A Lonely Death
An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery
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4.3 • 121 Ratings
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- $13.99
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
“Todd’s Ian Rutledge mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days.”
—Washington Post
Critics have called Charles Todd’s historical mystery series featuring shell-shocked World War One veteran Inspector Ian Rutledge “remarkable” (New York Times Book Review), “heart-breaking” (Chicago Tribune), “fresh and original” (South Florida Sun-Sentinel). In A Lonely Death, the haunted investigator is back in action, trying to solve the murders of three ex-soldiers in a small English village. A true master of evocative and atmospheric British crime fiction, Charles Todd reaches breathtaking new heights with A Lonely Death—a thrilling tale of the darkness in men’s souls that will have fans of Elizabeth George, Martha Grimes, and Anne Perry cheering.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Scotland Yard Insp. Ian Rutledge returns to France for the first time since he survived the horrors of trench warfare in the pseudonymous Todd's fine 13th mystery featuring the tormented and all-too-human sleuth (after 2010's The Red Door). In 1920, with his spirits shaken by the suicide of a fellow veteran, Rutledge travels to Sussex to catch a killer who's already garroted three men, all of whom served in WWI. When Rutledge presses his inquiries aggressively, a local's complaint leads to his removal from the case. Frustrated at the internal police machinations, which appear aimed at keeping him from advancement rather than assessing the validity of the charges against him, the inspector joins a friend on a mission of mercy across the Channel. The mother-son writing team could have dispensed with a contrived subplot involving a cold case, but as usual their subtle prose and profound empathy for all their characters enhance a suspenseful and twisty plot.
Customer Reviews
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Very disappointing. I’ve been reading all the books in order and I am thoroughly disappointed and confused by this one. After suffering through the confusing plot and trying to keep track of all the characters, I reach the end and it just fades with no real resolution or explanation of what happened to one of the major characters in the mystery. I really enjoy this series and I’ve found that the majority of the books have been well written and plotted. Not this one. Don’t give up though, the next one is one of their best!