num_pages: 336
description: In the uneasy peace following World War I nurse Bess Crawford runs into trouble and treachery in Irelandin this twelfth book in the New York Times bestselling mystery series.The Great War has finally come to an end but tensions remain high throughout Europe. In Ireland no one has forgotten the bloody 1916 Easter Rising that fought to end British rule in the country. Besss old friend nurse Eileen Flynn returns to her isolated Irish village where two factions continue to battle against each other. Eileens time with the British army makes her a target for retaliation. Her missing cousin who was active in the rising and is still being hunted by the British is her only protection.Despite concerns about her safety Bess keeps her promise to her wartime friend and travels to Ireland to be part of Eileens wedding party. But on her arrival Bess discovers that the groom has gone missing. Then a body is fished from the sea. The villagers are hungry to see justice carried outfor wrongdoings new and oldand Eileens protection is running out. But clearing her name may mean sacrificing another beloved friends neck to the noose instead. Bess must unravel a dark deceptive plot before someone she loves dies. 
language: English
title: An Irish Hostage
publisher: William Morrow