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Used - Good This item shows signs of wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact , but may have aesthetic issues such as tears, bends, scratches, and scuffs. Spine may also show signs of wear. Pages may include some notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Satisfaction Guaranteed. A Fearsome Doubt [Inspector Ian Rutledge] [ Todd, Charles ] Used - Good ISBN-13 : 9780553583175 Book
ReviewsPraise for the novels of Charles Todd Watchers of Time "One of the best historical series being written today...in the grand tradition of English murder mysteries." -- The Washington Post Book World "With his tortured detective Ian Rutledge and the ghost who inhabits his mind--Charles Todd has swiftly become one of the most respected writers in the mystery genre...The pair is unique among sleuths." -- The Denver Post Legacy of the Dead A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "Readers will continue to be captivated by Todd's portrait of the dangerously unraveling detective, and his equally incisive evocation of the grieving postwar world." -- Publishers Weekly Search the Dark "Todd's Ian Rutledge mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days." -- The Washington Post Book World Wings of Fire A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "Truly captivating." -- The Drood Review of Mystery "Rich and beautifully nuanced." -- Library Journal A Test of Wills A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "A first novel that speaks out, urgently and compassionately, for a long-dead generation...A meticulously wrought puzzle and a harrowing psychological drama." -- The New York Times Book Review "More than an ordinary whodunit, this literate thriller raises disturbing issues of war and peace." -- The San Diego Union-Tribune From the Hardcover edition., "Todd's mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days." -- The Washington Post Book World "Brilliant . . . Who'd have thought that Charles Todd's brilliant concept for a mystery . . . would not only continue but grow stronger from book to book." -- Chicago Tribune "Todd raises the stakes in this series to new and nearly unbearable levels." -- The New York Times Book Review "A brilliant and gripping whodunit . . . an outstanding historical mystery and literate period fiction." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), Praise for the novels of Charles Todd Watchers of Time "One of the best historical series being written today...in the grand tradition of English murder mysteries." --The Washington Post Book World "With his tortured detective Ian Rutledge and the ghost who inhabits his mind--Charles Todd has swiftly become one of the most respected writers in the mystery genre...The pair is unique among sleuths." --The Denver Post Legacy of the Dead A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "Readers will continue to be captivated by Todd's portrait of the dangerously unraveling detective, and his equally incisive evocation of the grieving postwar world." --Publishers Weekly Search the Dark "Todd's Ian Rutledge mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days." --The Washington Post Book World Wings of Fire A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "Truly captivating." --The Drood Review of Mystery "Rich and beautifully nuanced." --Library Journal A Test of Wills A New York Times Notable Book of the Year "A first novel that speaks out, urgently and compassionately, for a long-dead generation...A meticulously wrought puzzle and a harrowing psychological drama." --The New York Times Book Review "More than an ordinary whodunit, this literate thriller raises disturbing issues of war and peace." --The San Diego Union-Tribune From the Hardcover edition.
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Synopsis" Charles Todd's mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days."- The Washington Post Book World In 1912 Ian Rutledge helped gather the evidence that sent Ben Shaw to the gallows. Now, seven years later, Ben Shaw's widow brings Rutledge evidence she's convinced proves her husband's innocence. Ben Shaw's past is a tangle of unsettling secrets that may or may not be true. And it grows only more twisted when a seemingly unrelated murder brings Rutledge back to Kent. There an unexpected encounter revives his painful memories of war-and the voice of Hamish MacLeod, the soldier Rutledge was forced to execute. Two elusive killers are on the loose at the same time . . . and to catch them before they catch him, Rutledge will be forced to question everything he believes about right, wrong-and murder. Praise for A Fearsome Doubt "Brilliant . . . Who'd have thought that Charles Todd's brilliant concept for a mystery . . . would not only continue but grow stronger from book to book." - Chicago Tribune "Todd raises the stakes in this series to new and nearly unbearable levels." - The New York Times Book Review "A brilliant and gripping whodunit . . . an outstanding historical mystery and literate period fiction." - Publishers Weekly (starred review), " Charles] Todd's mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days."-- The Washington Post Book World In 1912 Ian Rutledge helped gather the evidence that sent Ben Shaw to the gallows. Now, seven years later, Ben Shaw's widow brings Rutledge evidence she's convinced proves her husband's innocence. Ben Shaw's past is a tangle of unsettling secrets that may or may not be true. And it grows only more twisted when a seemingly unrelated murder brings Rutledge back to Kent. There an unexpected encounter revives his painful memories of war--and the voice of Hamish MacLeod, the soldier Rutledge was forced to execute. Two elusive killers are on the loose at the same time . . . and to catch them before they catch him, Rutledge will be forced to question everything he believes about right, wrong--and murder. Praise for A Fearsome Doubt "Brilliant . . . Who'd have thought that Charles Todd's brilliant concept for a mystery . . . would not only continue but grow stronger from book to book." -- Chicago Tribune "Todd raises the stakes in this series to new and nearly unbearable levels." -- The New York Times Book Review "A brilliant and gripping whodunit . . . an outstanding historical mystery and literate period fiction." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)