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Watchers of Time - Charles Todd

By Charles Todd

Release Date: 2001-10-30

Genre: Police Procedural

4.5 (211 ratings)
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“If anyone can turn a simple village mystery into a brooding Greek tragedy, it’s Charles Todd. . . . Todd handles grave issues with great compassion”—The New York Times Book Review 

 In a marshy Norfolk backwater, a priest is brutally murdered after giving a dying man last rites. For Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge, an ex-officer still recovering from the trauma of war, it looks to be a simple case. Yet the Inspector finds himself uncovering secrets that the local authorities would prefer not to see explored. Rutledge pares away layers of deception to piece together a chain of events that stretches from the brooding marshes to one of the greatest sea disasters in history—the sinking of the Titanic. Who is the mysterious woman who may have boarded that ship—and who is the secretive woman who survived it? Only Rutledge can answer those questions . . . and prevent a killer who’ll stop at nothing from striking again. 

Praise for Watchers of Time

“One of the best historical series being written today . . . In the grand tradition of English murder mysteries.”—The Washington Post Book World

“With his tortured detective Ian Rutledge and the ghost who inhabits his mind . . . Charles Todd has swiftly become one of the most respected writers in the mystery genre. . . . The pair is unique among sleuths.”—The Denver Post 

“Outstanding. Todd’s portrait of Rutledge and postwar England remains powerful.”—Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

Watchers of Time - Charles Todd

By Charles Todd

Release Date: 2001-10-30

Genre: Police Procedural

4.5 (211 ratings)
Read Download
“If anyone can turn a simple village mystery into a brooding Greek tragedy, it’s Charles Todd. . . . Todd handles grave issues with great compassion”—The New York Times Book Review 

 In a marshy Norfolk backwater, a priest is brutally murdered after giving a dying man last rites. For Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge, an ex-officer still recovering from the trauma of war, it looks to be a simple case. Yet the Inspector finds himself uncovering secrets that the local authorities would prefer not to see explored. Rutledge pares away layers of deception to piece together a chain of events that stretches from the brooding marshes to one of the greatest sea disasters in history—the sinking of the Titanic. Who is the mysterious woman who may have boarded that ship—and who is the secretive woman who survived it? Only Rutledge can answer those questions . . . and prevent a killer who’ll stop at nothing from striking again. 

Praise for Watchers of Time

“One of the best historical series being written today . . . In the grand tradition of English murder mysteries.”—The Washington Post Book World

“With his tortured detective Ian Rutledge and the ghost who inhabits his mind . . . Charles Todd has swiftly become one of the most respected writers in the mystery genre. . . . The pair is unique among sleuths.”—The Denver Post 

“Outstanding. Todd’s portrait of Rutledge and postwar England remains powerful.”—Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine

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A Duty to the Dead

Wings of Fire

A Day of Judgment

An Impartial Witness

Watchers of Time

A Fine Summer's Day

The Confession

Search the Dark

Legacy of the Dead

The Gate Keeper

No Shred of Evidence

The Black Ascot

A Divided Loyalty

A Fearsome Doubt

Hunting Shadows

Proof of Guilt

The Shattered Tree

A Cold Treachery

Question of Honor, A

Racing the Devil

A Bitter Truth

A Pattern of Lies

A Lonely Death

False Mirror, A

An Unmarked Grave

A Long Shadow

An Unwilling Accomplice

A Game of Fear

The Red Door

A Fatal Lie

The Walnut Tree

A Matter of Justice

Pale Horse, A

Forgotten Place, A

A Casualty of War

The Maharani's Pearls

Cruel Deception, A

An Irish Hostage

The Cliff's Edge

The Kidnapping: An Ian Rutledge Original Short Story with Bonus Content

A Hanging at Dawn

The Murder Stone

Cold Comfort

The Piper

Tales

The Pretty Little Box

A Bitter Truth with Bonus Material

The Ian Rutledge Starter

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