A Game of Fear, Charles Todd
A Game of Fear, Charles Todd
7 Rating(s)
List: $27.99 | Sale: $19.59
Club: $13.99

A Game of Fear
A Novel

Author: Charles Todd

Narrator: Simon Vance

Unabridged: 10 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 02/01/2022

Synopsis

In this newest installment of the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series, Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge is faced with his most perplexing case yet: a murder with no body, and a killer who can only be a ghost.Spring, 1921. Scotland Yard sends Inspector Ian Rutledge to the sea-battered village of Walmer on the coast of Essex, where amongst the salt flats and a military airfield lies Benton Abbey, a grand manor with a storied past. The lady of the house may prove his most bewildering witness yet. She claims she saw a violent murder—but there is no body, no blood. She also insists she recognized the killer: Captain Nelson. Only it could not have been Nelson because he died during the war.Everyone in the village believes that Lady Benton’s losses have turned her mind—she is, after all, a grieving widow and mother—but the woman Rutledge interviews is rational and self-possessed. And then there is Captain Nelson: what really happened to him in the war? The more Rutledge delves into this baffling case, the more suspicious tragedies he uncovers. The Abbey and the airfield hold their secrets tightly. Until Rutledge arrives, and a new trail of death follows… 

About Charles Todd

Charles Todd is the New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries, the Bess Crawford mysteries, and two stand-alone novels. A mother-and-son writing team, Caroline passed away in August 2021 and Charles lives in Florida.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kathy on February 04, 2022

This makes over 30 books I have now read from this mother/son writing team, so it was with sadness I read the introductory and moving tribute in memory of the mother part of the team, now deceased. I do enjoy both series, but Ian has always had a slight edge over Bess for me. The assignment ungracious......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on September 05, 2022

4.5* A Game of Fear is another engrossing instalment in Charles Todd's series featuring WW1 veteran-turned-Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge. It's a well-written series in the traditional mould, which I find reminiscent of P.D. James's rather cerebral mysteries featuring Commander Adam Dalgliesh. I......more

Goodreads review by Heather on February 07, 2022

I will not provide a synopsis of the book. That’s what the back cover is for! 😊 This is the 24th installment of the Ian Rutledge series and I feel this is one of those transitional books. Things are (finally) changing for Ian, but not at a breakneck pace. For 23 books, we’ve all cheered our favorite......more

Goodreads review by Judy on March 10, 2022

Book #24 in this highly entertaining series is a fine example of a police procedural set in England in 1921. I am always amazed at how my attention is focused so firmly on a crime that seems to have almost no clues for Inspector Rutledge to home in on. Charles Todd seems to specialize in presenting......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on April 06, 2022

Excellent installment of the Ian Rutledge series. Hope they continue.......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List