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New Year's Eve, 1919. Called away from dinner at the home of friends, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge finds a brass cartridge casing on the steps outside. While it looks identical to the countless others he'd seen during the war, this one has...

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In this absorbing new entry in the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series, Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge is caught up in a twisted web of vengeance and murder. On the north coast of Cornwall, an apparent act of mercy is repaid by an arrest for...

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Late on a spring night in 1920, five boys cross the Yorkshire dales to the ruins of Fountains Abbey, intent on raising the Devil. Instead, they stumble over the Devil himself, sitting there watching them. Terrified, they run for their lives, leavi...

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At the end of a terrible war, a woman painted the door to her house red to welcome her husband home from the Front, but he never returned. Two years later, in the English summer of 1920, she lies lifeless behind that door, savagely bludgeoned to d...

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A breathtaking blend of psychological complexity, haunting atmosphere, compelling twists, and impressive detail, the novels in the "Ian Rutledge" mystery series have garnered their author widespread acclaim and numerous honors and awards. At the h...

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Full of suspense, surprises, and sympathetic characters.Fort Lauderdale Sun-SentinelNo mystery series I can think of captures the sadness and loss that swept over England after World War I with the heartbreaking force of Charles Todds books about ...

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In the ruins of Yorkshire's Fountains Abbey lies the body of a man wrapped in a cloak, the face covered by a gas mask. Next to him is a book on alchemy, which belongs to the schoolmaster, a conscientious objector in the Great War. Who is this man,...

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Todd has written a first novel that speaks out, urgently and compassionately, for a long-dead generation.A meticulously wrought puzzle.New York Times Book ReviewAn intricately plotted mystery. With this remarkable debut, Charles Todd breaks new gr...

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Another winner....Todd again excels at vivid atmosphere and the effects of war in this specific time and place. Grade: A.Cleveland Plain Dealer Readers who cant get enough of Maisie Dobbs, the intrepid World War I battlefield nurse in Jacqueline W...

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One of the best historical series being written today.Washington Post Book WorldThe accolades keep pouring in for Charles Todd and his New York Times Notable, Edgar Award-nominated series featuring British police inspector and shell-shocked World ...

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Seamless in its storytelling and enthralling in its plotting.Ft. Lauderdale Sun-SentinelDark and remarkable.Once [Todd] grabs you, theres no putting the novel down. Detroit Free PressThe Winston-Salem Journal declares that, like P. D. James and Ru...

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Charles Todd hasnt made a misstep yet in his elegant series featuring Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge, and A Matter of Justice keeps the streak going.Cleveland Plain DealerThe Washington Post calls the Ian Rutledge novels by Charles Todd, one...

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With her skill in selling real estate, her expertise in marketing, and her drive to succeed, Kendra Todd has mapped out an exciting and lucrative future for herselfone that included taking the right kind of risks, profiting from them, and sharing ...

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Todds novels are known for compelling plotting with a thoughtful whodunit aspect, rich characterization, evocative prose, and haunting atmosphere.Richmond Times-DispatchReaders who cant get enough of [Jacqueline Winspears] Maisie Dobbsare bound to...

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Claiming he needs to clear his conscience, a dying man walks into Scotland Yard and confesses that he killed his cousin years ago during the war. When Inspector Ian Rutledge presses for details, the man dodges the questions, revealing only that he...

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In the spring of 1918, the Spanish Flu epidemic spreads, killing millions of soldiers and civilians across the globe. Overwhelmed by the constant flow of wounded soldiers coming from the French front, battlefield nurse Bess Crawford must now conte...

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Todds Ian Rutledge mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days.Washington PostCritics have called Charles Todds historical mystery series featuring shell-shocked World War One veteran Inspector Ian Rutledge rema...

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