| A Test of Wills Contributor(s): Todd, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062648098 ISBN-13: 9780062648099 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $14.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Traditional - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.67 lbs) 322 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 1920's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Todd has written a first novel that speaks out, urgently and compassionately, for a long-dead generation....A meticulously wrought puzzle." "An intricately plotted mystery. With this remarkable debut, Charles Todd breaks new ground in the historical crime novel." "You're going to love Todd." The first novel to feature war-damaged Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge, A Test of Wills is the book that brought author Charles Todd into the spotlight. This Edgar(R) and Anthony Award-nominated, New York Times Notable mystery brilliantly evokes post-World War I Great Britain and introduces readers to one of crime fiction's most compelling series protagonists. Here the shell-shocked Rutledge struggles to retain his fragile grip on sanity while investigating the death of a popular army colonel, murdered, it appears, by a decorated war hero with ties to the Royal Family. A phenomenal writer, a twisting puzzle, a character-rich re-creation of an extraordinary time and place...it all adds up to one exceptional read that will delight fans of Elizabeth George, Martha Grimes, Jacqueline Winspear, Ruth Rendell, and other masters of the British procedural. |
Contributor Bio(s): Todd, Charles: - Charles Todd is the New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries, the Bess Crawford mysteries, and two stand-alone novels. Among the honors accorded to the Ian Rutledge mysteries are the Barry Award and nominations for the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association's Dilys Award, the Edgar and Anthony Awards in the U.S., and the John Creasey Award in the UK. A mother-and-son writing team, they live on the East Coast. |