I have blogged serveral times about Scandinavian mysteries. Another fairly narrow interest I have is mysteries set during or just after World War I. Charles Todd is the author that got me started. Charles Todd is the author of ten books, nine of them Ian Rutledge mysteries. The author is a mother-and-son duo that live in the United States, although the books are set in Great Britain. All of the mysteries feature stoic, war damaged, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge, and his ghostly shadow, Hamish. In this outing Rutledge is dispatched to deal with a dead man left in the cloisters of an abbey, wrapped in a hooded cloak and wearing a gas mask. Who is the man, and how is this incident related to the disappearance of a man from secluded cottage in Berkshire whom the War Office seems very interested in? The cottage is one of several built to house lepers and all the current inhabitants seem to have something to hide. If you like historical mysteries, you should discover this series. --Susan

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