Proof of Guilt
An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery

In this 15th 'Inspector Ian Rutledge' mystery, the detective investigates several murders. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** There are no shortage of potential crimes in this Inspector Rutledge mystery. An unidentified body washes ashore in Sussex. Another unidentified body is found on a Che......more

I'm a longtime fan of Ian Rutledge, the soulful Scotland Yard inspector dealing with PTSD after serving as an officer in France during WWI. Rather than creating a partner for Rutledge to work with on his cases, the talented mother/son team writing under the nom de plume of "Charles Todd" have employ......more

The typical Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery is so filled with details, as the Scotland Yard policeman ferrets out clues, that often the reader can become confused or engulfed with too much information or too many characters. This novel is no exception. It is a painstaking investigation begun when the......more

Sadly, I am disappointed in this latest Ian Rutledge mystery. It reads like an outline of a clever plot, not like the unfolding of his story. Choppy, not succinct, dialogue. Confusing plot revelations. Too little depth to Rutledge's inner drama, or the drama of the confused principals of this mystery......more

Fifteenth in the Inspector Ian Rutledge historical mystery series revolving around a Scotland Yard inspector battling his own demons from World War I. My Take For the most part, I was dissatisfied with this story's events. The clues that Rutledge pulled together seemed bogus, as if invented to fit the......more