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A review by nonna7
The Confession by Charles Todd
5.0
I was telling a friend today that I had become even more discerning about the books I read. In the past few months, I have returned a fair amount of books to the library after reading only a few pages. Either I care about the characters or not - that's what drives my reading. In this most recent addition to the Inspector Ian Rutledge series authored by the mother/son writing team under the name of Charles Todd, I was not at all disappointed. In fact, I think this may be the best one yet. (Of course I said that about the last one too!)
The story opens with two fishermen finding a dead body in the marshy areas of the river. They figure him for a dead German spy, steal the money in his wallet and get rid of the body in the river.
A man walks into Rutledge's office and confesses to a murder. He is dying of cancer, and says that the cancer will claim him long before the hangman. Rutledge investigates and soon finds out that he is not the man he said he was at all.
This book had so many twists and turns. An old murder, an older murder and a host of even older murders are all uncovered in this incredibly well-written novel.
It's such a pleasure to pick up a book that really keeps my interest. I love the driven character of Ian Rutledge, suffering from shell shock, but keeping it to himself because at the time being a shell shock victim was considered cowardice. It would have been the end of his career. He is obviously driven to find justice after his horrific experiences during WWI.
This is a rewarding and complex book. While it helps to have read the previous books, it isn't necessary. This is a series you can dip into at any point and always enjoy.
The story opens with two fishermen finding a dead body in the marshy areas of the river. They figure him for a dead German spy, steal the money in his wallet and get rid of the body in the river.
A man walks into Rutledge's office and confesses to a murder. He is dying of cancer, and says that the cancer will claim him long before the hangman. Rutledge investigates and soon finds out that he is not the man he said he was at all.
This book had so many twists and turns. An old murder, an older murder and a host of even older murders are all uncovered in this incredibly well-written novel.
It's such a pleasure to pick up a book that really keeps my interest. I love the driven character of Ian Rutledge, suffering from shell shock, but keeping it to himself because at the time being a shell shock victim was considered cowardice. It would have been the end of his career. He is obviously driven to find justice after his horrific experiences during WWI.
This is a rewarding and complex book. While it helps to have read the previous books, it isn't necessary. This is a series you can dip into at any point and always enjoy.