Wings of Fire

Ian Rutledge, Book 2

By: Charles Todd

Narrated by: Samuel Gillies

When reclusive war poet Olivia Marlowe and her half-brother, Nicholas Cheney, die together in their ancestral home on the Cornish coast, it looks like suicide. The grieving relatives gather together to discuss the fate of Barcombe Hall, when another shocking death occurs. Inspector Rutledge, who is still shell-shocked from his experiences in the Great War, is sent from Scotland Yard to investigate. Rutledge is soon convinced that the answers to this baffling case lie within the family’s secret history.

©1998 Charles Todd (P)1999 W.F. Howes

Another excellent book

I really enjoy the Ian Rutledge series. This book was complex and held my attention until the end. Narrator did an excellent job differentiating the voices.

Even better than the first

I mildly liked the first in the Rutlege series but since the author wrote with skill and the narrator was good, I decided to try book #2 which had a much better mystery. Because the first book laid a lot of groundwork on Rutledge, I was better prepared to accept and understand the Hamish situation. I figured out the bad guy, but with all the twists and turns, I doubted my choice and changed my mind only to find out I was correct (made the listen/red fun). I like that the story was tied up just enough for satisfaction but enough left unsaid for series to continue. Can't wait to read the next installment.

Wings of fire

This is a well written book!! I liked the progression of the main character and his growth in his struggle with the impact of the war.
Intriguing twist of events to bring out the true culprit of the murders!

Comfortable whodunit

What did you love best about Wings of Fire?

The people, side situations, and landscapes described are like visiting your great aunt in her small village. You are never touched by the environs, but are content to watch for hours.

Any additional comments?

If you are looking for excitement, keep looking. But, if you are looking for soporific narration and a straightforward plot that tolerates lengthy naps, you have it.

Horrible narrator

The story is good and I know that Audible changed narrators for this series for the later books. I wish the middle-of-the-series books were available and I refuse to listen to anything else that Mr. Gillies recorded so I will have to read the next few in this series until I can catch up to where the Audible recordings begin again.