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London, summer 1920. An
unidentified body appears to have been run down by a motorcar, and Ian Rutledge
is leading the investigation to uncover what happened. While signs point to
murder, vital questions remain. Who is the victim? And where, exactly, was he
killed?
One small
clue leads the inspector to a firm built by two families, famous for producing
and selling the world's best Madeira wine. Lewis French, the current head of
the English enterprise is missing. But is he the dead man? And do either his
fiancée or his jilted former lover have anything to do with his disappearance—or
possible death? What about his sister? Or the London office clerk? Is Matthew
Traynor, French's cousin and partner who heads the Madeira office, somehow
involved?
The
experienced Rutledge knows that suspicion and circumstantial evidence are not
proof of guilt, and he's going to keep digging for answers. Alone in a no-man's
land rife with mystery and danger, Rutledge must tread very carefully, for
someone has decided that he, too, must die so that cruel justice can take its
course.
London, summer 1920. An
unidentified body appears to have been run down by a motorcar, and Ian Rutledge
is leading the investigation to uncover what happened. While signs point to
murder, vital questions remain. Who is the victim? And where, exactly, was he
killed?
One small
clue leads the inspector to a firm built by two families, famous for producing
and selling the world's best Madeira wine. Lewis French, the current head of
the English enterprise is missing. But is he the dead man? And do either his
fiancée or his jilted former lover have anything to do with his disappearance—or
possible death? What about his sister? Or the London office clerk? Is Matthew
Traynor, French's cousin and partner who heads the Madeira office, somehow
involved?
The
experienced Rutledge knows that suspicion and circumstantial evidence are not
proof of guilt, and he's going to keep digging for answers. Alone in a no-man's
land rife with mystery and danger, Rutledge must tread very carefully, for
someone has decided that he, too, must die so that cruel justice can take its
course.
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Charles and Caroline Todd, a mother-son writing team, are the New York Times bestselling authors of the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries, the Bess Crawford mysteries, and two stand-alone novels. They live in Delaware and North Carolina, respectively.
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December 3, 2012 The mother and son who use the Todd nom de plume continue to impress with their 15th Rutledge mystery (after 2012’s The Confession), coupling a gripping whodunit with their ongoing exploration of the aftereffects of the hell of WWI on the human psyche. In 1920, the Scotland Yard homicide inspector is still haunted by his experiences in the trenches and guilt over shooting one of his men for disobeying an order. Adding to Rutledge’s anxiety is the arrival of a new boss, who sends him to look into a suspicious hit-and-run in London’s Chelsea neighborhood. No witness saw or heard anything. Only a valuable French-made watch in the possession of the unidentified victim gives a clue to his identity. As usual, the authors toss a lot of plot balls in the air and manage to juggle them deftly. Agent: Jane Chelius, Jane Chelius Literary.
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