| Author/Contributor(s): | Todd, Charles |
| Publisher: | William Morrow Paperbacks |
| Date: | 12/17/2013 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard must contend with two dangerous enemies in New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd's Proof of Guilt.
In the predawn quiet of a Chelsea street, an unidentified man lies dead, struck down by a motorcar that left no tracks in the dust. His pockets have been emptied, yet the killer overlooked an expensive gold watch crafted in France and sold in Lisbon.
The Yard inspector must trace a dead man’s past from a solitary pocket watch, even as the vehicle that struck him remains missing. Rutledge must unravel decades of bitter family resentment in Essex.
Can Rutledge solve the apparent murder of a top wine merchant while dealing with interference from his superior, the new Acting Chief Superintendent?
Readers of Charles Todd’s Bess Crawford books and London-based Ian Rutledge mysteries will be thrilled with Proof of Guilt, clue by clue.
- Psychological Suspense: Rutledge battles trench-induced claustrophobia and the relentless inner voice of Corporal Hamish MacLeod while navigating Scotland Yard politics.
- Police Procedural: A meticulous search beneath the undercarriage of a seized touring car uncovers a torn fabric thread wedged onto a chassis bolt that matches the victim’s coat.
- Historical Mystery: Decades of records from the firm’s Funchal headquarters expose bitter land transactions dating back to an assault on the founder in Essex.
- Also by This Author: A Test of Wills, A Game of Fear and The Gate Keeper.