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A Test of Wills [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Charles Todd (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 282 pages
  • Publisher: Saint Martin's Press Inc.; large type edition edition (Aug 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312144318
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312144319
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 15 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,069,902 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge returns home suffering from shellshock and the emotional strains of World War I, but he soon goes back to work and must solve a murder case involving the killing of a retired military officer, a crime in which the main suspect is a highly decorated war hero.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Period piece, 14 Dec 2007
By G. J. Weeks (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Test of Wills (Ian Rutledge Mystery) (Mass Market Paperback)
A fascinating period who dunnit which is impossible to fathom because of in incredible twist in the tail. I loved this unique troubled detective battling with the post traumatic stress of WWI as he comes into contact with former soldiers and civilians scarred for life by this terrible conflict.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Many of us have our own Hamish, 14 Jun 2006
By bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Test of Wills, A (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the firs in a series of Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries. It does not take us long to know the man and the burden he carries. It is this side of him and the descriptions of the world after the Great War that adds a unique value to the writing and our lives also.

A week ago headstrong Colonel Harris was unceremoniously dispatched. All signs point to the dispatcher being a war hero with friends in high places. Who ever takes the case needs to be expendable. Rutledge superior Bowls suspected Rutledge's secret and decided he would make the perfect scapegoat.

It is interesting as the story unfolds we see mysteries within mysteries, maybe a few red herrings and many unwell people that can usually be detected by Rutledge but not always. As there is a race with time Rutledge's trying to regain his uncanny detective skills we also but figure out who did the deed and who. To some the answer will be obvious to others it will feel that he pulled a clue out of the closet at the last moment. In any case you will be intrigued to the conclusion.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Unusual detective novel (3.5 stars), 21 April 2009
By N. Brett (Wiltshire, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Test of Wills (Ian Rutledge Mystery) (Mass Market Paperback)
The first Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery featuring a detective recently returned from the battlefields of WW1 and suffering from Post Traumatic Stress, not that this was recognised in those days.

Written by an American pair of authors (mother and son I think) it is surprising how well they capture England in the period just after the first World War. The formality and pace of life is well defined as is a complex lead character that you don't necessarily 'like' but you admire his approach as he deals with the murder he is assigned to, and his own demons. The murder is that of a respected ex-officer and the prime suspect is a hero of the war, a potentially embarrassing outcome in the post war period. As Rutledge gently peels away the life and relationships in a small English village the outcome is hard to guess and is satisfying when it comes.
The pace may be too slow for some, but this is thoughtful and engaging stuff.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Many of us have our own Hamish
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