Kristin C. (klokanek) reviewed Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, Bk 2) on + 64 more book reviews
CHarles Todd is my favorite mystery writer. If you, too, enjoy atmospheric mysteries that tell you about the history of a place and a time with delicious detail (here, post-WWI England), then you cannot do better than Todd. This is my least favorite of Todd's novels, and I still give it 5 stars!
Joan W. (justreadingabook) reviewed Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, Bk 2) on + 1711 more book reviews
Second book in the series and it is worth the read.
The writing style is very poetic and has a rhythm to the story.
Ian is starting to feel better and get his confidence back in himself.
This is a true mystery style book, you will have to work out the information yourself.
A family suffers three deaths in a matter of days and something is more than a bit suspicious in Rutledge's mind. Proving it is a hard sell to his supervisor and the family.
The writing style is very poetic and has a rhythm to the story.
Ian is starting to feel better and get his confidence back in himself.
This is a true mystery style book, you will have to work out the information yourself.
A family suffers three deaths in a matter of days and something is more than a bit suspicious in Rutledge's mind. Proving it is a hard sell to his supervisor and the family.
What a totally incredible read! From the first page on, I just couldn't put it down --- an exhausting, exhilarating master of a mystery read! The story of this family and all the murders, that the whole town ignored, was just astounding! The ending was absolutely terrific and no one in that town will ever be the same! This is the first Scotland Yard Mystery I thoroughly enjoyed!
Ron K. (WhidbeyIslander) -
Well written, and I enjoyed it; but I had some unanswered questions at the end. Went back and re-read a few passages but still not satisfied about some things. (I'm not all that fond of the use of Hamish as an alter-ego, either.)
This series just gets better and better. You must read all of the Todd books in this series.
Another great Inspector Rutledge adventure.
What a brilliant mystery!! Murder, madness and mayhem set in the 1920's in Cornwall.
Melissa E. (englishmaven) -
I enjoyed the prose in this second book of the Inspector Rutledge series by Charles Todd. I thought the language poetic--CTodd probably did that on purpose since the story line is based on the suicide of a famous poet and her brother.
Rutledge hears the voice of a Scotsman that he executed during the Great War. Hamish helps him to solve the murders of a small child that took place years ago and to solve the more recent murder of a fellow soldier.
I gave the story 4 stars because I really had trouble staying with it. Perhaps it was the poetic language or the events surrounding the Coronavirus that kept me from enjoying it as much as I feel that I should.
You do need to read the first story in the series to really appreciate this story.
Rutledge hears the voice of a Scotsman that he executed during the Great War. Hamish helps him to solve the murders of a small child that took place years ago and to solve the more recent murder of a fellow soldier.
I gave the story 4 stars because I really had trouble staying with it. Perhaps it was the poetic language or the events surrounding the Coronavirus that kept me from enjoying it as much as I feel that I should.
You do need to read the first story in the series to really appreciate this story.
Edward C. S. (ed) -
great setting (England just after WWI) great plot and characters) I really liked this and other Ian Rutledge novels.
R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, Bk 2) on + 1436 more book reviews
In the doghouse with his supervisor, Inspector Rutledge is sent to Cornwall to investigate the death of three people from the same family. What makes this situation more important is one of the dead people is a rather famous poet who even Rutledge admired for her war verse.
Recovering from the backlash of his war experiences, his flashbacks and internal conversations with Hamish, a soldier that he reluctantly executed, enrich the tale and help us understand his anguish and postwar suffering. Nevertheless, he does a remarkable job of investigating the murdered family members and uncovers the culprit. The author leads the reader on several routes before the climax. Well done!
Recovering from the backlash of his war experiences, his flashbacks and internal conversations with Hamish, a soldier that he reluctantly executed, enrich the tale and help us understand his anguish and postwar suffering. Nevertheless, he does a remarkable job of investigating the murdered family members and uncovers the culprit. The author leads the reader on several routes before the climax. Well done!
