Hunting Shadows (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #16) in Ask Rhys Bowen, Deborah Crombie, and Charles Todd!

Feb 06, 2025 Pamela Mclaren rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mysteries, historical-fiction

August 1920 — A Major Clayton has died and one of the servicemen who knew him planned to go the funeral - only he finds himself unable to do so when he sees another attendee, Capt. Hutchinson, on the scene.

Three weeks later, Hutchinson is attending a society wedding when he is shot. Two weeks later, Scotland Yard is called in, but there's already a second victim: Tory candidate Herbert Swift is shot as he begins a speech before the community at Cambridgeshire.

Are the two murders related? What co ...more

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Feb 22, 2014 Elizabeth Elwood rated it liked it

I very much enjoy Charles Todd’s books, because the early 20th century era is created with so much authentic period detail and the descriptions of the settings are always vivid and evocative. Hunting Shadows is filled with eerily atmospheric descriptions of the Fens, and the curling fog creeping over the flat landscape is the perfect background for a mystery. I loved this aspect of the book and found the images alternately chilling, with the mist and silence enclosing the house, or exhilarating, ...more

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Apr 21, 2015 Donna rated it it was amazing

First off, I love the Ian Rutledge Mysteries!! It is hard for me to put the book down once I start!! Love everything about this series and the characters. This one again has Inspector Ian Rutledge investigating a double murder of seemingly unrelated victims. Set in post-WWI England, it kept me reading well after I should have gone to bed. The characters are well developed and love the descriptions of the beautiful English countryside.

For those who love a good murder mystery, highly recommend th ...more

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Oct 31, 2013 Sheila rated it really liked it

I won the chance to be a Goodreads first-read reviewer of this and I was thrilled. The first Ian Rutledge mystery I read was "The Red Door." When I finished, I immediately found Book 1 and read the entire series. About a third of the way through "Hunting Shadows" I was beginning to wonder if this book would be strong enough to draw me in like that. But by the end I felt it would. If anything was lacking, it was a deeper development of Rutledge's personal narrative, although there were a couple m ...more

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Feb 01, 2014 Deborah Humphreys rated it liked it

I love Rutledge and Charles Todd writtings.....but this one was slow until the last few chapters.

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Dec 28, 2013 Jody Hoffa rated it it was amazing

Loved this book!

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Jan 02, 2014 MaryAnn rated it it was amazing

Just 50 pages in but Charles Todd's Ian Rutledge series never disappoints.
Outstanding as always. Charles Todd's ability to create atmosphere is so good, right up there with Anne Perry. The story is always good but the writing is excellent. Now I have to wait for the next Ian Rutledge. ...more

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Feb 12, 2018 Terry Lee Mitchell rated it really liked it

The only reason I'm giving 4 stars to my favorite book character is because the mystery involved three cities. It was a bit confusing for me to try to remember who was who in which city. Sorry. Also, I didn't like the bad news Rutledge received at the end of the book. Made me sad. ...more

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Nov 01, 2013 Wendi marked it as to-read

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