{"title":"Books by Charles Todd","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780061208515","title":"A Long Shadow","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Seamless in its storytelling and enthralling in its plotting.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eFt. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dark and remarkable….Once [Todd] grabs you, there’s no putting the novel down.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eWinston-Salem Journal\u003c\/em\u003e declares that, “like P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, Charles Todd writes novels that transcend genre.” \u003cem\u003eA Long Shadow \u003c\/em\u003eproves that statement true beyond the shadow of a doubt. Once again featuring Todd’s extraordinary protagonist, Scotland Yard investigator and shell-shocked World War One veteran, Inspector Ian Rutledge, \u003cem\u003eA Long Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e immerses readers in the sights and sounds of post-war Great Britain, as the damaged policeman pursues answers to a constable’s slaying and the three-year-old mystery of a young girl’s disappearance in a tiny Northamptonshire village. 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Bess agrees to go to isolated Scarfdale and the Neville family, where one man has been killed and another gravely injured. The police are asking questions, and Bess is quickly drawn into the fray as two once close families take sides, even as they are forced to remain in the same house until the inquest is completed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen another tragedy strikes, the police are ready to make an arrest. Bess struggles to keep order as tensions rise and shots are fired. What dark truth is behind these deaths? And what about the tale of an older murder—one that doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the Nevilles? Bess is unaware that when she passes the story on to Cousin Melinda, she will set in motion a revelation with the potential to change the lives of those she loves most—her parents, and her dearest friend, Simon Brandon…\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56222415815029,"sku":"9780063039957","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780063039957_05af71fa-5d64-40ba-8a4a-d8e7df05b131.jpg?v=1786011610"},{"product_id":"9780062386199","title":"No Shred of Evidence","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this absorbing new entry in the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling series, Scotland Yard’s Ian Rutledge is caught up in a twisted web of vengeance and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the north coast of Cornwall, an apparent act of mercy is repaid by an arrest for murder. Four young women have been accused of the crime. A shocked father calls in a favor at the Home Office. Scotland Yard is asked to review the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, Inspector Ian Rutledge is not the first Inspector to reach the village. Following in the shoes of a dead man, he is told the case is all but closed. Even as it takes an unexpected personal turn, Rutledge will require all his skill to deal with the incensed families of the accused, the grieving parents of the victim, and local police eager to see these four women sent to the infamous Bodmin Gaol. 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