A Long Shadow (Ian Rutledge Mystery) (Ian Rutledge Mystery Series) - Softcover

Todd, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060786728 ISBN 13: 9780060786724

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2006

Synopsis

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. Reprint.

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Review:

“Excels at intricate relationships among characters....Another winning story.” (Library Journal)

“Riveting historical mystery.” (Romantic Times)

“Incisive as ever.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“A daunting portrait of a town that keeps its thoughts, its troubles and most of all its secrets to itself.” (New York Times Book Review)

“[A] remarkable series....Keeps readers on the edge right up to the stunning end.” (Detroit Free Press)

“Atmosphere aplenty.” (Charlotte Observer)

“Evocative.” (Cleveland Plain Dealer)

From the Back Cover:

It's New Year's Eve, 1919. Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge has accompanied his sister to the home of mutual friends for dinner but gets a call from the office and has to leave. On the steps outside, he sees a brass cartridge casing, like countless others he's seen during the war. But this one has an engraving in the metal. Curious, he pockets it.

Soon after, Rutledge is on the southern coast of England helping the local police capture a murderer. Work done, on a whim he drives along the cliffs overlooking the Atlantic and takes a walk out on the headland. Returning to his car, he finds another engraved cartridge casing on the driver's seat. He's been followed.

The cartridge casing seems to point to the war and unfinished business there. To stay alive in the face of an unknown and unseen adversary, Rutledge is pressed to the limits of his skills. He's the prey. But who is the hunter?

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060786728
• ISBN 13: 9780060786724
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 368