Thursday, May 23, 2019

A Fearsome Doubt


A Fearsome Doubt is the 6th book in the Inspector Rutledge series by Charles Todd. I'm reading these in mostly publication order as I can. I'm quite taken with the main character. There are 21 books so far, and this writing team shows no signs of stopping. What a joy it is to find a pleasing ongoing series of such length!

from the back of the book:
In 1912 Ian Rutledge helped gather the evidence that sent Ben Shaw to the gallows. Now, seven years later, Ben Shaw's widow brings Rutledge evidence she's convinced proves her husband's innocence. Ben Shaw's past is a tangle of unsettling secrets that may or may not be true. And it grows only more twisted when a seemingly unrelated murder brings Rutledge back to Kent. There an unexpected encounter revives his painful memories of war -and the voice of Hamish MacLeod, the soldier Rutledge was forced to execute. Two elusive killers are on the loose at the same time... and to catch them before they catch him, Rutledge will be forced to question everything he believes about right, wrong -and murder.
Publishers Weekly opens with this: "This brilliant and gripping whodunit may well be the best of Todd's six Rutledge novels". Kirkus Reviews concludes, "If everyone would read just one book, any book, by Todd ..., and pay close attention to what he’s saying, there would never be another war."

I have also read the following from this series:
#1 A Test of Wills
#2 Wings of Fire
#3 Search the Dark
#4 Legacy of the Dead
#5 Watchers of Time

10 comments:

  1. I think I've read this one. If I recall, the Scotland Yard Insp had a moral dilemma that was a result of events before the Great War and during the war. If I recall, this was a mystery about a killer who preyed on war vets who came home (to England) badly wounded. This in turn, brings his own pain of the war to the forefront. I really enjoyed it if it's the one I'm thinking of.

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    1. Could well be it. These all have interesting plots, and are wonderful at character development.

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  2. Those books sound good. Valerie

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    1. War-time and post-war fiction isn't my favorite, but I love these.

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  3. Anonymous5:11 AM

    Wow. I noticed I had added this series to my Amazon wish list but haven't yet gotten to read one. Once I get through my pile I think it is time. And add Rex Stout too. Happy Friday. Hugs-Erika

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    1. So many books! I'll never get around to all the ones on my list lol

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  4. I ordered the first book--an ebook. :) Not sure when I'll get to it but I am glad I know I have it.

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  5. It's amazing how long this series has been going and it must be much loved by its readers to have been going so long too! Thanks for the recommendation 😁. Enjoy your day! Jo x

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    1. I'm amazed author's of such long-running series can keep coming up with new ideas. They should do some work for television ;)

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