Wings of Fire

“Shaken from sleep, and numbed and scarce awake, Out in the trench with three hours' watch to take, I blunder through the splashing mirk; and then Hear the gruff muttering voices of the men Crouching in cabins candle-chinked with light. Hark! There's the big bombardment on our right Rumbling and bumpin......more

I love the idea and setting of this book but I thought it was too complicated of a plot. I was 75% through the book and was still confused on who was who.......more

This is a meaty, character-driven series set in post-WWI Great Britain. Ian Rutledge is a detective inspector with Scotland Yard, having recently returned from four years of active military duty and time spent in hospital due to injuries and effects from his military service. Rutledge, who is plagued......more

A terrific story. Inspector Rutledge is on his own, sent out from London to re-investigate three recent deaths which had been closed cases. What he unravels about the dead people and those still alive is a remarkable family history played out over decades. The plot offers many twists and surprises. S......more

I gather many GR readers think this book was better than the first Ian Rutledge mystery. Not me. It was a tedious slog that I read to the finish mainly because I'd paid for the thing, and wanted to get my money's worth. Why didn't I like it? For one, it was boring: Rutledge talks to the cousin of th......more