irish Hostage

        "[A] fast-paced historical mystery...Bess demonstrates presence of mind under fire, strong nursing skill, and adept calls of judgment." — New York Journal of Books on An Irish Hostage

        "A captivating mystery of treachery and bravery during the post WWI Irish troubles!" — Fresh Fiction on An Irish Hostage

        "Sensitive, beautifully written, disconcertingly familiar." — Kirkus Reviews

        "[Readers] are bound to be caught up in the adventures of Bess Crawford . . . While her sensibility is as crisp as her narrative voice, Bess is a compassionate nurse who responds with feeling."
        The New York Times Book Review

        "Bess is among the most compassionate and intelligent characters, whose observations on life and people are advanced for the era in which she lives.." — The Sun-Sentinel (Florida)

        "Intensely personal, as all great stories should be." — Anne Perry, Internationally Bestselling Author

        "As always, the mother-son writing team of Charles Todd does a magnificent job with atmosphere and dialogue, all while keeping their good-hearted heroine one step (but only one) ahead of the bad guys ." — BookPage on A Cruel Deception

        "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

        "As usual, Todd mixes historical verisimilitude with exemplary character design and sharp plotting. Another fine entry in this popular series." — Booklist on A Cruel Deception

        "Terrific . . . A Cruel Deception shows that there are still plenty of stories left for Bess Crawford, and I cannot wait to see what happens next." — Book Reporter on A Cruel Deception

        "As with all other Bess Crawford mysteries, this one is historically accurate, entertainingly written, and thoroughly enjoyable." — New York Journal of Books on A Cruel Deception

      • premium: True
      • source: Library Journal
      • content:

        February 1, 2021

        World War I has ended, but after the 1916 Easter Rising tensions are still high in Ireland, where nurse Bess Crawford has traveled to be part of a friend's wedding party. She arrives to find the groom missing, and when the sea surrenders a dead body, partisan issues explode. With a 75,000-copy first printing.

        Copyright 2021 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

      • premium: True
      • source: Kirkus
      • content:

        May 15, 2021
        In 1919, a trip to a friend's wedding reminds Bess Crawford once again that hatred doesn't come to an end when war does. On leave from Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, Bess is free to travel to Ireland to serve as a bridesmaid for Eileen Flynn, another nurse whose leg she helped save from amputation. It's clear that venturing across the Irish Sea will be anything but routine. Instead of taking trains and motorcars subject to hijacking by nationalist fanatics, Bess asks American pilot Capt. Arthur Jackson to fly her to tiny Killeighbeg, where all is in readiness except for the groom, Michael Sullivan, who's presumably been abducted by members of the Rising in retaliation for his wartime service to the Crown. But Bess doesn't need to venture outside Eileen's home to find furious conflicts raging. Granny Flynn seems to hate Eileen, whose mother is Anglo-Irish, as much as she hates Bess, and Eileen's cousin Terrence Flynn, a Rising star, suggests that the bride made her own bed when she chose an Englishwoman for her bridesmaid and her intended chose an English officer, Maj. Ellis Dawson, as his best man. Days after local painter Fergus Kennedy turns up coshed to death, Eileen decides to forge ahead with her preparations for the ceremony in case the groom happens to show up, and a half-dead Michael appears in a superb theatrical stroke that confounds plausibility and logic. No sooner has Bess packed him off to bed than Ellis Dawson disappears. It's enough to make you wonder who the title refers to: Michael, Ellis, or Bess herself. The mystery is peripheral to this worm's-eye view of the struggles that tore the Emerald Isle in two.

        COPYRIGHT(2021) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

      • premium: True
      • source: Publisher's Weekly
      • content:

        June 28, 2021
        Set in 1919, this subpar 12th Bess Crawford mystery (after Mary Higgins Clark Award–winner Todd’s 2019’s A Cruel Deception) takes Bess, who served as a British army nurse during WWI, to Ireland to attend the wedding of Eileen Flynn, a nurse whose life she saved at the war’s start. Upon arriving in Eileen’s village, Bess discovers that her friend’s fiancé, Michael Sullivan, an Irishman who fought for England during the war, has disappeared, but it’s not clear who might have abducted him, or if he’s even still alive. Bess gets a mixed reception from the locals, many of whom are openly hostile to her as an Englishwoman and regard Michael’s choice to aid Britain as traitorous. The capable nurse ends up with a murder to solve as well. Todd (the pen name of mother-son team Caroline and Charles Todd) normally has a steady hand at creating solid characters, but doesn’t do so with the Irish who are seeking independence, and the whodunit is less gripping than usual. In addition, Bess acting as an amateur sleuth in peacetime makes it harder to suspend disbelief. Todd is capable of better. Agent: Lisa Gallagher, DeFiore and Co.

popularity
1732
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/v1L1BWwAAAA2I/products/f8339e12-5aa7-454d-9d92-d23b6472c387/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
id
f8339e12-5aa7-454d-9d92-d23b6472c387
starRating
4.1
readingOrder
12
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{F8339E12-5AA7-454D-9D92-D23B6472C387}IMG100.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{F8339E12-5AA7-454D-9D92-D23B6472C387}IMG200.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/{F8339E12-5AA7-454D-9D92-D23B6472C387}IMG150.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/{F8339E12-5AA7-454D-9D92-D23B6472C387}IMG400.JPG
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Fiction
      • value: Mystery
      • value: Thriller
      • value: Historical Fiction
publishDateText
07/06/2021
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780062859877
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription

"[Readers] are bound to be caught up in the adventures of Bess Crawford . . . While her sensibility is as crisp as her narrative voice, Bess is a compassionate nurse who responds with feeling."— The New York Times Book Review

In the uneasy peace following World War I, nurse Bess Crawford runs into trouble and treachery in Ireland—in this twelfth book in the New York Times bestselling mystery series.

The Great War is over—but in Ireland, in the wake of the bloody 1916 Easter Rising, anyone who served in France is now considered a traitor, including nurse Eileen Flynn and former soldier Michael Sullivan, who only want to be married in the small, isolated village where she grew up. Even her grandmother is against it, and Eileen's only protection is her cousin Terrence who was a hero of the Rising and is still being hunted by the British.

Bess Crawford had promised to be there for the wedding. And in spite of...

sortTitle
Irish Hostage A Novel
crossRefId
5773016
series
Bess Crawford Mystery
subtitle
A Novel
publisher
HarperCollins
bisacCodes
      • code: FIC022040
      • description: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
      • code: FIC022060
      • description: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Historical
      • code: FIC030000
      • description: Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense