A Test of Wills - Charles Todd [123]
Orlando Sentinel
“A first novel that speaks out, urgently and compassionately, for a long-dead generation…. A Test of Wills is both a meticulously wrought puzzle and a harrowing psychological drama about a man’s struggle to raise himself from the dead…. Mr. Todd gives us a superb characterization of a man whose wounds have made him a stranger in his own land, and a disturbing portrait of a country intolerant of all strangers.”
New York Times Book Review
“One of the most respected writers in the genre.”
Denver Post
“The essential pleasures of the well-crafted puzzle are found in this debut, [an] absorbing story.”
Bergen Record
“No mystery series I can think of captures the sadness and loss that swept over England after World War I with the heart-breaking force of Charles Todd’s books about Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge.”
Chicago Tribune
“In A Test of Wills, Charles Todd gives us a Golden Age crime story in its proper historical setting. This is an intelligent, controlled, and well-organized first novel, rich with promise of a bright future. I look forward to the next.”
Reginald Hill, author of The Stranger House
“Strong, elegant prose, detailed surroundings, and sound plotting characterize this debut historical…. Highly recommended.”
Library Journal
“Somehow I missed Test when it came out in hardback—but I won’t make the same mistake for the second outing of Mr. Todd’s fascinating character.”
Washington Times
“Expert plotting and keen insight into the human psyche [are] hallmarks of this series.”
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“War-wounded Britain in 1919 is beautifully conveyed in an intricately plotted mystery. With this remarkable debut, Charles Todd breaks new ground in the historical crime novel.”
Peter Lovesey, author of The Circle
“Like P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, Charles Todd writes novels that transcend genre. They are well-plotted mysteries, taut with psychological suspense. They are also fine literature, with fully developed characters and evocative descriptions. Above all, these stories peer deeply into human nature.”
Winston-Salem Journal
“More than an ordinary whodunit, this literate thriller raises disturbing issues of war and peace.”
Charleston Gazette
“The debut of Charles Todd’s Inspector Ian Rutledge is an auspicious one. In a novel full of complex and believable characters, perhaps the most complex of all is the Great War itself, which backlights this mystery with its monumental horrors.”
Gaylord Dold, author of The Last Man in Berlin
By Charles Todd
A FALSE MIRROR
A LONG SHADOW
A COLD TREACHERY
THE MURDER STONE
A FEARSOME DOUBT
WATCHERS OF TIME
LEGACY OF THE DEAD
SEARCH THE DARK
WINGS OF FIRE
A TEST OF WILLS
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
A TEST OF WILLS. Copyright © 1996 by Charles Todd. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.
ePub edition October 2007 ISBN 9780061758072
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