Ian Rutledge Mysteries

Author:

Charles Todd

About this Series

Charles Todd’s stunning historical mystery series features the introspective Inspector Ian Rutledge, a soldier returned from World War I to join the ranks of Scotland Yard. Suffering from shell shock, a secret he keeps to himself, Rutledge is haunted by Hamish, the dead solider he unwilling executed on the battlefield for failing to fight. Rutledge’s emotional war past returns to him again and again, starting with A Test of Wills, and threatens to claim his sanity, as he investigates numerous murders on the back streets of early 1900’s London. This captivating mystery series was named by the Washington Post Book World as, “among the most intelligent and affective being written these days.”

About the Author

About the Author