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A False Mirror

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by Charles Todd
Samuel Gillies
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Unhealed scars of the Great War still torment Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge. A haunted, damaged shell of a man, he has been sent to the small coastal town of Hampton Regis to solve a violent crime and to confront his own tragic past. An officer who served with Rutledge in the trenches of France before being sent backto England under suspicious circumstances has now been accused of savagely beatingthe husband of the woman he still loves. The suspect has taken the wife hostage, threatening to kill her and her maid unless Rutledge takes charge of the investigation.Although the case painfully mirrors Rutledge's own past and the love he lost to another man, he cannot refuse it. When the unconscious brutalized victim vanishes without a trace,it's clear that this peaceful little town hides a vicious murderer and secrets powerful enough to kill for.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    September 15, 2015

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781490635866
      • File size: 379236 KB
      • Duration: 13:10:04

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from November 6, 2006
      The complex, evocative ninth installment in Todd's series set in post-WWI England (after 2006's Long Shadow
      ) showcases the pseudonymous author's usual subtle understatement and deft characterization. Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge, who has returned from the trench warfare of France haunted by the carnage (and in particular by his order to execute one of his own men), heads to the seaside village of Hampton Regis to defuse a hostage situation. Stephen Mallory, who served under Rutledge's command in the war and is suspected of viciously assaulting his ex-lover's husband, demands Rutledge's presence before he will release his ex-lover and other hostages. To manage the crisis, Rutledge must weather the suspicions of the local police and identify the person responsible for the assault and two subsequent murders. Todd, a mother-and-son writing team, seamlessly melds a fair-play whodunit with psychological suspense in the tradition of P.D. James's best.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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