A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, 1) by Charles Todd. First Edition, hardcover, pages, ISBN: Very rare, valuable First Edition. In , Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge remains haunted by World War I, where he was forced to have a soldier executed for. · Charles Todd (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 15, ratings · 1, reviews. In , Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge remains haunted by World War I, where he was forced to have a soldier executed for refusing to fight. When Rutledge is assigned to investigate a murder involving the military, his emotional war wounds flare/5. Charles Todd is the pen name for a mother-and-son writing team, Caroline and Charles Todd, a rather strange arrangement that works extremely well. Nearly twenty award-winning novels written together signal a partnership that is enduring and highly productive. “A Test of Wills,” published in , is the first in the series featuring Cited by: 3.
With this remarkable debut, Charles Todd breaks new ground in the historical crime novel." —Peter Lovesey, author of The Circle "You're going to love Todd." —Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly. The first novel to feature war-damaged Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge, A Test of Wills is the book that brought author Charles Todd into the. A Test of Wills Summary Study Guide. Caroline and Charles Todd. This Study Guide consists of approximately 45 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of A Test of Wills. Print Word PDF. This section contains words. A Test of Wills audiobook by Charles Todd, narrated by Samuel Gillies. After fighting in World War I, Inspector Ian Rutledge returns to Scotland Yard bearing a heavy, terrible secret — one that his rival uses to get him assigned to a difficult case. With his fate on the line, Rutledge investigates the murder of a retired officer, even as he struggles to cope with.
A TEST OF WILLS. by Charles Todd ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 16, Returning from the Great War in , Inspector Ian Rutledge is dispatched to the Warwick village of Upper Streetham to track down the killer of Colonel Charles Harris, shot from his horse but mysteriously landed on his chest. Except for heavily alibied malcontent Bert Mavers, no one seems to have anything bad to say about the squire: certainly not his loyal business manager Laurence Royston, his ward Lettice Wood, or her. Quotes. This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on A Test of Wills by Caroline and Charles Todd. In the summer of , Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard is desperate to get his old life back after four years of service in the trenches of World War I. When he is assigned to a case in a small English village, he jumps at the chance to see if he still has what it takes to solve a murder, but this case has complications that could end his. In this first in a series, A Test of Wills (), it is immediately post World War I and Rutledge has returned to his pre-war job as a detective at Scotland Yard.
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