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Description edit
Inspector Ian Rutledge is quickly sent to investigate the sudden deaths of three members of the same eminent Cornwall family, but the World War I veteran soon realizes that nothing about this case is routine. Including the identity of one of the dead, a reclusive spinster unmasked as O. A.... read more
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Characters edit
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- Olivia Marlowe
- Cormac Fitz Hugh
- Rachel
- Nicholas Cheney
- Miss Rosamund
- Charles Todd
- Stephen Fitz Hugh
- Hamish
- Richard
- Anne
- Mrs. Trepol
- Susannah
- Smedley
- Dawlish
- Harvey
- O. A. Manning
- Peter
- Trevelyan
- James Cheney
- Bowles
- Brian Fitz Hugh
- Daniel
- Jean
- Sadie
- Trask
- Dr. Hawkins
- Wilkins
- Charles Toad
- Lucifer
- Gabriel
- Mowbray
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- Hall
- Borcombe
- France
- Cornwall
- Scotland Yard
- Africa
- Ireland
- England
- Plymouth
- Dorset
- Singleton Magna
First Sentence edit
The bodies were discovered by Mrs. Trepol, widow, occupation housekeeper and cook to the deceased.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 16 in Ian Rutledge. (standard series)
Preceded by A Test of Wills, and followed by Search the Dark.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Charles Todd (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Saint Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0312170645
Page Count: 294
Publisher: Saint Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0312170645
Page Count: 294
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3570.O37 W56 1998
- Dewey: 813
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