num_pages: 356
description: The weathered remains found on a Scottish mountainside may be those of Eleanor Gray, but the imperious Lady Maude Gray, Eleanor's mother, will have to be handled delicately. This is not the only ground that Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard must tread carefully, for the case will soon lead him to Scotland, where many of Rutledge's ghosts rest uneasily. But it is an unexpected encounter that will hold the most peril.For in Scotland Rutledge will find that the young mother accused of killing Eleanor Gray is a woman to whom he owes a terrible debt. And his harrowing journey to find the truth will lead him back through the fires of his past, into secrets that still have the power to kill.
language: English
title: Legacy of the Dead
titlecomplete: Legacy of the Dead (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #4)
characters: Inspector Oliver, Alistair McKinstry, Sergeant Gibson, David Trevor, Ealasaid MacCallum, Thomas Warren, Mrs. Davison, Fiona MacDonald, Alex Holden, CS Bowles, Morag Gilchrist, Grace Atwood, Mrs. Raeburn, Mrs. Alice Morton, Eleanor Gray, Fiscal Burns, Mr. Armstrong, Ross Trevor, Hugh Fraser, Madelyn Holden, Ian MacDonald., Robbie Burns, Drummonds, Robson, Maude Gray, Ian Rutledge, Mr. Elliott
genres: Historical, Historical Fiction, Detective, Historical Mystery, Crime, Scotland, Mystery, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Fiction
ratings_count: 6827
places: Scotland
series: Inspector Ian Rutledge
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Bantam Books