No Shred of Evidence: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery: 18 (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries) - Hardcover

Todd, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062386182 ISBN 13: 9780062386182

Publisher: William Morrow, 2016

Synopsis

In this absorbing new entry in the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series, Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge is caught up in a twisted web of vengeance and murder.

On the north coast of Cornwall, an apparent act of mercy is repaid by an arrest for murder. Four young women have been accused of the crime. A shocked father calls in a favor at the Home Office. Scotland Yard is asked to review the case.

However, Inspector Ian Rutledge is not the first Inspector to reach the village. Following in the shoes of a dead man, he is told the case is all but closed. Even as it takes an unexpected personal turn, Rutledge will require all his skill to deal with the incensed families of the accused, the grieving parents of the victim, and local police eager to see these four women sent to the infamous Bodmin Gaol. Then why hasn’t the killing stopped?

With no shred of evidence to clear the accused, Rutledge must plunge deep into the darkest secrets of a wild, beautiful and dangerous place if he is to find a killer who may—or may not—hold the key to their fate.

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Review:

“It’s that melancholy tone, the legacy of the trenches, that gives Todd’s polite rural mystery such uncommon depth.” (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review on NO SHRED OF EVIDENCE)

“Fans already mourning the end of “Downton Abbey” can easily get their English fix by following Rutledge and Hamish on their rounds.” (Wilmington Star News on NO SHRED OF EVIDENCE)

“Poirot was one name, Holmes was another, and Rutledge deserves to be in that classic pack of crime solvers.” (Suspense Magazine on NO SHRED OF EVIDENCE)

“NO SHRED OF EVIDENCE is the latest in Charles Todd’s consistently rewarding historical mysteries about British Detective Inspector Ian Rutledge. Over the course of a dozen and a half books, Todd has brilliantly, gradually revealed the many sides of this complex, melancholy man.” (Seattle Times Book Review)

“The mother and son team, who write as Charles Todd, deftly capture the atmosphere of post World War I England in this complex mystery which will appeal to fans of British mysteries.” (Iron Mountain Daily News on NO SHRED OF EVIDENCE)

From the Back Cover:

Scotland Yard’s Inspector Ian Rutledge is caught up in a twisted web of vengeance, old grievances, past secrets, and a shocking accusation of murder involving four unlikely suspects in this absorbing entry in the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series

On the north coast of Cornwall, on a warm autumn day, an apparent act of mercy is repaid with an arrest. Four young women of good family, out boating on the River Camel, see a young man alone in another boat that appears to be sinking. In the commotion of the rescue, Harry Saunders, the local banker’s son, is gravely injured. A witness to the event, an upstanding local farmer, accuses the women of attempted murder. Taken into custody, they are placed under house arrest. A shocked father calls in a favor at the Home Office, asking Scotland Yard to review the case. When the original inspector suffers a heart attack, a very reluctant Ian Rutledge is sent to Padstow—too near the scene of another case whose tragic end still haunts him.

Unable to find his dead predecessor’s notes, Rutledge is informed that the investigation is all but closed. With the victim in a coma, there is no one to refute the accusations of the witness. Though Rutledge agrees that circumstances look bad for the young women, he still must determine whether they harmed the young man—and what may have motivated them. His inquiry takes an unexpected personal turn when he discovers that one of the accused is none other than the attractive, levelheaded cousin of the woman he intended to marry in 1914.

To find not just the truth but proof of it, Rutledge will require all his skill to deal with the very powerful and very angry families of the accused, the grieving parents of the victim, local police eager to see these four privileged women sent to the infamous Bodmin Gaol, and his own painful memories. And then another person is savagely attacked—but with the suspects in custody, why hasn’t the killing stopped? The only clue leads nowhere.

With no shred of evidence to clear the young women, Rutledge must delve deep into the darkest secrets of a wild, beautiful, and dangerous place if he is to find a killer who may—or may not—hold the key to their fate.

Praise for Charles Todd

A Fine Summer’s Day

“A very welcome addition to, and expansion of, a much-loved series.”—Booklist

“A bittersweet gift to longtime readers of this wonderful series.”—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review

“An absolute pleasure to read and a true treat for faithful readers of this series.”—Bookreporter.com

“A high point in this evocative series that has never disappointed.”—South Florida Sun Sentinel

Hunting Shadows

“Another dark and gripping saga.”—Washington Times

“A deliciously intricate plot. . . .Todd’s concoction will keep you enthralled and entranced to the end.”—Providence Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0062386182
• ISBN 13: 9780062386182
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352