It was his duty to court-martial and execute one Hamish MacLeod, a man who proclaims his innocence and has now taken the form of a ghost inside Rutledge’s head. Yet Rutledge is haunted by more than memories. But knowing what I do, I am not surprised Ian Rutledge returned a haunted man. It is what I learned about trench conditions that gives me nightmares. Apparently, World War I was the conflict that ushered in trench warfare. You’ve heard of mustard gas, but that’s just the beginning. I must confess I did not fully grasp how horrific World War I was until one of my students did a report on it. He’s something of a pariah in the stuffy bureaucracy, suffering from a debilitating case of “shell shock.” In Wings of Fire by Charles Todd, Ian Rutledge is a damaged Scotland Yard inspector, recently returned from the horrific conditions of World War I. Source: White Elephant Sale at the Oakland Museum Book Review: Wings of Fire by Charles Todd Publisher: St.
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