I was traveling this past week, and there's nothing I hate more than being stuck in an airport (or hotel) without a good book. This mystery was another Bas Bleu find and I really enjoyed it. Charles Todd is the nom de plume of a mother and son writing team who live in America, but whose books take place in Britain. Click here to see their website.
The year is 1919 and Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge is sent into a snowstorm to investigate the murder of an entire family in northern England. After arriving in the remote town he discovers that a young boy may have survived and may hold the clue to what happened. Shell-shocked and haunted by his past as a soldier in WWI, Rutledge is a recurring character in Todd's novels and makes for a richly drawn protagonist.
If you love mysteries or just want a good read definitely check out A Cold Treachery
or another Charles Todd novel. Ian Rutledge Mysteries:
A Fearsome Doubt
A False Mirror
A Long Shadow
Watchers of Time
Search the Dark
Legacy of the Dead
A Pale Horse
A Matter of Justice
A Test of Wills
The Red Door
A Lonely Death
