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Legacy of the Dead (Mass Market Paperback)

by Charles Todd (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Bantam; Reissue edition (May 29 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0553583158
ISBN-13: 978-0553583151
Product Dimensions: 17.3 x 10.9 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 182 g

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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The muddy, bloody horrors of WWI continue to haunt Insp. Ian Rutledge, back at work at Scotland Yard, but just barely. Still guilt-stricken over his wartime murder of Corp. Hamish MacLeod, who "cracked" during the Somme offensive of 1916, Rutledge hears Hamish's voice in his head as a steady, moralizing conversationalist. Now Rutledge has been dispatched to Scotland to identify the probable remains of Eleanor Gray, an aristocratic suffragette inexplicably estranged from her mother, the imperious Lady Maude. Local police theorize that Eleanor was murdered on the Highlands by beautiful, young Fiona MacDonald, who's been raising Eleanor's newborn son as her own. Unconvinced of a link between the two women, Rutledge visits Fiona in jail and immediately recognizes her as Hamish's beloved fianc?e. But Fiona won't exonerate herself, refusing to identify the boy's real parents. Following the Edgar-nominated A Test of Wills (1996), this fourth installment in the series focuses narrowly on the question: is there a link between Fiona and Eleanor? Since the answer is never in doubt, there's not much to absorb suspense addicts, as Rutledge slogs through Scotland trying to break the apparently deadlocked circumstantial case. The resolution, implicating too many peripheral characters, is particularly unsatisfying. But readers will continue to be captivated by Todd's portrait of the dangerously unraveling detective, and his equally incisive evocation of the grieving postwar world. Agent, Jane Chelius. (Oct.)
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A sensitive approach, literate prose, and provocative situations mark Todd's latest addition to his Ian Rutledge series. Although recovered enough from World War I shell shock to function ably in his job with Scotland Yard, Ian still carries with him an internal voice of guilt named Hamish, a soldier he ordered shot for cowardice. When Ian investigates a possible murder in Scotland, the main suspect turns out to be the dead Hamish's intended, who seems destined for the gallows but will not betray a confidence. Very forceful emotional scenes ensue as Ian ferrets out the truth. A special treat for series and historical fans.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Tightly written, well conceived, Jul 29 2006

By	bernie "xyzzy" (Arlington, Texas) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

Further investigations in the Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries. This time Inspector Rutledge finds himself in the last place he would want to be given his background and particular situation. Just after the Great War (1919) of which Rutledge and his, uh err co-inhabiter Hamish, find himself in a murder case that will take him to the heart of the Scotland (Duncarrick) where he meets up with his old friends and those of Hamish. Seems like everyone knows or is related to someone else in this mystery.

Fiona MacDonald, who would have been Hamish's wife, had he survived the war is no on trial for the murder of Eleanor Gray who disappeared several years earlier. Naturally the local police have it all wrapped up as they always do in this series but Rutledge who is sent to cross all the T's and dot all the I's sees more than the locals can fathom. And of course he must contend with his boss that is always looking for a way to get rid of him.

Will he succeed and at what cost?

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good strong and well-written mystery, Feb 12 2003

By	A. Lord "georgianlover" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Todd has written another provocative and well-written mystery-one which will keep you interested until the end.

Ian Rutledge, a shell-shocked veteran from World War I, is called upon to investigate the mysterious events in a Scottish village. A young woman has been accused of murder and kidnaping a child. The accusations begin with a series of anonymous letters and quickly escalate as bodies are discovered and it becomes clear that the child the woman claims is her son cannot possibly be her own.

This story is given an extra twist-Rutledge is haunted by the ever-constant presence of his former, corporal Hamish Macleod, who died under his orders during the war. The young woman accused of murder and kidnaping is Hamish's fiancee. Solving the mystery may, or so the reader hopes, help Rutledge deal with his own guilt over Hamish's death and his-Rutledge's-survival.

My only complaint with this series is a minor one-Hamish is sometimes too stereotypically Scottish. He constantly speaks in dialect (interestingly enough, Todd's other Scottish characters do not speak in dialect) and he seems at times to veer on a stage version of a Scotsman. This may be intentional on Todd's part (after all, Hamish is a part of Rutledge's memory-and as such he isn't real) but it can get annoying after a while.

That said, I still recommend the book strongly. You won't be sorry you read it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Series Around, Jun 20 2002

By	P. Bigelow (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is the third of five written so far in this series. It features Inspector Ian Rutledge, a survivor of the trenches of France during WW I. His is a troubled soul - troubled by what he saw during the war and troubled by what he did. His return to Scotland Yard was seen by his sister and doctor as too soon, but Rutledge could not afford to sit around listening to the voice in his head.

In this outing, Rutledge is sent to deal with Lady Maude who has been offended by previous police visitors. Rutledge's task is to mollify Lady Maude and to determine whether her daughter is missing.

In Scotland, there is a woman accused of murder in Duncarrick, but did she kill the woman whose bones have been found hidden in the hills - and do those bones belong to Lady Maude's daughter?

As with the earlier entries in this series, the evidence is revealed to the reader as Rutledge uncovers it - piece by piece. And the reader has the advantage of hearing what Rutledge and the voice in his head think of the evidence.

This is procedural at its very best. The author is a talented writer who makes the reader feel the anguish and hear the bagpipes in the hills.

If you are thinking of reading this series, I recommend that you read the first entry before taking on the others for it was in the first entry that we learn of the voice in Rutledge's head and who it belonged to and why it's there.

Mysteries just don't get any better than this series!

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Dead leave their Legacy
The dead leave their legacy in many forms after a war. Charles Todd's writes about post WWI England in Legacy of the Dead. Read more

Published on Nov 15 2001 by booknblueslady

4.0 out of 5 stars Best so far of the Ian Rutledge series
I strongly disagree with other reviewers who think Legacy of the Dead is the weakest of this series. I thought it was the most consistently interesting of them all. Read more

Published on May 12 2001

1.0 out of 5 stars Contrived...Cute
Oh, what a disappointment! It seemed like a good idea, clever, in theory. the reality was that I tried to get through the book several times, but just couldn't. Read more

Published on April 20 2001 by kiki361

3.0 out of 5 stars Good series
This book is the weakest in the series but still very readable.