Watchers of Time: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Novel

When a priest is brutally murdered after giving a dying man last rites, Scotland Yard's Inspector Ian Rutledge, a former officer still recovering from the Great War, thinks it's a simple case. However, Rutledge uncovers secrets the local authorities would prefer not to see explored and pieces together a chain of events that stretches from the marshes of Norfolk to the sinking of the Titanic. (August) nIf anyone can turn a simple village mystery into a brooding Greek tragedy, it's Charles Todd. . . . Todd handles grave issues with great compassion--The New York Times Book Review n n In a marshy Norfolk backwater, a priest is brutally murdered after giving a dying man last rites. For Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge, an ex-officer still recovering from the trauma of war, it looks to be a simple case. Yet the Inspector finds himself uncovering secrets that the local authorities would prefer not to see explored. Rutledge pares away layers of deception to piece together a chain of events that stretches from the brooding marshes to one of the greatest sea disasters in history--the sinking of the Titanic. Who is the mysterious woman who may have boarded that ship--and who is the secretive woman who survived it? Only Rutledge can answer those questions . . . and prevent a killer who'll stop at nothing from striking again. nPraise for Watchers of Time n nOne of the best historical series being written today . . . In the grand tradition of English murder mysteries.--The Washington Post Book World n nWith his tortured detective Ian Rutledge and the ghost who inhabits his mind . . . Charles Todd has swiftly become one of the most respected writers in the mystery genre. . . . The pair is unique among sleuths.--The Denver Post n nOutstanding. Todd's portrait of Rutledge and postwar England remains powerful.--Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine n