A very enjoyable book. My first Charles Todd novel was one of his new series, Nurse Bess, and I thought it was a short story, labored into a novel. I was surprised when 2 friends told me how good his Ian Rutledge series was and when one of the novels appeared as a gift from a friend, I started it with some reservations . . . but this was excellent. My favorite setting for mysteries (rural England), history woven in (both WWI history and ancient, from the white chalk horse of the Berkshires), very well-written, good characterization -- I'll definitely be looking for more of these. I thought the authors had a good sense of place and history although did wonder if all the motoring about that Ian did would have been quite accurate for 1920.