Scotland Yards Ian Rutledge must contend with two dangerous enemies in this latest complex mystery in the New York Times bestselling series

London, summer 1920. An unidentified body appears to have been run down by a motorcar and Ian Rutledge is leading the investigation to uncover what happened. While the signs point to murder, vital questions remain: Who is the victim? And where, exactly, was he killed?

One small clue leads Rutledge to a firm built by two families, famous for producing and selling the worlds best Madeira wine. Lewis French, the current head of the English enterprise, is missing. But is he the dead man? And does either his fiancee or his jilted former lover have anything to do with his disappearance--or possible death? What about his sister? Or the London office clerk? Is Matthew Traynor, Frenchs cousin and partner who heads the Madeira office, somehow involved?

The experienced Rutledge knows that suspicion and circumstantial evidence are not proof of guilt, and hes going to keep digging for answers. But that perseverance will pit him against his supervisor, the new acting chief superintendent. When Rutledge discovers a link to an incident in the French familys past, the superintendent dismisses it, claiming the information isnt vital. Hes determined to place the blame on one of Frenchs women despite Rutledges objections. Alone in a no-mans-land rife with mystery and danger, Rutledge must tread very carefully, for someone has decided that he, too, must die so that cruel justice can take its course.

Characters

Name	Rutledge, Ian
Gender	Male
Occupation	Scotland Yard inspector
Traits	English
	World War I veteran

Genre	Historical Fiction Mystery     --British     --Detective, Professional
Topics	Mysteries Unsolved murders World War I Cold cases False identity History Police
Setting	London, England England

Series
	Inspector Ian Rutledge mystery
	1	A Test of wills
	2	Wings of fire
	3	Search the dark
	4	Legacy of the dead
	5	Watcher's of time
	6	A Fearsome doubt
	7	A Cold treachery
	8	A Long shadow
	9	A False mirror
	10	A Pale horse
	11	A Matter of justice
	12	The Red door
	13	A Lonely death
	14	The Confession
	15	A Lonely death
	16	Proof of guilt