Review #127
A Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery
Still haunted by the ghost of a corporal whose execution for insubordination he ordered during WWI, Inspector Ian Rutledge fights a constant battle to hang on to his sanity by devoting himself to his detective work.
Called out by Scotland Yard into the teeth of a violent blizzard, Inspector Rutledge finds himself confronted with one of the most savage murders he has ever encountered. In the Lake District town of Urskdale, five members of the Elcott family have been found murdered in their kitchen. Only ten-year-old Josh is missing from the blood-spattered scene. Did he witness the murders? Did he escape into the blizzard? Could he have survived the freezing temperatures out on the moor or will his body remain undiscovered until spring?
Rutledge pursues clues suggesting that the missing lad may be either a potential future victim or the killer himself. The Inspector organizes a massive search for the boy, while considering other possible suspects and motives for the murders. He rescues beautiful Janet Ashton from a carriage accident, which further complicates the plot. A cousin of one of the victims, Janet has a score to settle and motives that are none too innocent. Was it love, jealousy, greed, revenge–or was it some twisted combination of all of them?
Star Review: "Traditional mystery lovers who prefer their whodunits enriched with psychological insight will heartily embrace Todd's seventh Inspector Rutledge novel."
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