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Proof of Guilt
- An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery, Book 15
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
Scotland Yard's Ian Rutledge must contend with two dangerous enemies in this latest complex mystery in the New York Times bestselling series
London, summer 1920. An unidentified body appears to have been run down by a motorcar and Ian Rutledge is leading the investigation to uncover what happened. While the signs point to murder, vital questions remain: Who is the victim? And where, exactly, was he killed?
One small clue leads Rutledge to a firm built by two families, famous for producing and selling the world's best Madeira wine. Lewis French, the current head of the English enterprise, is missing. But is he the dead man? And does either his fiancée or his jilted former lover have anything to do with his disappearance - or possible death? What about his sister? Or the London office clerk? Is Matthew Traynor, French's cousin and partner who heads the Madeira office, somehow involved?
The experienced Rutledge knows that suspicion and circumstantial evidence are not proof of guilt, and he's going to keep digging for answers. But that perseverance will pit him against his supervisor, the new acting chief superintendent. When Rutledge discovers a link to an incident in the French family's past, the superintendent dismisses it, claiming the information isn't vital. He's determined to place the blame on one of French's women despite Rutledge's objections. Alone in a no-man's-land rife with mystery and danger, Rutledge must tread very carefully, for someone has decided that he, too, must die so that cruel justice can take its course.
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- Rogayah
- 23-03-16
The French connection
When he starts this investigation Rutledge is looking into a hit and case, but it slowly grows into a more complex case when the body may be a prominent wine shipper.
This is another complex case that Rutledge untangles as the body count rises before all is made clear.
The narrator is very good at giving the right tone for the story.
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- TT
- 12-02-23
Worth a read !!
Another good read by Charles Todd, an interesting plot with a twist at the end. I also think Simon Prebble is excellent as the reader.
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- corncockle
- 15-08-22
abrupt ending
I like the narrator and the story was interesting I also like the main characters. The only trouble with this story was that it didn't end satisfactorily. There wasn't a full explanation of everything and I was left puzzled
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-04-20
Engrossing
Beautifully read with a complex plot an evocative sense of time and place.
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- Susan Lee
- 14-02-23
Superb
The authors are maestros of misdirection and the central character is compelling. The narration is superb,complex plot and taut denouement.
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- Tess D
- 22-09-23
Good story and lots of ‘whodunnit’ options
Charles Todd is a good writer but I did drift slightly in the middle when the story seemed to be padded out a little too much. Simon Prebble is ok but there was little definition between characters and he did insist on pronouncing perhaps as prahaps - a word that seemed to pop up surprisingly frequently. A relief to find that Hamish features a little less
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