âDark and remarkableâŠ.Once [Todd] grabs you, thereâs no putting the novel down.â
âDetroit Free Press
The Winston-Salem Journal declares that, âlike P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, Charles Todd writes novels that transcend genre.â A Long Shadow proves that statement true beyond the shadow of a doubt. Once again featuring Toddâs extraordinary protagonist, Scotland Yard investigator and shell-shocked World War One veteran, Inspector Ian Rutledge, A Long Shadow immerses readers in the sights and sounds of post-war Great Britain, as the damaged policeman pursues answers to a constableâs slaying and the three-year-old mystery of a young girlâs disappearance in a tiny Northamptonshire village. Read Toddâs A Long Shadow and see why the Washington Post calls the Rutledge crime novels, âone of the best historical series being written today.â
Charles Todd is the New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries, the Bess Crawford mysteries, and two stand-alone novels. A mother-and-son writing team, Caroline passed away in August 2021 and Charles lives in Florida.