A Test of Wills - (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries) by Charles Todd (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"An excellent new mystery, and one hopes, the first of a series", raves "The Chicago Tribune" about this "New York Times" Notable Book. In 1919, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge remains haunted by World War I, where he was forced to have a soldier executed for refusing to fight. When Rutledge is assigned to investigate a murder involving the military, his emotional war wounds flare. It is a case that strikes dangerously close to home--one that will test Rutledge's precarious grip on his own sanity. A "Publishers Weekly" Best Book selection. Martin's Press.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"Todd has written a first novel that speaks out, urgently and compassionately, for a long-dead generation....A meticulously wrought puzzle."<br />--New York Times Book Review</p><p>"An intricately plotted mystery. With this remarkable debut, Charles Todd breaks new ground in the historical crime novel."<br />--Peter Lovesey, author of The Circle</p><p>"You're going to love Todd." <br />--Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly</p><p>The first novel to feature war-damaged Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge, <em>A Test of Wills</em> is the book that brought author Charles Todd into the spotlight. This Edgar(R) and Anthony Award-nominated, <em>New York Times</em> Notable mystery brilliantly evokes post-World War I Great Britain and introduces readers to one of crime fiction's most compelling series protagonists. Here the shell-shocked Rutledge struggles to retain his fragile grip on sanity while investigating the death of a popular army colonel, murdered, it appears, by a decorated war hero with ties to the Royal Family. A phenomenal writer, a twisting puzzle, a character-rich re-creation of an extraordinary time and place...it all adds up to one exceptional read that will delight fans of Elizabeth George, Martha Grimes, Jacqueline Winspear, Ruth Rendell, and other masters of the British procedural.<br /></p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>Don't miss the first book in the critically acclaimed Inspector Ian Rutledge series</p><p>It's 1919, and the "War to End All Wars" has been won. But there is no peace for Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge, recently returned from the battlefields of France shell-shocked and tormented by the ever-present voice of the young Scot he had executed for refusing an order. Escaping into his work to save his sanity, Rutledge investigates the murder of a popular colonel in Warwickshire and his alleged killer, a decorated war hero and close friend of the Prince of Wales.</p><p>The case is a political minefield, and its resolution could mean the end of Rutledge's career. Win or lose, the cost may be more than the damaged investigator can bear. For the one witness who can break the case open is, like Rutledge, a war-ravaged victim . . . and his grim, shattered fate could well prove to be the haunted investigator's own.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"You're going to love Todd."--Stephen King, <i>Entertainment Weekly</i><br>
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