Review: A short story indeed, but still enjoyable.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 14, 2010
This short story concerns a man who reports to Inspector Rutledge that his daughter was kidnapped outside their home as they returned from a dinner engagement.  With one clue uncovered in the investigation Rutledge sets about apprehending the culprits.  Indeed, this was quite short, but very entertaining for all that.  It has the deft Charles Todd touch which these authors normally give Rutledge for picking up on clues.  Hamish does not make an appearance in this story.Excerpts ofA Lonely Death: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Mystery (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries)which will be released in January 2011,The Red Door: An Inspector Rutledge Mystery (Ian Rutledge Mysteries), andA Pale Horse: A Novel of Suspense (Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries)are included along with a brief biography of the two authors.  I think I would probably consider this story another sample of the writing talents which make the Inspector Ian Rutledge series so popular with mystery novel enthusiasts.  Certainly not an important portion of the canon of these authors, but enjoyable none the less.