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Laddar... The Piper {story}av Charles Todd
   Ingen/inga Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken.  MaraBlaise | Jul 23, 2022 |    ) jamespurcell | Mar 25, 2019 | On a cold, rainy night, Hamish hears a distant cry down by the loch. He heads out into then night and finds a young piper, attacked and left for dead. He takes him home and does his best to dress his wound and warm him up, but when Hamish wakes in the morning, the young man has left. Hamish is concerned he won't have the strength to make it to town and looks for him. Sadly, he died on the road, of cold and his wound, and the police are investigation and Hamish is a suspect. So, first things first, I miss Hamish. As the series has progresses and Rutledge gets farther from the war, Hamish is not as present as he used to be. It was lovely to have a story with Hamish as the hero. Todd is always good at creating a sense of place and you can feel the bitter, chill wind and rain and the looming menace in the shadows outside Hamish' home. This is a short story, an e-book you can download for less than a dollar. If you have never read Charles Todd's work, you will get a taste of it and a preview of his coming new release Racing the Devil. I must confess, I did not read the preview because I can't stand waiting once I read something. I want to read it now! I have read his series from the very first book, I don't need a preview to know it will be good. I received an e-galley of The Piper from the publisher through Edelweiss. https://tonstantweaderreviews.wordpress.com/2017/01/28/the-piper-by-charles-todd... ( ) Tonstant.Weader | Jan 28, 2017 | inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
Ingår i serienInspector Ian Rutledge (short story, 18.5)
Fiction.
Mystery.
Thriller.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: Scotland Yard inspector Ian Rutledge returns shell shocked from the trenches of World War I, tormented by the memory of Hamish MacLeod, the young Scots soldier he executed on the battlefield. Now, Charles Todd features Hamish himself in this compelling, stand-alone short story. Before the Great War, Hamish farms in the Highlands, living in a small croft on the hillside and caring for a flock of sheep he inherited from his grandmother. When at the height of a spring gale, he hears a faint cry echoing across the glen, Hamish sets out into the stormy night to find the source. Near the edge of the loch he spots a young boy lying wounded, a piper's bag beside him. Hamish brings the piper to his home to stay the night and tends to his head wound, but by the time Hamish wakes the boy has vanished. Worried, he goes in pursuit of the injured piper and finds him again collapsed in the heatherâ??dead. Who was the mysterious piper, and who was seeking his death? As Hamish scours the countryside for answers, he finds that few of his neighbors are as honest as he, and that until he uncovers a motive, everyone, including Hamish, is a suspect. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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 Google Books — Laddar...GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation enligt LCBetygMedelbetyg: (3.75)
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I have a read a couple of books in the Ian Rutledge series, but I've more of a Bess Crawford fan (Charles Todd's other series), but still I enjoy reading the Ian Rutledge books since they are engaging and well-written and I enjoyed reading The Piper since it gives the reader an insight into a character that otherwise is just a figment of Ian Rutledge's imagination. This book made me eager to read more books from the Ian Rutledge series.
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