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Learn moreLate on a spring night in 1920, five boys cross the Yorkshire dales to the ruins of Fountains Abbey, intent on raising the devil. Instead, they stumble over the devil himself, sitting there watching them. Terrified, they run for their lives, leaving behind a book on alchemy stolen from their schoolmaster. The next morning, a body is discovered in the cloisters of the abbey—a man swathed in a hooded cloak and wearing a gas mask.
Scotland Yard dispatches Inspector Rutledge to find out who the man was and why he died in such mysterious circumstances. But the villagers clearly have something to hide. And what does the huge chalk sculpture of a pale horse of the Apocalypse have to do with the crime?
Charles Todd is the author of the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries, the Bess Crawford mysteries, and two stand-alone novels. A mother-and-son writing team, they live on the East Coast.
Simon Prebble is a veteran British narrator and performer of considerable experience and talent. He has enjoyed a varied career from acting in soap operas to performing Shakespeare's works. One of AudioFile's Golden Voices, he has recorded over 200 audiobooks and his performances have received critical acclaim both in the U.S. and the U.K. In 2009, Simon was named the Best Voice in Nonfiction & Culture. Simon has garnered numerous Earphones Awards and read for such authors as Ian McEwan, Susanna Clarke, Peter Robinson, and Michael Crichton.
Reviews
“The exemplary tenth Inspector Ian Rutledge historical whodunit (after A False Mirror) offers tight plotting and rich characterization amid understated but convincing evocations of post-WWI England.”
“Simon Prebble, the voice of Charles Todd's mysteries, creates another winner with this moody tale of soured love in the Yorkshire dales…Prebble reads atmospherically without over dramatizing the action, and the wide range of characters is well drawn.”
“The tragic sweep of Charles Todd's historical mysteries grows more expansive with each successive novel in his stunning series.”
“Evocatively and suspensefully written…This is a terrific mystery, carefully spun, which leads us into the dark realms of the postwar era and reveals even darker plots.”
“A Pale Horse is, like its protagonist, a melancholy triumph.”
“Todd's rendering of characters—especially those of the country folk inhabiting rural Yorkshire—is absolutely superb.”
“This mother–son writing team delivers another spine-tingling mystery…Great characters and a fast-paced plot make this novel a page-turner.”
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