from readafew

The Confession is the 14th book in the Ian Rutledge mystery series written by the mother and son team. This is the second Inspector Rutledge book I've read and while I did enjoy the first book, I found this one so much better. I think it was because the first one had much more political maneuveri...

from herbcat

The diligent detective from Scotland Yard can't think what is going on when a man tries to give himself up after confession to a murder of which he can proviide no motive or details, a few days before he dies. Other elusive characters appear as the Inspector deals with a really cold and rude to o...

from Beamis12

It took me a little while to get into this book,the authors have such a great feel for the time and place of these novels, but they do require total immersion. Love reading about the effects of the Great War on these little towns, as well as the secrets that they harbor. Rutledge is such a unique...

from jamespurcell

Complex, interesting and compelling reading. WW1 and its aftermath provide the Todds with a rich vein of history that they mine well. Much angst and suffering are dredged from the Great War survivors before Rutledge sort the pieces and resolves past and current puzzles.

from NewsieQ

A man confesses to Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge that he committed murder. When the man is murdered, found floating in the Thames, Rutledge soon finds out he is not who he said he was. In investigating the murder, he winds up in a creepy little village in Essex, where he is definitely pers...