A Christmas Witness
- Authors: Charles Todd
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- Rank:Top 200 in Best Holiday Fiction Books on AmazonTop 200 in Best Hard-Boiled Mystery on Amazon
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- Release Date: October 21, 2025
- Print length: 288 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates a possible attempted murder in this seasonal mystery novella from New York Times bestseller Charles Todd.
December 1921: Newly appointed Chief Inspector Rutledge of Scotland Yard, who is single, draws the short straw during Christmastime when Chief Superintendent Markum calls upon him to investigate a lord's home in Kent. The lord recently survived an attempt on his life and believes he was targeted by someone who never stopped after hitting him with a horse's hoof.
Haunted by his own wartime traumas and conflicted about helping a man who oversaw suffering from a distance, Rutledge embarks on a challenging investigation. As the winter holidays draw near, he grows more convinced that appearances can be deceiving...
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