Inspector Ian Rutledge, Book 8
by Charles Todd
A Long Shadow moves at a deliberate, mood-first pace: Inspector Ian Rutledge follows a small physical clue on New Year’s Eve 1919 and keeps bumping into the war he cannot forget. The book’s strength is atmosphere and a detective whose private hauntings add emotional weight to the procedural detail. The main limitation is tempo—long stretches of reflection and methodical clue-gathering slow momentum and will frustrate readers who expect rapid plot turns. Best for readers who prefer character-driven mysteries over breathless suspense.
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"New Year's Eve, 1919. Scotland Yard's Inspector Ian Rutledge has accompanied his sister to the home of mutual friends for dinner but is called away by work. On the steps outside, he finds a brass cartridge casing that is seemingly identical to the countless others he'd seen during the war he still cannot forget. But this one has an engraving in th...
Difficulty:hard
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