<P> One of the best historical series being written today. Washington Post<P> Todd once and for all establishes the shell-shocked Rutledge as the genre s most complex and fascinating detective. Entertainment Weekly<P>The Confession is historical crime fiction at its finest, continuing Charles Todd s New York Times bestselling mystery series featuring severely damaged British World War I veteran, and yet still astonishingly efficient Scotland Yard inspector, Ian Rutledge. Todd s troubled investigator wrestles with a startling and dangerous case that reaches far into the past when a false confession from a man who is not who he claims to be leads to a brutal murder. The Confession is a must-read for every fan of Elizabeth George, Martha Grimes, P.D. James, Ruth Rendell, and Jacqueline Winspear, as post-war London s best detective finds himself ensnared in a dark and deadly investigation that unearths shocking small town secrets dating back more than a century. "