Charles Todd
42) The Piper
Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge returns shell shocked from the trenches of World War I, tormented by the memory of Hamish MacLeod, the young Scots soldier he executed on the battlefield. Now, Charles Todd features Hamish himself in this compelling, stand-alone short story.
Before the Great War, Hamish farms in the Highlands, living in a small croft on the hillside and caring for a flock of sheep he inherited from his grandmother. When
...43) Cold Comfort
A brand-new Ian Rutledge e-original novella from Charles Todd, including a special excerpt from the next Rutledge novel, Hunting Shadows, available this January.
It's 1915, and the Great War is barely six months old. Lieutenant Ian Rutledge has left behind his career at Scotland Yard and is now serving in France. He's temporarily with the sappers—men digging underground tunnels toward the German lines to set off explosions under the
...44) A Guid Soldier
It's World War I, and young Glaswegian Dougal Kerr is a new recruit in the British army. Dougal has no family and no past, but his easygoing demeanor belies his cheerless upbringing. There's only one thing that gives Ian Rutledge pause: Dougal is very good at killing, and he doesn't seem to mind it at all—in fact, he seems to relish...
For a limited time at a special price of $1.99, enjoy Charles Todd's third novel in the Bess Crawford series: A Bitter Truth. As a bonus, you get an excerpt from the fourth Bess Crawford novel, An Unmarked Grave, on sale June 5, 2012.
Trying to help a woman in distress, World War I nurse and accidental sleuth Bess Crawford learns that no good deed goes unpunished.
When battlefield nurse Bess Crawford returns from France for a
...In an original short story by New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd, Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge must put all his detecting skills to use to solve a baffling case.
A man and his young daughter were returning home from a dinner party when three men appeared from out of nowhere and grabbed the girl. Rutledge has to act quickly to find the child and bring the surprising culprits to justice.
The Kidnapping
...47) The gatekeeper
Lady Elspeth Douglas, an aristocratic young Englishwoman is in Paris visiting her future sister-in-law when Belgium falls and the Germans invade France. Trying to make her way back to the safety of England, Elspeth becomes trapped in Calais. The port city overflows with stranded travelers, refugees, and wounded soldiers. An aristocrat whose distinguished family can trace its roots back to the Spanish Armada, Elspeth makes herself useful distributing
...50) The walnut tree
There's nothing more mysterious than a locked box. Whether it's a literal strongbox, an empty coffin, the inner workings of a scientist's mind, or an underground prison cell, there are those who will use any means necessary to unlock the secrets of The Mystery Box.
With this anthology, bestselling author Brad Meltzer introduces twenty-one original stories from today's most prominent mystery writers. In Laura Lippman's "Waco 1982," a young reporter
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