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The introspective hero of wings of Fire and A Test of Wills (Edgar Award nominee) return in a provocative new mystery. Inspector Ian Rutledge, haunted by memories of World War I and the harrowing presence of Hamish, a dead soldier, is "a superb characterization of a man whose wounds have made him a stranger i his own land." ( The New York Times Book Review ) A dead woman two missing children bring Inspector Rutledge to the lovely Dorset town of Singeton Magna, where the truth lies buried with the dead. A tormented veteran whose family died in an enemy bombing is the chief suspect. Dubious, Rutledge presses on to find the real killer. And when another body is found in the rich Dorset earth, his quest reaches into the secret lives of villagers and Londoners whose privileged positions and private passions give them every reason to thwart him. Someone is protecting a murderer. And two children are out there, somewhere, the dark... ** Mystery,Adult,Fiction,General,Rutledge,police procedural,Police,Mystery & Detective,Ian (Fictitious character),Mystery Fiction,Historical,Traditional British,Missing children,Police - Great Britain

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Author
Todd, Charles
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Published
1999
Language
EN
ISBN
9780312971281
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery
Rating
4 / 5 (3,168 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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