Wings of Fire

charles todd

Rich with atmosphere, luminous period detail, and human complexity, this second brilliant mystery from the author of A Test of Wills—a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, a Publishers Weekly Best Mystery, and Edgar Award nominee—marks the return of Inspector Ian Rutledge, “a dogged and insightful character whose psychological landscape and continuing recovery are deftly explored” (The Miami Herald).
Inspector Ian Rutledge is quickly sent to investigate the sudden deaths of three members of the same eminent Cornwall family, but the World War I veteran soon realizes that nothing about this case is routine. Including the identity of one of the dead, a reclusive spinster unmasked as O.A. Manning, whose war poetry helped Rutledge retain his grasp on sanity in the trenches of France. Guided by the voice of Hamish, the Scot he unwillingly executed on the battlefield, Rutledge is driven to uncover the haunting truths of murder and madness rooted in a family crypt...

Genres mysteryhistorical fictionfictionhistorical mysteryhistoricalbritish literaturecrimemystery thrillerdetectiveaudiobook

323 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1,1998

Series

Inspector Ian Rutledge

Literary awards

dilys award,

Places

cornwall england,

This edition

Format: 323 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published: May 15, 1999 by St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780312965686
ASIN: 0312965680
Language: English

Characters More characters

Ian Rutledge

Scotland Yard Inspector before and after World War I. British Army Lieutenant then Captain in France from 1914-1918. Lives in London before and after WW1....
Cs Bowles

Chief Superintendent at Scotland Yard in London. Born a commoner, he is jealous of Rutledge for his educated background. His protégé is Inspector Mickelson. Bowles suffers a heart attack in The Confession and is replaced by CS Markham...
Rosamund Trevelyan

Daughter of Adrian Trevelyan, lives at Trevelyan Hall near Borcombe, Cornwall. Mother of 6 children, married thrice....
Olivia Marlowe

Olivia Anne Marlowe, first of two children of Rosamund and first husband Captain George Marlowe....
Anne Marlowe

Second of two children of Rosamund and first husband Captain George Marlowe....
George Marlowe

British Army Captain George Marlowe, Rosamunds first husband. Died of cholera in India....