Hunting Shadows: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery

Description

August 1920. A society wedding at Ely Cathedral becomes a crime scene when a guest is shot. After a fruitless search for clues, the local police call in Scotland Yard, but not before there is another shooting in a village close by. This second murder has a witness, but her description of the killer is so horrific it's unbelievable. Inspector Ian Rutledge can find no connection between the two deaths. One victim was an Army officer, the other a solicitor standing for Parliament. Is there a link between these murders, or is it only in the mind of a clever killer As the investigation presses on, Rutledge finds memories of the war beginning to surface. Struggling to contain the darkness that haunts him as he hunts for the missing link, he discovers the case turning in a most unexpected direction. Now, he must put his trust in the devil to find the elusive and shocking answer.

Charles and Caroline Todd are a mother-and-son writing team who live on the east coast of the United States. Together, they have written nearly thirty mysteries, including the Ian Rutledge and Bess Crawford series.

"Tricky plotting and rich atmospherics distinguish bestseller Todd's 16th novel featuring Scotland Yard's Insp. Ian Rutledge...Todd (the pen name of a mother-son writing team) has rarely been better." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on HUNTING SHADOWS "Another well-written, well-plotted entry in this always engaging mystery series. -- Booklist on HUNTING SHADOWS "Another winner...Strong atmosphere and a complicated mystery make this book one that readers won't be able to put down." -- Romantic Times 4 1/2 stars on HUNTING SHADOWS "As always, the North Carolina-based mother and son who write under the pseudonym Charles Todd do a beautiful job with the period detail, making these books a nostalgic outing to England between the world wars." -- Raleigh News & Observer "Readers who stick with the chase, though, should be enthralled, as Rutledge sorts through a fascinating portrait gallery of witnesses and suspects, most of whom aren't telling him the whole truth." -- Wilmington News Journal "Of all the places where Inspector Ian Rutledge's Scotland Yard assignments have taken him, the desolate Fen country must surely be the eeriest. [This is an] excellent historical series." -- New York Times Book Review on HUNTING SHADOWS "Elusive clues, suspense and excellent writing make for reading pleasure." -- Oklahoma City Oklahoman on HUNTING SHADOWS