A latest entry in the Edgar Award-nominated series finds the intrepid Scotland Yard detective investigating the Sussex village murders of three former soldiers, a case that puts Rutledge's career and life on the line. Reprint. 35,000 first printing Three men have been murdered in a Sussex village, and Scotland Yard detective inspector Ian Rutledge has been called in. It's a baffling case. Shortly after Inspector Ian Rutledge arrives, a fourth soldier is found dead. With few clues to go on and the pressure building, Rutledge must gamble everything to find answers.