The Red Door, Charles Todd
The Red Door, Charles Todd
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The Red Door

Author: Charles Todd

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 10 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2010

Synopsis

Lancashire, England: June, 1920. Who was the woman who lived and died behind the red door? What did she see before she died? And who was the man who never came home from the Great War, for the simple reason that he had never really gone? How is the woman's death linked to his disappearance? And why is Scotland Yard blind to the connection, even when Inspector Ian Rutledge points it out?

About Charles Todd

Charles Todd is a pen name used by the American authors Caroline (1934-2021) and Charles Todd, a mother-and-son writing team who write the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries and the Bess Crawford mysteries, as well as stand-alone novels. Their novel Proof of Guilt was a New York Times bestseller, and A Test of Wills was named one of the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association’s 100 favorite mysteries of the 20th Century and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year selection. Their novels have won the Agatha Award, the Barry Award, and the Anthony Award, as well as being finalists for several other awards. Charles is continuing the series.

About Simon Prebble

Simon Prebble, a British-born performer, is a stage and television actor and veteran narrator of some three hundred audiobooks. As one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices, he has received thirty-seven Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie in 2010. He lives in New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Barbara on January 23, 2024

Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard returned from World War I suffering from shell shock (PTSD) exacerbated by guilt. In addition to being traumatized by the horrors of war, Rutledge killed an insubordinate soldier in his own company. The dead man, named Hamish, now haunts Rutledge, constantly w......more

Goodreads review by Sue on February 25, 2011

I think I may have liked this the best of all the Ian Rutledge books to date (and considered a 5 rating). There is a subtle change in our main character this time out and, to me, a subtle change in Hamish as well. But perhaps I'm reading too much into quiet and not so quiet moments. As for the story,......more

Goodreads review by Trish on July 06, 2013

When Charles Todd began the Ian Rutledge series, I remember writing an enthusiastic review for my local bookstore, and sharing my delight with friends. I kept my enthusiasm for several of the books in the series, but by book five or six my interest was already flagging. The reason could be the Hamis......more

Goodreads review by Jan on November 04, 2016

Bring on the next in the series. No time to write a review - got to keep reading!......more

Goodreads review by Thomas Ray on December 07, 2021

Charles Todd, Inspector Ian Rutledge series [URL not allowed] Our hero is Inspector Ian Rutledge, shell-shocked after WWI, routinely hears the voice of his dead corporal, Hamish McLeod, in his head. The two of them are good characters; their relationship develops over the serie......more

Quotes

“Superb.…[A] haunting tale of love and loss.” Globe and Mail (Toronto)

“Todd again shows that this series…is as fresh and original as when the shell-shocked detective debuted twelve novels ago.” Fort Lauderdale (FL) Sun-Sentinel

“An intriguing story that’s impossible to put down.…Once you’ve reached the conclusion…you’ll want to read it again.” Charleston (NC) Post and Courier

“Fascinating and compelling.” Winston-Salem (NC) Journal

“Charles Todd keeps finding new ways to gauge the emotional effects of war on the living and the half dead.” New York Times Book Review

“One of the strongest entries yet in a series that shows no sign of losing steam.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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