A Fatal Lie, Todd - B+

                     Series  that run for decades have their ups and downs. This one is pretty good. It is spring 1921 and Rutledge is sent to  Wales to investigate a drowning. The local constabulary cannot determine if it is murder or suicide. It turns out to be a complex murder case, with a missing child whose paternity is uncertain in the middle of it. Just about everyone Rutledge deals with lies to him and he spends almost a month in the English/Welsh borderlands running it down. As always, there is some fascinating insight into those who fought and those who suffered at home.