No Shred of Evidence

by Charles Todd

Ebook, 2016

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It's 1920, and Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge continues to cope with the shellshock/PTSD that engulfed him while serving in the trenches during World War I. Once again he's sent away from London to investigate a provincial case. This time, it's due to pressure from the wealthy families in
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Cornwall whose daughters are accused of attempted murder. The young women were rowing on the river when they spot a male acquaintance whose boat is sinking. In their attempts to help, he gets whacked in the head with an oar and falls unconscious. A witness accuses them of deliberately trying to kill him, but why would they want him dead?

All in all, another strong outing in this series, though there's less commentary than usual from Hamish, the voice of one of his fallen war comrades who haunts Ian's head. I wonder if that's the authors' way of signaling that perhaps Ian is recovering? I reckon I'll have to keep reading to find out!
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Fiction. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML: In this absorbing new entry in the acclaimed New York Times bestselling series, Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge is caught up in a twisted web of vengeance and murder. On the north coast of Cornwall, an apparent act of mercy is repaid by an arrest for murder. Four young women have been accused of the crime. A shocked father calls in a favor at the Home Office. Scotland Yard is asked to review the case. However, Inspector Ian Rutledge is not the first Inspector to reach the village. Following in the shoes of a dead man, he is told the case is all but closed. Even as it takes an unexpected personal turn, Rutledge will require all his skill to deal with the incensed families of the accused, the grieving parents of the victim, and local police eager to see these four women sent to the infamous Bodmin Gaol. Then why hasn't the killing stopped? With no shred of evidence to clear the accused, Rutledge must plunge deep into the darkest secrets of a wild, beautiful and dangerous place if he is to find a killer who mayâ??or may notâ??hold the key to their fate… (more)

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Original language

English

Original publication date

2016-02-16
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