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Summary: I enjoyed this series immensely
Review: in this third outing, Ian Rutledge, and his conscience Hamish, are sent to Dorset to investigate a murder of a woman and the disappearance of her two children. He follows each clue only to find more questions and additional clues. This is British procedural writing at it's best. Todd has not suffered from second or third book syndrome. His writing is precise and concise - each word chosen with care. Rutledge contunues to be a tortured soul who is a compassionate and intelligent investigator. Todd's ending surprised me, but that just makes for good reading. If you enjoy procedurals, make sure you read this series. If you've wanted to try a procedural, but didn't know where to begin, begin with this one - all others will pale by comparison.
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Summary: Excellent Addition to an Excellent Series
Review: in this third outing, Ian Rutledge, and his conscience Hamish, are sent to Dorset to investigate a murder of a woman and the disappearance of her two children. He follows each clue only to find more questions and additional clues. This is British procedural writing at it's best. Todd has not suffered from second or third book syndrome. His writing is precise and concise - each word chosen with care. Rutledge contunues to be a tortured soul who is a compassionate and intelligent investigator. Todd's ending surprised me, but that just makes for good reading. If you enjoy procedurals, make sure you read this series. If you've wanted to try a procedural, but didn't know where to begin, begin with this one - all others will pale by comparison.
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Summary: tout a fait passionnant
Review: Remarkable mystery novel which makes you want to read the first two novels of Charles Todd . Post World War I years are a fascinating area in themselves and give a haunting "decor" to the Rutledge 'mysteries. Un roman et un auteur que je recommanderais a tous !
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Summary: The Fragile Psyches of Combat Veterans
Review: While the term PTSD is not used in this novel-- and rightfully so because it is set in the years when it was still called shell shock-- however, the manifestations of this condition are obvious and heart wrenching. At the end of WWI when the veterans returned to England it was to find a population struggling desperately for normalcy. But the men who returned home were not the same men who left and the family and friends they returned to had borne their own share of losses. Todd evocatively lays out the story of Ian Rutledge who has returned to his job in Scotland Yard, but finds wherever he turns more human wreckage from the War that shattered his own life and left him with an unseen companion whose distinctive voice haunts his days, a bit of his soul broken off and speaking to him in the voice of a dead man. This novel opens with the the story of another shell shocked veteran, Mowbray, and the body of a woman who may be his wife. At least it would be convenient for the local Police officials if it were his wife. Rutledge is brought in to try to find Mowbray's two children-- it being feared that he has also killed them as well. However all is not as it appears and the tragedy grows darker as Rutledge digs deeper into the lives of the inhabitants of the community. This book is infused with a powerful sense of compassion. It's very well written and deals with a subject that is timely but also timeless. Very highly recommended.
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