Racing The Devil: An Inspector Rutledge Mystery (signed first edition)

Charles Todd

ISBN 10: 0062386212 / ISBN 13: 9780062386212

Published by William Morrow, New York, 2017

About this Item

First edition. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS as CHARLES TODD ON THE TITLE PAGE ("Charles Todd" is the pen name of the mother and son writing team, David Watjen and Caroline Watjen, who died in 2021). Fine, fresh, unread copy in equally fine dust jacket. The 19th book in this murder mystery series set in 1919 England featuring Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge. Hardcover.341 pp. Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge is called in to investigate a perplexing car crash and is met with cold shoulders from the local villagers and a faceless killer hiding in the shadows, waiting to strike again.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Racing The Devil: An Inspector Rutledge Mystery (signed first edition)
• Publisher: William Morrow, New York
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062386212
• ISBN 13: 9780062386212
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery

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Synopsis

Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge finds himself caught in a twisted web of vengeance, old grievances, and secrets that lead back to World War I in the nineteenth installment of the acclaimed bestselling series.

On the eve of the bloody Battle of the Somme, a group of English officers having a last drink before returning to the Front make a promise to each other: if they survive the battle ahead—and make it through the war—they will meet in Paris a year after the fighting ends. They will celebrate their good fortune by racing motorcars they beg, borrow, or own from Paris to Nice.

In November 1919, the officers all meet as planned, and though their motorcars are not designed for racing, they set out for Nice. But a serious mishap mars the reunion. In the mountains just north of their destination, two vehicles are nearly run off the road, and one man is badly injured. No one knows—or will admit to knowing—which driver was at the wheel of the rogue motorcar.

Back in England one year later, during a heavy rainstorm, a driver loses control on a twisting road and is killed in the crash. Was it an accident due to the hazardous conditions? Or premeditated murder? Is the crash connected in some way to the unfortunate events in the mountains above Nice the year before? The dead driver wasn’t in France—although the motorcar he drove was. If it was foul play, was it a case of mistaken identity? Or was the dead man the intended victim after all?

Investigating this perplexing case, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge discovers that the truth is elusive—and that the villages on the South Downs, where the accident happened, are adept at keeping secrets, frustrating his search. Determined to remain in the shadows this faceless killer is willing to strike again to stop Rutledge from finding him. This time, the victim he chooses is a child, and it will take all of Rutledge’s skill to stop him before an innocent young life is sacrificed.

About the Author

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.