Legacy of the Dead

- Illustrations : Non - Publisher's note :The carnage of World War I comes back to haunt Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge when he discovers that the woman who has become the prime suspect in the callous murder he is investigating is the grieving fiancTe of Hamish, a young Scot whom he was forced to execute unwillingly on the battlefield of the war. By the author of A Test of Wills. Reprint.

"Rutledge is eloquent...and the portraits of wives and parents grieving for their lost boys contribute a severe grace to this study of postwar Scotland as a land rich in beauty but barren of new life." - New York Times Book Review, 10/22/2000 "[T]his book is likely to move many different kinds of readers.... [An] outstanding mystery." - Washington Post, 11/05/2000 "You may have heard...that those excellent post-World War I mysteries by Charles Todd are really a mother-and-son collaboration. However the Todds split up writing and researching chores, the fourth in their series, LEGACY OF THE DEAD, is a most impressive effort. - Chicago Tribune, 11/28/2000 "Once again Charles Todd has come up with a complex, multilayered plot that is a perfect fit for one of the most intriguing main characters in recent memory....Another strong entry in a most unusual series." - Chicago Tribune, 01/02/2000