When a lady of the manor sees a dead man commit murder Scotland Yard gives Ian Rutledge the case.

Manor land served as an airfield during World War 1. The dead man was an ace pilot who died in a freak automobile accident in broad daylight. Too many people witnessed the death to believe the captain didn't die but if the lady of the manor says she saw the dead captain then law enforcement responds.

"A Game of Fear," book 24 in this series by mother-son writing team Charles Tood, is better than ever. The story is unique and intriguing. Rutledge still battles his shell shock but he is slowly allowing himself to hope there might be someone in his future.