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The Black Ascot / Charles Todd.

By: Series: Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries ; 21Publication details: New York : HarperLuxe, 2019.Edition: Large print editionDescription: 504 pages (large print) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780062887436
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • [Fic] 23
Summary: An astonishing tip from a grateful ex-convict seems implausible--but Inspector Ian Rutledge is intrigued and brings it to his superior at Scotland Yard. Alan Barrington, who has evaded capture for ten years, is the suspect in an appalling murder during Black Ascot, the famous 1910 royal horse race meet honoring the late King Edward VII. His disappearance began a manhunt that consumed Britain for a decade. Now it appears that Barrington has returned to England, giving the Yard a last chance to retrieve its reputation and see justice done. Rutledge is put in charge of a quiet search under cover of a routine review of a cold case.
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Large Print Fiction Hanover Public Library Shelves LP FIC TODD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31906001131938
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LP FIC TODD The gate keeper / LP FIC TODD A forgotten place / LP FIC TODD A question of honor / LP FIC TODD The Black Ascot / LP FIC TODD A divided loyalty / LP FIC TODD A fatal lie / LP FIC TODD An Irish hostage /

An astonishing tip from a grateful ex-convict seems implausible--but Inspector Ian Rutledge is intrigued and brings it to his superior at Scotland Yard. Alan Barrington, who has evaded capture for ten years, is the suspect in an appalling murder during Black Ascot, the famous 1910 royal horse race meet honoring the late King Edward VII. His disappearance began a manhunt that consumed Britain for a decade. Now it appears that Barrington has returned to England, giving the Yard a last chance to retrieve its reputation and see justice done. Rutledge is put in charge of a quiet search under cover of a routine review of a cold case.

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