Shell Shock Books

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Stella Bain Stella Bain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.49 — 17,831 ratings — published 2013
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A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1) A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.88 — 19,912 ratings — published 1994
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Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2) Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.01 — 10,062 ratings — published 1998
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A Long Shadow (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #8) A Long Shadow (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #8)
by (shelved 3 times as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,677 ratings — published 2006
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Search the Dark (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #3) Search the Dark (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #3)
by (shelved 3 times as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.04 — 7,503 ratings — published 1999
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Regeneration (Regeneration, #1) Regeneration (Regeneration, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.02 — 33,199 ratings — published 1991
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Stay Where You Are and Then Leave Stay Where You Are and Then Leave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.95 — 11,751 ratings — published 2013
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A Long Long Way (Dunne Family #3) A Long Long Way (Dunne Family #3)
by (shelved 2 times as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.14 — 8,593 ratings — published 2005
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The Red Door (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #12) The Red Door (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #12)
by (shelved 2 times as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.01 — 6,462 ratings — published 2009
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A Matter of Justice (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #11) A Matter of Justice (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #11)
by (shelved 2 times as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.07 — 5,689 ratings — published 2008
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Murder at the Hacienda (A Santa Fe Revival Mystery, 4) Murder at the Hacienda (A Santa Fe Revival Mystery, 4)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.90 — 31 ratings — published
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Katie's War Katie's War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.41 — 29 ratings — published 1997
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Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs, #6) Among the Mad (Maisie Dobbs, #6)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.13 — 30,890 ratings — published 2009
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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5) The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #5)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.05 — 18,308 ratings — published 1928
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The Fire by Night The Fire by Night (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.90 — 3,584 ratings — published 2017
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The Body at Carnival Bridge (Iris Woodmore Mysteries Book 3) The Body at Carnival Bridge (Iris Woodmore Mysteries Book 3)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.20 — 391 ratings — published 2023
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Murder at Waldenmere Lake (The Iris Woodmore Mysteries Book 2) Murder at Waldenmere Lake (The Iris Woodmore Mysteries Book 2)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.25 — 773 ratings — published 2023
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Anthem for Doomed Youth (Daisy Dalrymple, #19) Anthem for Doomed Youth (Daisy Dalrymple, #19)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,464 ratings — published 2011
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Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13) Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey, #13)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.24 — 21,743 ratings — published 1937
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A Game of Fear (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #24) A Game of Fear (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #24)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.27 — 5,265 ratings — published 2022
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Penny for Your Secrets (Verity Kent, #3) Penny for Your Secrets (Verity Kent, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.97 — 5,771 ratings — published 2019
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In Country In Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.59 — 2,866 ratings — published 1985
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The Winter Soldier The Winter Soldier (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.99 — 17,383 ratings — published 2018
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An Echo of Murder (William Monk, #23) An Echo of Murder (William Monk, #23)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,986 ratings — published 2017
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An Unwilling Accomplice (Bess Crawford, #6) An Unwilling Accomplice (Bess Crawford, #6)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.70 — 5,949 ratings — published 2014
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A Bitter Truth (Bess Crawford, #3) A Bitter Truth (Bess Crawford, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.90 — 8,678 ratings — published 2011
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A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1) A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.92 — 20,493 ratings — published 2009
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The Absolutist The Absolutist (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.10 — 22,746 ratings — published 2011
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Seven Summer Nights Seven Summer Nights (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,212 ratings — published 2016
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Where My Heart Used to Beat Where My Heart Used to Beat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.67 — 8,163 ratings — published 2015
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Only Love (Only Love, #1) Only Love (Only Love, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,310 ratings — published 2014
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The Remains of the Day The Remains of the Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.14 — 348,160 ratings — published 1989
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The Confession (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #14) The Confession (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #14)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.02 — 5,662 ratings — published 2012
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Zennor In Darkness Zennor In Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.87 — 1,356 ratings — published 1994
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Hunting Shadows (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #16) Hunting Shadows (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #16)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.06 — 5,485 ratings — published 2014
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Doing No Harm Doing No Harm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,083 ratings — published 2015
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Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe, #8) Sharpe's Eagle (Sharpe, #8)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.30 — 16,934 ratings — published 1981
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Sharpe's Sword (Sharpe, #15) Sharpe's Sword (Sharpe, #15)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.26 — 11,319 ratings — published 1983
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Sharpe's Company (Sharpe, #13) Sharpe's Company (Sharpe, #13)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.26 — 11,914 ratings — published 1982
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Homens em guerra Homens em guerra (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.21 — 167 ratings — published 1917
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Mrs. Dalloway Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.78 — 346,142 ratings — published 1923
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The Stranger's Child The Stranger's Child (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.33 — 11,795 ratings — published 2011
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The Dreams You Made in the Dirt The Dreams You Made in the Dirt (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.78 — 806 ratings — published 2014
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The Backwash of War: The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse The Backwash of War: The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.07 — 325 ratings — published 1916
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War against war War against war (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.48 — 172 ratings — published 1924
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Playing for Time Playing for Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,218 ratings — published 1955
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Unspoken Abandonment: Sometimes the hardest part of going to war is coming home Unspoken Abandonment: Sometimes the hardest part of going to war is coming home (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.20 — 661 ratings — published 2012
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No Man's Land No Man's Land (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.53 — 17 ratings — published 2013
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A Lonely Death (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #13) A Lonely Death (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #13)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 4.12 — 6,882 ratings — published 2011
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A Pale Horse (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #10) A Pale Horse (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #10)
by (shelved 1 time as shell-shock)
avg rating 3.99 — 6,367 ratings — published 2007
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“Now and again there occur alterations of the 'emotional' and the 'apparently normal' personalities, the return of the former often heralded by severe headache, dizziness or by a hysterical convulsion. On its return, the 'apparently normal' personality may recall, as in a dream, the distressing experiences revived during the temporary intrusion of the 'emotional' personality.”
Charles S. Myers, Shell Shock in France, 1914-1918: Based on a War Diary

C.S. Forester
“But he was mesmerised by the necessity of completing his task. The mizzen stay parted under his axe; he saw another rope draw up taut, and cut that as well — the pattern of the seams of the deck planking at that point caught his notice — felt another severed and flick past him, and then knew that the Lydia was free from the wreckage. Almost at his feet lay young Clay, sprawled upon the deck, but Clay had no head. He noted that as an interesting phenomenon, like the pattern of the deck seams.”
C.S. Forester, Beat to Quarters

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