“When you can’t undo the harm that’s been done, sometimes you bury it with the dead.” Spirits, regrets and beasts all come in different forms in Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2) and the reader is right at the side of Inspector Ian Rutledge as he walks straight into a gathering storm of secrets that begins with a suspicious collective tragedy of three different family members in the span of one month. As in the previous novel, we quickly become familiar with Rutledge’s special skill set of asking key questions to unlock doors to dark ivy covered tunnels of cleverly intertangled topics and his unrelenting tormented thoughts of what he experienced in the four years during the war. The descriptions of psychological features of pain and remorse are as dramatic and haunting as before along with its conjuring of the vivid flashbacks and country landscapes that make up this unforgettable storyline. With all of these brilliant aspects to the writing, this series is impossible for me not to like; particularly Wings of Fire. By the final page I had to applaud this work and recommend it to others. Not only did I find the mystery engaging, I also found in the passages echoes of beloved gothic classics and the vintage themes were all very well done. It is certainly a rare treat to find such a noteworthy series and I look forward to traveling to the next cleverly fashioned exploration of mystery and history with this entertaining duo of writers. -purchased and read on kindle Books in this series: Cold Comfort (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #0.5) by Charles Todd A Guid Solider (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #0.6) by Charles Todd *A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1) by Charles Todd Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2) by Charles Todd Search the Dark (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #3) by Charles Todd Legacy of the Dead (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #4) by Charles Todd Watchers of Time (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #5) by Charles Todd A Fearsome Doubt (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #6) by Charles Todd A Cold Treachery (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #7) by Charles Todd A Long Shadow (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #8) by Charles Todd A False Mirror (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #9) by Charles Todd A Pale Horse (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #10) by Charles Todd A Matter of Justice (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #11) by Charles Todd The Red Door (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #12) by Charles Todd The Kidnapping (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #12.5) by Charles Todd A Lonely Death (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #13) by Charles Todd The Confession (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #14) by Charles Todd Proof of Guilt (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #15) by Charles Todd Hunting Shadows (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #16) by Charles Todd Cold Comfort (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #16.5) by Charles Todd A Fine Summer’s Day (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #17) by Charles Todd No Shred of Evidence (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #18) by Charles Todd Racing the Devil (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #19) by Charles Todd The Piper (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #19.5) by Charles Todd The Gatekeeper (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #20) by Charles Todd -EGP/June 2016 Comments are closed.
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