The Red Door - (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries) Large Print by Charles Todd (Paperback)

About the Book

One of the best historical series being written today. Washington Post Book WorldThe accolades keep pouring in for Charles Todd and his New York Times "Notable, Edgar(r) Award-nominated "series featuring British police inspector and shell-shocked World War I veteran Ian Rutledge. In The Red Door, "a disturbing puzzle surrounding a lie, a disappearance, and a woman s death ensnares the haunted investigator. Richly atmospheric and unputdownable, The Red Door "proves once more that New York Times "bestseller Charles Todd belongs in the august company of Ruth Rendell, Anne Perry, Martha Grimes, Ian Ransom, Peter Robinson, P.D. James, and the other contemporary masters of British mystery."

Book Synopsis

"One of the best historical series being written today."

--Washington Post Book World

The accolades keep pouring in for Charles Todd and his New York Times Notable, Edgar(R) Award-nominated series featuring British police inspector and shell-shocked World War I veteran Ian Rutledge. In The Red Door, a disturbing puzzle surrounding a lie, a disappearance, and a woman's death ensnares the haunted investigator. Richly atmospheric and unputdownable, The Red Door proves once more that New York Times bestseller Charles Todd belongs in the august company of Ruth Rendell, Anne Perry, Martha Grimes, Ian Ransom, Peter Robinson, P.D. James, and the other contemporary masters of British mystery.

From the Back Cover

Lancashire, England-June, 1920

Who was the woman who lived and died behind the red door? What did she see before she died? And who was the man who never came home from the Great War, for the simple reason that he had never gone to war? How is the woman′s death linked to his disappearance? And why is Scotland Yard blind to the connection, even when Inspector Ian Rutledge points it out?

Review Quotes

"Compelling." -- San Jose Mercury News on The Red Door

"Fascinating and compelling." -- Winston-Salem Journal on The Red Door

"One of the strongest entries yet in a series that shows no sign of losing steam....Once again Todd perfectly balances incisive portraits of all the characters, not just the complex and original lead." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Red Door

"Engaging and atmospheric." -- Library Journal on The Red Door

"A complex story with lots of unexpected twists and turns....A fun ride to a surprising conclusion." -- Mystery Scene on The Red Door

"Superb...haunting tale of love and loss." -- Globe and Mail (Toronto) on The Red Door

"In The Red Door, Charles Todd shows again that this series about Ian Rutledge, a battle-fatigued World War I veteran and Scotland Yard detective, is as fresh and original as when the shell-shocked detective debuted 12 novels ago." -- Sun-Sentinel (Florida) on The Red Door

"An intriguing story that's impossible to put down...reminiscent of Agatha Christie." -- Post and Courier (Charleston, SC) on The Red Door

"The book is more than a whodunit. Todd's characters are well-wrought, his settings evocative, and the book a pleasure to read." -- World magazine on The Red Door