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Proof of Guilt (Inspector Ian Rutledge Series #15). Readers of Charles Todd’s Bess Crawford books and London-based Ian Rutledge mysteries will be thrilled with. Proof of Guilt.
Reviews'There's a grand design to Charles Todd's period novels featuring Inspector Ian Rutledge....elegant mysteries.'(Marilyn Stasio in the New York Times Book Review.), There's a grand design to Charles Todd's period novels featuring Inspector Ian Rutledge....elegant mysteries., "There's a grand design to Charles Todd's period novels featuring Inspector Ian Rutledge....elegant mysteries." -- Marilyn Stasio in the New York Times Book Review.
Dewey Edition23
Series Volume Number15
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisScotland Yard's Ian Rutledge must contend with two dangerous enemies in this latest mystery in the New York Times bestselling series London, summer 1920. An unidentified body appears to have been run down by a motorcar and Ian Rutledge is leading the investigation to uncover what happened. While the signs point to murder, vital questions remain: Who is the victim And where, exactly, was he killed One small clue leads Rutledge to a firm built by two families, famous for producing and selling the world's best Madeira wine. Lewis French, the current head of the English enterprise, is missing. But is he the dead man The experienced Rutledge knows that suspicion and circumstantial evidence are not proof of guilt, and he's going to keep digging for answers. But that perseverance will pit him against his supervisor, the new acting chief superintendent. When Rutledge discovers a link to an incident in the French family's past, the superintendent dismisses it, claiming the information isn't vital. He's determined to place the blame on one of French's women despite Rutledge's objections. Alone in a no-man's-land rife with mystery and danger, Rutledge must tread very carefully, for someone has decided that he, too, must die so that a cruel justice can take its course., Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard must contend with two dangerous enemies in New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd's Proof of Guilt . Can Rutledge solve the apparent murder of a top wine merchant while dealing with interference from his superior, the new Acting Chief Superintendent? Readers of Charles Todd s Bess Crawford books and London-based Ian Rutledge mysteries will be thrilled with Proof of Guilt, clue by clue . "
Compelling reading about a determined and successful Scotland Yard inspector who survived World War I with horrific memories that plague him. Charles Todd takes the time to give the characters Inspector Rutledge encounters depth and very human personalities. Marvelous mysteries.