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Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries volume 1
Language
English
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The first novel to feature war-damaged Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge, A Test of Wills is the book that brought author Charles Todd into the spotlight. This Edgar® and Anthony Award-nominated, New York Times 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...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Arthur Waldegrave, heir to a vast estate and fortune, perishes in a spectacular fire. Yet rural Detective Inspector Saul Jackson and his bibulous but shrewd sergeant Herbert Bottomley establish that he was poisoned. Who would gain from Arthur's death? His brother Lance plagued by debt or Jeremy Beecham whose engagement to Margaret Waldegrave Arthur has opposed? Then a second murder uncovers the Calton Papers and a motive for Arthur's death.
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English
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"Present day: Emma Lovett, who has dedicated her career to breathing new life into long-neglected gardens, has just been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to restore the gardens of the famed Highbury House estate, designed in 1907 by her hero Venetia Smith. But as Emma dives deeper into the gardens' past, she begins to uncover secrets that have long lain hidden. 1907: A talented artist with a growing reputation for her ambitious work, Venetia Smith...
