I first read the "Bess Crawford" series by this author and enjoyed the very relatable characters, the WWI setting and the intriguing mysteries to be solved by our main character. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 4, 2014.
Buy, “[Charles] Todd’s mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days.”—The Washington Post Book World In 1912 Ian Rutledge helped gather the evidence that sent Ben Shaw to the gallows. This was an interesting read, especially in light of the fact that I was reading it during the week that commemorates the nuclear annihilation of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is early November 1919, almost a year since the guns were silenced on the battlefields of World War I. Can't stop to get them in order - just got to keep reading them. The ghost of Hamish, Rutledge's dead soldier-friend from the World War One trenches, breaks into Rutledge's thoughts, dispensing advice and philosophical asides. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. His most difficult memory, being forced to execute Corporal Hamish MacLeod on the bloody battlefield of the Somme, continues to haunt him. And I like the main character a lot. And the people around him? Inspector Felix investigates. The resolution to the mystery wasn't very satisfactory--I had an ending in my head that felt much more compelling! The careful investigation of the impact of World War I on daily life in England and on the surviving soldiers continues to be a remarkable feature of the series. The new DI Henderson crime thriller is out now. Too many red herrings.
Now, seven years later, Ben Shaw’s widow brings Rutledge evidence she’s convinced proves her husband’s innocence. The conclusion is dramatic and struck me with its emotional intensity.
They are quite good, but not as good as Ian Rutledge. 3.5 stars, but I rounded down. Before he leaves, he is stopped by the widow of a man who he investigated for a series of murders.
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. But this literate, somewhat melancholy crime fiction is grittier than I expected it to be. I am hooked on this series by Charles Todd. One of these items ships sooner than the other. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products. Who’d have thought that Charles Todd’s brilliant concept for a mystery .
Nell Shaw's screaming and all those exclamation points were extremely grating.
There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. He lives on the East Coast, where he is at work on the next novel in the Inspector Ian… More about Charles Todd, “Todd’s mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days.”—The Washington Post Book World “Brilliant . . A terrible surprise rocks a funeral when the wrong body is discovered in a freshly dug grave.
This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. I gave the first one a two-star rating, this one a two-star rating also. The voice of Hamish McLeod is very prevalent in this story, adding an other-worldly aspect to the process of solving the crimes Scotland Yard has charged Rutledge with solving. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. I thoroughly enjoy this series. Charles Todd does a great job of bringing him alive. Overall. Two elusive killers are on the loose at the same time . Actually two mysteries being handled by Inspector Rutledge - an old case where his testimony condemned a man (new evidence has come to light) and ex-soldier's being murdered. If people are intent on destroying themselves, they will.
A Fearsome Doubt In 1912 Ian Rutledge watched as a man was condemned to hang for the murders of elderly women.
To see what your friends thought of this book, A Fearsome Doubt (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #6). This time, Todd ratchets up the psychological pressures by raising doubts about the one aspect of Rutledge's life that he has felt secure about: his prewar accomplishments as a policeman.
The ghost of Hamish, Rutledge's dead soldier-friend from the World War One trenches, breaks into Rutledge's thoughts, dispensing advice and philosophical asides. "—The New York Times Book Review
an outstanding historical mystery and literate period fiction.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review), Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from Penguin Random House, Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network. That pretty much ruined the book for me.
I like this author and series. would not only continue but grow stronger from book to book. Perhaps I've gotten better at reading Charles Todd's work and found the snippets of sentences that closed subplots and answered questions posed in earlier books more easily. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business.
After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Please try your request again later. There was a problem loading your book clubs. July 29th 2003 Charles Todd does a great job of bringing him alive. Not my favorite Ian Rutledge mystery by a long shot. . A terrible surprise rocks a funeral when the wrong body is discovered in a freshly dug grave.
If you have never read any of the Rutledge novels you will find him to be a psychologically damaged veteran of that war. But that past bleeds into the present in a complex murder case that calls into question his own honor...and the crim. It’s a belief fraught with peril, threatening both Rutledge’s professional stature and his faith in his judgment.
I thought I had solved it this time, but alas I was wrong again! We’d love your help. But intertwined in the stories are the facts of history where England's dominance in the world and its class and social systems are under severe strain and starting to fray at the seams. I've finally found an auteur who has an equal measure of that compelling writer's gift and compassionate control of character development as my favorite … To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. .
. The Inspector deals with these issues in all his cases. Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2013. That's fine, I've read a lot of Agatha Ch. . He decides to take some leave and visit friends who live in a quiet Kent County town. The p. Penned by a son-mother team, Charles Todd, I was told, wrote cozy mysteries. There an unexpected encounter revives his painful memories of war—and the voice of Hamish MacLeod, the soldier Rutledge was forced to execute.
Reopening the inquiry requires caution not only because of the soul-searching it provokes, which threatens to shatter the inspector's tenuous grasp on sanity, but also because the case contributed to his superior's promotion. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The men came back not only wounded in body but also in spirit. Refresh and try again. Praise for A Fearsome Doubt "Brilliant . Inspector Rutledge is sent from London to Kent to solve the murders of 3 wounded veterans of the Great War. Chilling Audiobooks for a Haunting Halloween, Discover the Prologue to Jodi Picoult's Poignant New Novel, Read the Book Behind the Showtime Limited Series, Ina Garten's Latest Cozy and Delicious Recipes, Audiobooks Read By Your Favorite Celebrities, *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the. When a girl's body is discovered village gossip turns to fear and suspicion in this classic whodunit.
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Well, Inspector Rutledge of Scotland Yard does sip a lot of tea in London and rural England. These are very readable. Fact imitating fiction? it's as though the author realized at the end there was no possible explanation and just picked a character out of the b. Grab this boxset because you're a fan of Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie, and CSI. A Cold Treachery (Inspector Ian Rutledge), Watchers of Time: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Novel, Legacy of the Dead (Inspector Ian Rutledge), A Long Shadow: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries), Search the Dark: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery (Ian Rutledge Mysteries, 3), Wings of Fire: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery (Ian Rutledge Mysteries, 2), The Accident on the A35: An Inspector Gorski Investigation, MURDER BY FIRE a gripping crime mystery full of twists (DI Hillary Greene Book 10), The Night Portrait: A Novel of World War II and da Vinci's Italy, The Man in the Brown Suit (Dover Mystery Classics), Murder in Black Tie (High Society Lady Detective Book 4). He decides to take some leave and visit friends who live in a quiet Kent County town. I'm also growing weary of Todd leaving loose/unresolved ends in the stories. We work hard to protect your security and privacy.
Welcome back. Discover Detective Drake because you'll love his style. This is my favorite in the series so far. A Fearsome Doubt In 1912 Ian Rutledge watched as a man was condemned to hang for the murders of elderly women.
Determined to figure this one out before Todd reveals the murderer(s? This book has about 275 pages of red herrings on top of red herrings and actually lots of fascinating mysteries/questions are opened. The Rutledge books are written with true literary panache and are much more than simple genre offerings.
Anxious to move on to the next one. Well done, Team Charles Todd. among them the attractive widow of a friend, a remarkable woman who survived the Great Indian Mutiny; a bitter, dying barrister; and a man whose name he never knew—unwittingly compete with the grieving Nell Shaw. We learn a lot about his state of mind a year after the war has ended as well as how things actually ended for him, almost a story in itself.
I loved reading this sixth book in the Inspector Ian Rutledge series. Featuring as its protagonist a Scotland Yard inspector who is among the walking wounded after his WWI traumas, the series has always been compelling. . The mystery solutions seem totally disconnected from the well-drawn characters and fabulous writing style. Originally released in hardcover in 2002, the wonderful thing about these novels is that they don't become dated with the passing of time because they are set in a past far distant from our own. But that past bleeds into the present in a complex murder case that calls into question his own honor...and the crimes committed in the name of God, country, and righteous vengeance.
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