| Author/Contributor(s): | Todd, Charles |
| Publisher: | William Morrow Large Print |
| Date: | 1/29/2013 |
| 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.
When a body is found dragged along a quiet Chelsea street, Scotland Yard discovers no identification on the dead man—only an expensive gold watch from Lisbon. Can Rutledge solve the apparent murder of a top wine merchant while dealing with interference from his superior, the new Acting Chief Superintendent?
The timepiece belongs to Lewis French, a partner in a Madeira wine firm who has vanished from his Essex estate alongside his motorcar. Rutledge must trace that missing vehicle through rural lanes while wrestling with the traumatic memories of the Great War.
Scotland Yard must untangle ancient family rivalries before bureaucratic haste sends an innocent clerk to the gallows.
Readers of Charles Todd's Bess Crawford books and London-based Ian Rutledge mysteries will be thrilled with Proof of Guilt, clue by clue.
- Small Town Setting: In the village of Stratford St. Hilary near Dedham, an eccentric curate, an aging tutor, and a proud former fiancée conceal the missing merchant's private affairs.
- Police Procedural: Careful forensic analysis of shredded fabric and a Lisbon watch allows Rutledge to connect a hit-and-run in Chelsea to an abandoned motorcar.
- Psychological Suspense: Haunted by survivor's guilt from the trenches of the Somme, Rutledge relies on his instincts while the spectral voice of Hamish MacLeod whispers warnings in his head.
- Also by This Author: A Test of Wills, A Game of Fear and The Gate Keeper.