A Long ShadowA Long Shadow
In 1919, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge finds himself the target of a mysterious person, who is relentless in their quest to hunt him down and who is leaving oddly engraved cartridge casings around that seem to point to unfinished business involving the Great War.
<p>“Seamless in its storytelling and enthralling in its plotting.”<br>—<em>Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel</em></p><p>“Dark and remarkable….Once [Todd] grabs you, there’s no putting the novel down.” <br>—<em>Detroit Free Press</em></p><p>The <em>Winston-Salem Journal</em> declares that, “like P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, Charles Todd writes novels that transcend genre.” <em>A Long Shadow </em>proves that statement true beyond the shadow of a doubt. Once again featuring Todd’s extraordinary protagonist, Scotland Yard investigator and shell-shocked World War One veteran, Inspector Ian Rutledge, <em>A Long Shadow</em> immerses readers in the sights and sounds of post-war Great Britain, as the damaged policeman pursues answers to a constable’s slaying and the three-year-old mystery of a young girl’s disappearance in a tiny Northamptonshire village. Read Todd’s <em>A Long Shadow </em>and see why the <em>Washington Post</em> calls the Rutledge crime novels, “one of the best historical series being written today.”<br></p>
“Seamless in its storytelling and enthralling in its plotting.”
—Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“Dark and remarkable….Once [Todd] grabs you, there’s no putting the novel down.”
—Detroit Free Press
The Winston-Salem Journal declares that, “like P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, Charles Todd writes novels that transcend genre.” A Long Shadow proves that statement true beyond the shadow of a doubt. Once again featuring Todd’s extraordinary protagonist, Scotland Yard investigator and shell-shocked World War One veteran, Inspector Ian Rutledge, A Long Shadow immerses readers in the sights and sounds of post-war Great Britain, as the damaged policeman pursues answers to a constable’s slaying and the three-year-old mystery of a young girl’s disappearance in a tiny Northamptonshire village. Read Todd’s A Long Shadow and see why the Washington Post calls the Rutledge crime novels, “one of the best historical series being written today.”
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- New York : William Morrow, c2006.
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