{"product_id":"a-test-of-wills-isbn-9780061946271","title":"A Test of Wills","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Todd has written a first novel that speaks out, urgently and compassionately, for a long-dead generation….A meticulously wrought puzzle.”\u003cbr\u003e—New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An intricately plotted mystery. With this remarkable debut, Charles Todd breaks new ground in the historical crime novel.”\u003cbr\u003e—Peter Lovesey, author of The Circle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You’re going to love Todd.” \u003cbr\u003e—Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first historical crime novel to feature war-damaged Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge, \u003ci\u003eA Test of Wills\u003c\/i\u003e is the book that brought author Charles Todd into the spotlight. This Edgar® and Anthony Award-nominated, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable mystery brilliantly evokes post-World War I Great Britain and introduces readers to one of crime fiction’s most compelling series protagonists. Here the shell-shocked detective struggles to retain his fragile grip on sanity while investigating the death of a popular army colonel, murdered, it appears, by a decorated war hero with ties to the Royal Family. A phenomenal writer, a twisting puzzle, a character-rich re-creation of an extraordinary time and place…it all adds up to one exceptional read that will delight fans of Elizabeth George, Martha Grimes, Jacqueline Winspear, Ruth Rendell, and other masters of the British procedural.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIt is 1919, and the War to End All Wars has been won. But for Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge, recently returned from the battlefields of France, there is no peace. Suffering from shell shock, he plunges into his work to save his sanity. But his first assignment is a case certain to spell both personal and professional disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA popular colonel has been murdered in Warwickshire, and the main suspect is a decorated war hero. No matter what the outcome, Rutledge may not escape with his career intact. And, win or lose, the cost could be even higher: The one witness who could break the case is himself a shell-shock victim. In this war-ravaged man, Rutledge sees his own possible future, should he fail.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Remarkable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Remarkable...Todd, an American, seems to have perfect pitch in his ability to capture the tenor and nuances of English country life.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“You’re going to love Todd.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen King, Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Most ‘Golden Age’ detective novelists wrote as if the First World War hadn’t happened. In A Test of Wills Charles Todd gives us a Golden Age crime story in its proper historical setting.  This is an intelligent, controlled, and well-organized first novel, rich with promise of a bright future. I look forward to the next.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReginald Hill, author of Death Comes for the Fat Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Psychologically sophisticated, tautly written and craftily plotted...It should prove a pleasure to follow this series.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Strong, elegant prose; detailed surroundings; and sound plotting characterize this debut. . . . Highly recommended.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The debut of Charles Todd’s Inspector Ian Rutledge is an auspicious one. In a novel full of complex and believable characters, perhaps the most complex of all is the Great War itself, which backlights this mystery with its monumental horrors.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaylord Dold, author of The Last Man in Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888649269477,"sku":"NP9780061946271","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061946271.jpg?v=1730229528","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-test-of-wills-isbn-9780061946271","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}