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This was Todd's most riveting book yet, in my opinion. I chanced upon one of this series and liked it so much I've been working my way through all of them in order. I've loved the history (plus I'm nuts about British mysteries), loved the writing and the fact that it reads like literature. The characters are well written and real-even the minor characters. In A Cold Treachery, the cold and the location became major characters in the story; I could feel the cold and imagine living in a place so isolated and un-friendly in the physical as well as the relational. The suspense was gripping from the first page to the end. Solving crimes in the time before fingerprints, ballistics, DNA was so very difficult; I'm sure many times the wrong person was hung, especially when a detective like Ian Rutledge was not on the case. I highly recommend this book and the entire series.


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A Cold Treachery Inspector Ian Rutledge Charles Todd Books Reviews

I discovered Inspector Rutledge (Charles Todd) through the Review process. I was impressed by the positive reviews although somewhat apprehensive about the idea of a ghost who acted as on-stage commenter. This artifice was not nearly as troubling, however, as was the author's insistence on portraying Rutledge as a man obsessively preoccupied with his own internal mental processes that were based on events from a troubled past. This device slowed the rhythm of the story and finally became so tedious and trying that I lost patience. About three-quarters of the way through I skipped to the end to find out "who dun it."

In this context it was not surprising that the author chose to have Bowles, Rutledge's supervisor, send his competitor Inspector Michelson to take over the case as Rutledge was not getting things done in a timely way. Perhaps the author recognized that in order to bring the book to a close that it was time to force Rutledge to drop his ruminations and solve the case.
I started out liking the Ian Rutledge mysteries, but began to feel, as the series went on, that each book was dragging with it the same problems presented in the first book namely, that Inspector Rutledge is carrying with him a particular ghost from his past, and that carrying this ghost affects him profoundly maybe even to the point where he won't be able to carry out his job as a Scotland Yard Inspector. Yet working at this job is one of the few things that helps keep Rutledge sane (even though he still talks to Hamish, the ghost of the corporal he had executed during World War I). In reading mystery series, I often feel that some authors prolong situations that readers would rather see resolved -- or, if not resolved, then changed in some significant way. At last, in this, the sixth book in the series, readers can see some healing in Rutledge. But, as another reviewer pointed out, other parts of the story dragged around in every book still haven't changed, such as Rutledge's superior.

Despite all that, this particular book works well. The mystery, a gruesome murder of all but one member of a family in a small snow-bound village, is compelling, and Rutledge's investigation seems very real I can still picture some of the scenes. The setting is cold, stark, and depressing much like the grim reality of war. But the story works. Of the first six Rutledge mysteries, this one has the most memorable atmosphere and setting. Worth reading.
I love the Ian Rutledge mysteries and this is one of my favorites. I loved the setting, a small isolated village in England right after WW1, A well liked family is murdered during a snowstorm and one of the children is missing. The characters are interesting and many have secrets they would like to keep hidden. I didn't want to stop reading till I finished it. I wanted it to go on longer because I was so caught up in the story and cared so much about some of the characters.
This is the 7th book in the series I have read and am playing catch up. The novels time frame is in England right after WWI and the England economy, social structure and colonial holdings are all under severe stain and fraying badly. But "old England" with thatch roofs, tee and biscuits, a constable in every village, and an innocent criminal justice system still survives. Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard is recovering from four years of trench warfare in France and is assigned once again to a complex case. As in the other series, the characters are rich in detail, the story wonderfully written and the plot nail biting. As each book is published I learn more about the inspector and how he thinks. And I learn more about his struggles to adapt to a life after the killing fields of France. A book well written, an excellent suspense novel , and as always a surprise ending. I love these books.
After finishing my seventh in the series of Ian Rutledge, I thought I should finally make a comment. I love the character of Inspector Ian Ruthledge, the historical contents and timeperiod, and the small-town settings. I don't even mind "Hamish" and I am going to go onto Book 8.
My main problem is that the stories start to get bogged down in the middle to end with constant interaction between the townspeople, the local constables, and Inspector Rutledge. Inspector Rutledge is usually in the same situation - with a hard case to solve- too many suspects - weary with little or no sleep - no support from his superiors at Scotland Yard, and so on. This can drag the book down at times with interaction that doesn't seem to be pertinent to the case at hand. In "A Cold Treachery' it was easy to spot 'who did it' up front but it took a great deal of boring and superficial dialog for the murder to be solved.
This was Todd's most riveting book yet, in my opinion. I chanced upon one of this series and liked it so much I've been working my way through all of them in order. I've loved the history (plus I'm nuts about British mysteries), loved the writing and the fact that it reads like literature. The characters are well written and real-even the minor characters. In A Cold Treachery, the cold and the location became major characters in the story; I could feel the cold and imagine living in a place so isolated and un-friendly in the physical as well as the relational. The suspense was gripping from the first page to the end. Solving crimes in the time before fingerprints, ballistics, DNA was so very difficult; I'm sure many times the wrong person was hung, especially when a detective like Ian Rutledge was not on the case. I highly recommend this book and the entire series.