The author of the acclaimed Ian Rutledge and Bess Crawford mysteries returns with a bittersweet love story, set at Christmas during the dangerous opening days of World War INa delightful holiday gift in the tradition of the award-winning television series Downton Abbey. n nYoure going to love Todd. n--Stephen King, Entertainment Weeklyn nThe critically acclaimed creator of the Inspector Ian Rutledge and battlefield nurse Bess Crawford mystery series, Charles Todd now offers readers a bittersweet love story and romantic mystery that unfolds at Christmas during the dangerous opening days of World War I. The Walnut Tree is an unforgettable story of a woman who puts herself in the line of fire for the sake of wounded soldiers and falls deeply in love with a man who may be forbidden to her. For anyone who has fallen under the spell of Downton Abbey, and for all the fans of the British-set mysteries of Elizabeth George, Anne Perry, Ruth Rendell, Martha Grimes, and Jacqueline Winspear, The Walnut Tree is essential reading. nn