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  • Series: Inspector Ian Rutledge (Book 16)
  • Audio CD: 1 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins and Blackstone Audio; Unabridged edition (January 21, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1482991314
  • ISBN-13: 978-1482991314
  • Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 5.2 x 5.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (255 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn outstanding five star reading experience for me.
By J. Lesley TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on December 8, 2013
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Now this is what I call an excellent addition to the Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery series. It was set up exactly the way I prefer my mysteries. The plot and the investigation took center stage without the distractions of trying to involve Rutledge in a romance and Hamish McLoed was present, but only minimally. If you prefer to read about Rutledge fighting the psychological battle of the presence of Hamish in his mind or if you want to read of romantic attachments for the main characters you might not be quite as pleased as I was.

Scotland Yard is called in when two murders take place within a two week period in the Fen country of England. The time is August and September of 1920, so almost every incident which takes place has some relation to the recently ended war. In this case a rifle is being used to kill men who seem to have absolutely no connection with each other. There is a new Acting Chief superintendent at Scotland Yard and he is impatient with the slow progress Rutledge is making in the two cases, but he also doesn't take into consideration how tangled the relationships are between all the concerned parties and how deeply the secrets are buried. Rutledge solves the problem of how to deal with his boss by simply staying away from London.

The writing in this novel is absolutely first class. Reading the description of the fog Rutledge runs into on his journey from London was so realistic it almost made me claustrophobic myself! Especially when I looked out my own windows and saw everything coated with ice and nothing moving about except the freezing rain. Talk about the right weekend to read this book!Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsNo character development
By Madelene Towne on January 26, 2014
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I've read every single Charles Todd book to date and what started off as a promising series has fizzled into just an adequate one.

Hunting Shadows is better than some of the other recent Ian Rutledge books in terms of the actual mystery, but what is sorely missing in this series is an evolution of Rutledge's character. When we are first introduced to Rutledge, he is an emotionally wrecked survivor of the first World War. In the early books, the authors vividly portray his anguish and the events leading up to its causation. They also give us hope that Rutledge will find a new love interest and insight into his relationship with his sister. But in later books, Rutledge is turned into something of an automaton who traverses the English countryside and interrogates witnesses and suspects. He never moves forward on any personal level, except perhaps for a lessening of the role that Hamish plays in his life. A completely mesmerizing character has turned into one who is dry and lifeless.

I still have hope for the series because the authors write beautifully. If only they could find a way to bring some sparkle back into their main character.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Spectacularly Twisted Tale in the Fen Country
By E. Burian-Mohr TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on January 8, 2014
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It's August of 1920, in the Fen country of England. World War I is barely over, and the soldiers who survived will never be over it. As wedding guests gather outside a cathedral, an unseen gunman picks off a wedding guest with a rifle and a German sighting device that only a soldier would use. The following month, a local aspiring parliament candidate is killed, again with a single rifle shot by an unseen assailant.

Scotland Yard is called, and Ian Rutledge is on the case. He takes to his motorcar, as much to avoid a new impatient superintendent as to get to the root of things, and sets out on a quest to find out how the victims are related, and who the culprit could be.

Poor Ian Rutledge. He's a brilliant Scotland Yard detective yet he's haunted by his past, is shell-shocked (which is seen as a shameful affliction), has the talking ghost of deceased soldier Hamish MacLeod always in his head, is loathed by most everyone in the department, has no love life, and is apparently the person to whom everyone tells lies.

Yet he perseveres.

He's nothing, if not stubborn. Rutledge perseveres and unravels a tale so complex that you might need to make a chart of the characters to keep them straight. Yet Todd takes all those threads and storylines and subplots and weaves them and weaves them until the mysteries (because there are many) are solved.

This is the 16th of the Todd's Ian Rutledge series. But fear not. You don't need to read all the previous ones to understand the characters or what is going on. You can jump in at book 16 and, if you become addicted as I have, you can go back and read the previous works, in no particular order.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsCreepy and suspenseful, I couldn't put it down!
By Angela Reads on January 16, 2014
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I always find myself being drawn into any Charles Todd book I begin to read. I prefer the Inspector Rutledge mysteries over the Bess Crawford series, but I enjoy them both. I love the suspense that builds and builds, and I just have to find out how it ends. I also appreciate that while there are deep, dark topics in these books, there is no explicit sex or gore.

In this installment, there is a sniper shooting people in remote villages. Scotland Yard is dispatched because the local police are getting nowhere. Rutledge is placed in charge of this case and it is his job to figure out how the two murdered men are connected, if they are at all, and of course the secrets the village people are hiding from him. He is afraid there will be a 3rd murder before he can learn enough to prevent it.

The spookiness in this book is enhanced greatly by the isolation of the villages and by the dense fog in much of the book. Strangers who get caught in the fog may not make it out alive. He spends most of his time away from London in this novel, and the interviews with retired soldiers make it harder and harder for him to conceal his shell-shock.

These novels do a great job portraying shell-shock, and the loneliness and isolation that these survivors of war must feel. I always end up feeling so depressed for Rutledge as I read them. One thing I do appreciate about this novel in the series, is that even though things look very dark for Rutledge, he does meet some people in this novel who turn out to be kind and friendly to him. There is a grim but satisfying conclusion.

It was difficult for me to put this novel down. I enjoyed it and plan to read the next in the series.
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1.0 out of 5 starsWant to meet everybody in the Fen country, Cambridgeshire, 1920?

Hunting Shadows: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries) is a 483 page behemoth that moves forward slower than the proverbial snail. Read more

Published 40 minutes ago by William C. Mead
4.0 out of 5 starsEnjoyed it very much

A worthy part of the series. Enjoyed it very much.

Published 2 days ago by Mrs. Carolyn Wertz
5.0 out of 5 starsI love Inspector Rutledge!

When I start each book, I just want it to go on forever....so I can always get back into the scene and mystery when I have a chance to read. I want a book that never ends!

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Published 23 days ago by MQ
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So sad I'm about to finish the series😁

Published 1 month ago by Lisa Sultemeier
4.0 out of 5 starsMystery & History

Todd's Inspector Rutledge series is top notch. Simply as mysteries, they always deliver, but the history you'll learn along the way, about a period few Americans know enough... Read more

Published 1 month ago by Nancy
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

As a combat veteran, I was deeply touched by this series.

Published 2 months ago by Edward H Rettig
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I have just discovered this series and am enjoying it. I plan on reading the rest of the series.

Published 2 months ago by wilma a johnson
5.0 out of 5 starsHunting Shadows

Always love books by Charles Todd. Have read nearly all and enjoyed every one.

Published 4 months ago by G. Mac
5.0 out of 5 starsWhile Todd has written a series of Inspecter Rutledge books ...

While Todd has written a series of Inspecter Rutledge books, his plots and character development continues to be strong. Another story I didn't want to put down till finished. Read more

Published 5 months ago by Linda welch

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