Red Door : An Inspector Rutledge Mystery by Charles Todd (2010, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100061726176
ISBN-139780061726170
eBay Product ID (ePID)92319949

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Book TitleRed Door : an Inspector Rutledge Mystery
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicMystery & Detective / Historical, Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / Traditional
GenreFiction
AuthorCharles Todd
Book SeriesInspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight9.9 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.4 in

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ReviewsIn The Red Door, Charles Todd shows again that this series about Ian Rutledge, a battle-fatigued World War I veteran and Scotland Yard detective, is as fresh and original as when the shell-shocked detective debuted 12 novels ago., One of the strongest entries yet in a series that shows no sign of losing steam….Once again Todd perfectly balances incisive portraits of all the characters, not just the complex and original lead., One of the strongest entries yet in a series that shows no sign of losing steam..Once again Todd perfectly balances incisive portraits of all the characters, not just the complex and original lead., One of the strongest entries yet in a series that shows no sign of losing steam....Once again Todd perfectly balances incisive portraits of all the characters, not just the complex and original lead., The book is more than a whodunit. Todd s characters are well-wrought, his settings evocative, and the book a pleasure to read., A complex story with lots of unexpected twists and turns....A fun ride to a surprising conclusion., "Compelling." -- San Jose Mercury News on The Red Door "Fascinating and compelling." -- Winston-Salem Journal on The Red Door "One of the strongest entries yet in a series that shows no sign of losing steam....Once again Todd perfectly balances incisive portraits of all the characters, not just the complex and original lead." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Red Door "Engaging and atmospheric." -- Library Journal on The Red Door "A complex story with lots of unexpected twists and turns....A fun ride to a surprising conclusion." -- Mystery Scene on The Red Door "Superb...haunting tale of love and loss." -- Globe and Mail (Toronto) on The Red Door "In The Red Door, Charles Todd shows again that this series about Ian Rutledge, a battle-fatigued World War I veteran and Scotland Yard detective, is as fresh and original as when the shell-shocked detective debuted 12 novels ago." -- Sun-Sentinel (Florida) on The Red Door "An intriguing story that's impossible to put down...reminiscent of Agatha Christie." -- Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) on The Red Door "The book is more than a whodunit. Todd's characters are well-wrought, his settings evocative, and the book a pleasure to read." -- World magazine on The Red Door, The book is more than a whodunit. Todd's characters are well-wrought, his settings evocative, and the book a pleasure to read., A complex story with lots of unexpected twists and turns….A fun ride to a surprising conclusion.
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number12
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Synopsis"One of the best historical series being written today." -- Washington Post Book World The accolades keep pouring in for Charles Todd and his New York Times Notable, Edgar(R) Award-nominated series featuring British police inspector and shell-shocked World War I veteran Ian Rutledge. In The Red Door, a disturbing puzzle surrounding a lie, a disappearance, and a woman's death ensnares the haunted investigator. Richly atmospheric and unputdownable, The Red Door proves once more that New York Times bestseller Charles Todd belongs in the august company of Ruth Rendell, Anne Perry, Martha Grimes, Ian Ransom, Peter Robinson, P.D. James, and the other contemporary masters of British mystery., One of the best historical series being written today. Washington Post Book World The accolades keep pouring in for Charles Todd and his New York Times Notable, Edgar(r) Award-nominated series featuring British police inspector and shell-shocked World War I veteran Ian Rutledge. In The Red Door, a disturbing puzzle surrounding a lie, a disappearance, and a woman s death ensnares the haunted investigator. Richly atmospheric and unputdownable, The Red Door proves once more that New York Times bestseller Charles Todd belongs in the august company of Ruth Rendell, Anne Perry, Martha Grimes, Ian Ransom, Peter Robinson, P.D. James, and the other contemporary masters of British mystery. ", At the end of a terrible war, a woman painted the door to her house red to welcome her husband home from the Front . . . but he never returned. Two years later, in the English summer of 1920, she lies lifeless behind that door, savagely bludgeoned to death. In London, a man suffering from a mysterious illness goes missing, and his family members offer conflicting accounts of one another's whereabouts at the time of his disappearance. Then, suddenly, he reappears, miraculously recovered, offering no clues to the puzzle or to the reason behind his brothers' and sister's silence and rage. Now Inspector Ian Rutledge, still haunted by the battlefield's horrors, must solve two possibly connected mysteries.He must uncover the family secret that nearly drove one man mad, and bring a ruthless killer to justice., At the end of a terrible war, a woman painted the door to her house red to welcome her husband home from the Front . . . but he never returned. Two years later, in the English summer of 1920, she lies lifeless behind that door, savagely bludgeoned to death. In London, a man suffering from a mysterious illness goes missing, and his family members offer conflicting accounts of one another's whereabouts at the time of his disappearance. Then, suddenly, he reappears, miraculously recovered, offering no clues to the puzzle or to the reason behind his brothers' and sister's silence and rage. Now Inspector Ian Rutledge, still haunted by the battlefield's horrors, must solve two possibly connected mysteries. He must uncover the family secret that nearly drove one man mad, and bring a ruthless killer to justice.

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