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Condizione: Very Good. "Stunning . . . the tragic sweep of Todd's historical mysteries grows more expansive with each novel."-The New York Times Book Review Called out into the teeth of a violent blizzard, Inspector IanRutledge faces one of the most savage murders he's everencountered. He might have expected such unspeakable carnage on the World War I battlefields where he'd lost much of his soul-and his sanity-but not in an otherwise peaceful farm kitchen in remote Urskdale. Someone has murdered the Elcott family without the least sign of struggle. But when the victims are tallied, the local police are in for another shock: One child is missing. Now the Inspector must race to save a young boy before he's silenced by the merciless elements-or the even colder hands of the killer who hides in the blinding snow. Praise for A Cold Treachery "Todd's Ian Rutledge mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days."-Washington Post Book World "Brilliant."-Chicago Tribune "Traditional mystery lovers who prefer their whodunits enriched with psychological insight will heartily embrace A Cold Treachery. . . . A superb effort."-Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Brilliantly conceived and elegantlyexecuted."-Strand magazine.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd takes readers into Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledges pastto his perplexing final case before the outbreak of World War I. On a fine summers day in June, 1914, Ian Rutledge pays little notice to the assassination of an archduke in Sarajevo.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. In the spring of 1918, the Spanish Flu epidemic spreads, killing millions of soldiers and civilians across the globe. Overwhelmed by the constant flow of wounded soldiers coming from the French front, battlefield nurse Bess Crawford must now contend with hundreds of influenza patients as well. But war and disease are not the only killers to strike. Bess discovers, concealed among the dead waiting for burial, the body of an officer who has been murdered. Though she is devoted to all her patients, this soldier's death touches her deeply. Not only did the man serve in her father's former regiment, he was also a family friend. Before she can report the terrible news, Bess falls ill, she is the latest victim of the flu. By the time she recovers, the murdered officer has been buried, and the only other person who saw the body has hanged himself. Or did he? Working her father's connections in the military, Bess begins to piece together what little evidence she can find to unmask the elusive killer and see justice served. But the tenacious and impetuous nurse must be vigilant. With a determined killer on her own heels, each move she makes may be her last.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. "Todd's astute character studies . . . offer a fascinating cross section of postwar life. . . . A satisfying puzzle-mystery." ? The New York Times Book Review Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledgeis assigned one of the most baffling investigations of his career: an unsolvedmurder case with an unidentified victim and a cold trail with few clues tofollow A woman has been murdered at the foot of a megalithshaped like a great shrouded figure. Chief Inspector Brian Leslie, one of theYard?s best men, is sent to investigate the site in Avebury, a village setinside a prehistoric stone circle not far from Stonehenge. In spite of hisefforts, Leslie is not able to identify her, much less discover how she got toAvebury?or why she died there. Her killer has simply left no trace. Several weeks later, when Ian Rutledge has returned from successfullyconcluding a similar case with an unidentified victim, he is asked to take asecond look at Leslie?s inquiry. But Rutledge suspects Chief Superintendent Markhamsimply wants him to fail. Leslie was right?Avebury refuses to yield its secrets. But Rutledgeslowly widens his search, until he discovers an unexplained clue that seems topoint toward an impossible solution. If he pursues it and he is wrong, he willdraw the wrath of the Yard down on his head. But even if he is right, he can?tbe certain what he can prove, and that will play right into Markham?s game. Theeasy answer is to let the first verdict stand: Person or persons unknown. Butwhat about the victim? What does Rutledge owe this tragic young woman? Wheremust his loyalty lie.…

Condizione: Good. "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.".…

Condizione: Good. "Stunning . . . the tragic sweep of Todd's historical mysteries grows more expansive with each novel."-The New York Times Book Review Called out into the teeth of a violent blizzard, Inspector IanRutledge faces one of the most savage murders he's everencountered. He might have expected such unspeakable carnage on the World War I battlefields where he'd lost much of his soul-and his sanity-but not in an otherwise peaceful farm kitchen in remote Urskdale. Someone has murdered the Elcott family without the least sign of struggle. But when the victims are tallied, the local police are in for another shock: One child is missing. Now the Inspector must race to save a young boy before he's silenced by the merciless elements-or the even colder hands of the killer who hides in the blinding snow. Praise for A Cold Treachery "Todd's Ian Rutledge mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days."-Washington Post Book World "Brilliant."-Chicago Tribune "Traditional mystery lovers who prefer their whodunits enriched with psychological insight will heartily embrace A Cold Treachery. . . . A superb effort."-Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Brilliantly conceived and elegantlyexecuted."-Strand magazine.…

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Condizione: Acceptable. Item in acceptable condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condizione: Acceptable. Item in acceptable condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condizione: Fair. "Stunning . . . the tragic sweep of Todd's historical mysteries grows more expansive with each novel."-The New York Times Book Review Called out into the teeth of a violent blizzard, Inspector IanRutledge faces one of the most savage murders he's everencountered. He might have expected such unspeakable carnage on the World War I battlefields where he'd lost much of his soul-and his sanity-but not in an otherwise peaceful farm kitchen in remote Urskdale. Someone has murdered the Elcott family without the least sign of struggle. But when the victims are tallied, the local police are in for another shock: One child is missing. Now the Inspector must race to save a young boy before he's silenced by the merciless elements-or the even colder hands of the killer who hides in the blinding snow. Praise for A Cold Treachery "Todd's Ian Rutledge mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days."-Washington Post Book World "Brilliant."-Chicago Tribune "Traditional mystery lovers who prefer their whodunits enriched with psychological insight will heartily embrace A Cold Treachery. . . . A superb effort."-Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Brilliantly conceived and elegantlyexecuted."-Strand magazine.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. Todd has written a first novel that speaks out, urgently and compassionately, for a long-dead generation.A meticulously wrought puzzle.--New York Times Book ReviewAn intricately plotted mystery. With this remarkable debut, Charles Todd breaks new ground in the historical crime novel.--Peter Lovesey, author of The CircleYou're going to love Todd. --Stephen King, Entertainment WeeklyThe 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(R) 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 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.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. A love triangle turned deadly sends Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge to Hampton Regis, a small harbor town on the southern coast of England simmering with secrets. Accused of attacking a former lover's husband, an old trenchmate has taken the woman and her injured husband hostage. Proclaiming his innocence, he begs Rutledge to clear his name. But the brilliant yet tormented detective fears he may do more harm than good. The tragic situation brings up memories of the woman he loved and lost when he, too, left to fight. If, as Stephen swears, he didn't try to murder the husband, then who did? And why? To find answers, Rutledge must once again confront his own demons - or watch helplessly as the war's dark aftermath claims three more lives.…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Don't miss the first book in the critically acclaimed Inspector Ian Rutledge series 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. 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.…