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Wings of Fire

Ian Rutledge, Book 2

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Wings of Fire

By: Charles Todd
Narrated by: Samuel Gillies
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When reclusive war poet Olivia Marlowe and her half-brother, Nicholas Cheney, die together in their ancestral home on the Cornish coast, it looks like suicide. The grieving relatives gather together to discuss the fate of Barcombe Hall, when another shocking death occurs. Inspector Rutledge, who is still shell-shocked from his experiences in the Great War, is sent from Scotland Yard to investigate. Rutledge is soon convinced that the answers to this baffling case lie within the family’s secret history.

©1998 Charles Todd (P)1999 W.F. Howes Historical Mystery Police Procedurals Traditional Detectives
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Gripping throughout will download the next in the series

Wings of fire

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Took me into 1920s and the narration is excellent with first class historical relevance.

Compulsive listening

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This is the second book I've listened to by this author and I enjoyed them hugely. The protagonist side kick is an interesting and entertaining addition to the whodunit formula.
The unimaginable horrors of trench war are respectfully represented.

Hampshire is the star of the show.

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I have enjoyed most of the Inspector Rutledge novels but this was such a disappointment. A convoluted plot with far too many characters make it dragged out, not helped by poor narration. I struggled on to the end because I had bought it but in the finish I just wanted it to be over.

Poor Narration

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