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Over the course of six previous novels, beginning with A Test of Wills--all featuring shell-shocked soldier-turned-inspector Ian Rutledge--Todd (the nom de plume of a mother-son writing team) has shown considerable skill in formulating criminal conundrums against the backdrop of post-World War I Britain. The Murder Stone vividly recaptures the nation in the very midst of that international violence, a painful period of untimely deaths and stunning Zeppelin raids. However, this yarn is as much a Gothic romance as an abstruse puzzler. Most of the secrets here can be figured out faster by the average reader than by the incredibly naïve Francesca. And with the exception of that vexed protagonist, whose investigations paint her into ever tighter moral corners, none of this novel's characters achieve much dimension. They're mechanical players in a drama that is surprising mostly for its failure to surprise. --J. Kingston Pierce
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "A stunner, exquisitely plotted and characterized, with Todd's trademark meticulous backdrop of World War I-era England."-Strand MagazineThe Great War is still raging when Francesca Hatton's adored grandfather dies on the family estate in England's isolated Exe Valley. Among his effects, Francesca is stunned to find an unsigned letter cursing the Hattons and their descendants. Then a stranger appears, accusing her grandfather of murder. Was the loving protector Francesca remembers really a vindictive man who cultivated dangerous enemies? At the center of the intrigue is an unusual white stone hidden in a garden where Francesca once played with her five male cousins-all dead now on France's battlefields. According to Hatton's will, the Murder Stone must be dug up, transported to Scotland, and buried forever. But before Francesca can begin the journey, a series of ominous "accidents" occur. As Francesca sets out to pursue the truth, she also sets herself in the sights of someone determined to exact a revenge too long overdue.Praise for The Murder Stone"Todd's mysteries are among the most intelligent and affecting being written these days."-Washington Post Book World"Seamless . . . a compelling insight into the home front during 1916."-Chicago Tribune"A gripping novel of family secrets set against the tragedy of World War I."-Mystery Lovers Bookshop News"Many twists and turns, angst-ridden characters, and an evocative historical setting. A gripping read."-Library Journal The Edgar Award-nominated and bestselling author of "A Fearsome Doubt" delivers this mesmerizing, stand-alone novel, set in England during World War I. "Many twists and turns, angst-ridden characters, and an evocative historical setting. A gripping read."--"Library Journal." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780553586602
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