num_pages: 305
description: In 1919, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge remains haunted by World War I, where he was forced to have a soldier executed for refusing to fight. When Rutledge is assigned to investigate a murder involving the military, his emotional war wounds flare. It is a case that strikes dangerously close to home--one that will test Rutledge's precarious grip on his own sanity. A "Publishers Weekly" Best Book selection.
language: English
title: A Test of Wills
titlecomplete: A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1)
characters: CS Bowles, Ian Rutledge, Lettice Wood, Helena Sommers, Colonel Harris, Bert Mavers, Mark Wilton, Laurence Royston, Daniel Hickam, Catherine Tarrant, Sally Davenant
genres: Historical Mystery, British Literature, Historical, Mystery, World War I, Detective, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 18285
places: Warwickshire, England, London, England
series: Inspector Ian Rutledge
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Barry Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Dilys Award, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: CWA New Blood Dagger, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks