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cheriej's review against another edition
4.0
Kept me guessing until the end.
I couldn't put this book down. Interesting characters, suspense, interesting mystery. Rutledge never gives up until he gets to the truth. I recommend it.
I couldn't put this book down. Interesting characters, suspense, interesting mystery. Rutledge never gives up until he gets to the truth. I recommend it.
brookepalmer796's review
3.0
I was surprised at how much the tone of this novel reminded me of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. The solution was slow to unfold and not a lot of action, but thought provoking.
crazeedi73's review
4.0
Very good, but this time I knew the murderer halfway through through or before. Excellent read
jlmb's review
4.0
Glad I found this new mystery series set in England just after WWI. This is the second in the series and I was just as entertained as I was with the first one. I like the settings in rural England and the characters the author creates.
colibookworm's review
4.0
A enjoyable mystery, I loved reading it as the mystery unfolded. The ending didn't necessarily surprise me.
vesper1931's review
4.0
In post World War I - July 1919 - Scotland Yard are asked to investigate when three people from the same family are suddenly dead. They appear to be two suicides and one accident. Inspector Rutledge is sent to Cornwall to look over the case.
An interesting and enjoyable mystery
An interesting and enjoyable mystery
ajlenertz's review against another edition
5.0
Pretty much read this in one sitting--couldn't put it down.
ericwelch's review against another edition
4.0
Inspector Ian Rutledge carries in his head the voice of Hamish Macleod. Rutledge had been forced to witness Hamish=s execution for disobedience of orders just before they were all buried by shelling that collapsed the walls of their trenches in the later part of WWI. Rutledge was hauled out barely alive, but the voice of Hamish and his running commentaries on Rutledge=s actions continues to haunt him so clearly that he wonders no one else can hear Hamish’s voice. The inspector is sent to investigate the deaths of three related individuals: two apparent suicides and an accidental fall down a long stairway. A well-connected relative finds the coincidence too unlikely and pressure from the Home Office being what it is, Ian is to verify or disprove the findings of the local constabulary. One of the suicides is an Olivia, a crippled poet. As Rutledge delves deeper into the tragedies, he learns from other members of the family that Olivia may be hiding several rather dark secrets. Evidence, all anecdotal, much to Rutledge’s despair, reveals that someone has been systematically murdering members of the family, making each killing appear to be an accident.. Soon even the local citizenry wish that this Scotland Yard interloper would just abandon the investigation, declare everything an accident, and go home. The wounds being opened are just too deep. After all, if Olivia is the culprit, and she is dead, what good can be served. “O. A. Manning [her pseudonym] is alive,” is Rutledge’s response. Todd writes very well and the suspense becomes quite unbearable as the suspicion moves from one member of the family to another. This is an excellent mystery.
mirandagrace's review against another edition
4.0
Well color me pleasantly surprised. I had read the first in the series and found it basically okay, but this book was significantly more engaging. I don't know if the mystery was better plotted (much more satisfying reveal IMHO), or because the setting and the characters felt more fully drawn (the first one had sort of a bland generic village aspect to them), but I found this a delightful mystery.