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Recommended by Hazel W

I love the Ian Rutledge series and have read them all. I learned so much about PTSD, before this con

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Recommended by Mila Lopez

Just finished the newest Charles Todd. Excellent historical mystery series featuring Inspector Rutle

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Recommended by Leah Parker

The Ian Rutledge series is outstanding! Charles Todd is actually and mother-son writing duo and I th

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Books By Charles Todd

A Christmas Witness
The Cliff's Edge
The Walnut Tree: A Holiday Tale
The Maharani's Pearls: A Bess Crawford Story
A Hanging at Dawn: A Bess Crawford Short Story
The Murder Stone: A Novel of Suspense
The Pretty Little Box
Blood Money
An Irish Hostage
Cold Comfort: A Novella
The Piper: An Inspector Ian Rutledge Story
Tales: Short Stories Featuring Ian Rutledge and Bess Crawford
Ian Rutledge: A Mysterious Profile
A Duty to the Dead
An Impartial Witness
A Bitter Truth
An Unmarked Grave
A Question of Honor
An Unwilling Accomplice
A Pattern of Lies
The Black Ascot
The Shattered Tree
A Divided Loyalty
A Casualty of War
A Fatal Lie
A Forgotten Place
A Game of Fear: A Novel
A Cruel Deception
The Kidnapping: An Ian Rutledge Original Short Story
A Pale Horse
A Matter of Justice
The Red Door
A Lonely Death
The Confession
Proof of Guilt
Hunting Shadows
A Test of Wills
A Fine Summer's Day
Wings of Fire
No Shred of Evidence
Search the Dark
Racing the Devil
Legacy of the Dead
The Gate Keeper
Watchers of Time
A Fearsome Doubt
A Cold Treachery
A Long Shadow
A False Mirror

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Against the backdrop of World War I, Charles Todd’s two mystery series delve into the historical events surrounding the war and the indelible mark it has on the lead characters Inspector Rutledge and Bess Crawford. What aspects of Todd’s novels do you enjoy the most? Is it the mysteries? The historical context of post-war Britain? The characters? All of these things combined? With the deeper themes of courage, duty, honour, and sacrifice against the backdrop of one of history’s most dramatic periods, the books are sure to draw readers in with their blend of history, mystery and humanism.

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The Shardlake mysteries are just brilliant, honestly. I lock myself away every time I start a new on

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Recommended Books From Charles Todd Fans

Never Look Away
Simply Lies
Malice at the Palace
Down Among the Dead Men
Hidden Depths
The Camelot Caper
False Prophet: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
Death of a Dentist
Last Act in Palmyra
Missing Joseph
Bad Boy: An Inspector Banks Novel
The Black Ice
After That Night: A Will Trent Thriller
One Perfect Couple
The Family Way
The House of Unexpected Sisters
Girl Missing
Devil's Delight: An Agatha Raisin Mystery
A Spot of Folly
Seven Years
Faith
Skeleton Hill
Survival of the Fittest: An Alex Delaware Novel
Daylight
The Convenience Boy: A Short Story
The Truth: A DC Smith Investigation
Blow Fly
Blindfold Game
Dangerous Waters
To Dwell in Darkness
Wild Crimes
The Monster in the Box
Witch Hunt
Close to Death
Watchman: A Novel
Over the Edge
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
The Widows
Mile 81
Death of a Poison Pen
The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers
Mrs Pollifax and the Golden Triangle
Troubled Blood
Falling in Love
Trial by Fury
Away with the Fairies
Queen of the Night
Mad Hatter's Holiday
Ward D
The Zig Zag Girl
White Fire
Identity Unknown
Throttle
Failure to Appear
The Body Farm
Battle Mountain
Blood Memory
The Molly Murphy Series: Books 1-3
Hell and Back: A Longmire Mystery
Riviera Gold
A Christmas Return: A Novel
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
The Lost Boys: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
Sacred and Profane: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
The Heron's Cry
The Dark Angel
No Night Is Too Long
A Whisper in the Dark
Pony Girl
Angels Flight
The Reversal
Curious Minds
Grievous Sin
Miss Pym Disposes
Want to Know a Secret?
Luck and Judgement: A DC Smith Investigation
Kaleidoscope: A Countess Karitska Novel
Blue on Black
A Christmas Homecoming
Chaos
Top Secret Twenty-One
Kissed a Sad Goodbye
Airship
Twisted Prey
Roxanne: A Kings Lake Investigation
The Ghost Marriage
Heirs and Graces
Dead Med
The Tooth Tattoo
The Camel Club
The Nature of the Beast
London Rules
A Christmas Garland
Framed in Fire
Night in the City
Trojan Gold: A Vicky Bliss Novel of Suspense
The Wandering Soul Murders
Watching the Dark: An Inspector Banks Novel
The Hidden One
The Lamorna Wink
Diamond Solitaire
House of Stone
Stargazer: A Leaphorn
The Last Word
Divorce Horse: A Walt Longmire Story
Midnight Cowboy
The Late Lord Thorpe
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax
Growth Marks
Flashback
Greygallows
Justice Denied
Empress of the Seven Hills
Make Death Love Me
Death of a Nurse
The Shadows We Hide
Swing
See Delphi and Die
The Careful Use of Compliments
Shoulder the Sky: A Novel
Stalker: A Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Novel
The Waiting
Gideon's Corpse
Mary's Christmas
The Silent Wife: A Novel
Silent Bones
Total Control
Return to Sender: A Longmire Mystery
Iron Lake (20th Anniversary Edition)
Motive: An Alex Delaware Novel
Agatha Raisin and The Case of the Curious Curate
The Typhoon Lover
A Song for the Dark Times
Naked Once More
Island of the Mad
Never Flinch: A Novel
Postmortem
Heartstone
Short Story: The MatchUp Collection
Flesh and Blood
Big Driver
A Dangerous Place
No Rest for the Dead
No Second Chance
The Tick of Death
Creole Belle
A Certain Justice
Dance of Death
The Charming Quirks of Others
The Thief
Rage: An Alex Delaware Novel
One Of Us Is Dead
Death of a Hussy
The Bombay Prince
Red Eye: Patrick Kenzie vs. Harry Bosch
India Gray
The Cold Dish: A Longmire Mystery
Dead or Alive
A Fearsome Doubt
Beautiful Ugly
The Bat
Another Man's Moccasins: A Longmire Mystery
Verses for the Dead
The Pillars of the Earth
The Flower Master
What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust
A Question of Death
Potboiler
The Gift: A Christmas Thriller Novelette
The Spook Who Spoke Again
Buffalo Bill's Dead Now
Cold Earth
Flags on the Bayou
A Hero to Hold
Pieces of Her: A Novel
An Accidental Death: A DC Smith Investigation
The Firemaker
The Golden One
The Spectacular
The Truth About Melody Browne
Midnight Guardian
The Hanging Garden
The Hidden City
Hermit's Peak
A Christmas Witness
The False Inspector Dew
A Simple Deduction
Treason at Lisson Grove
Long Range
Not Dead Yet
The Green Mill Murder
The Woman in the Water: A Prequel to the Charles Lenox Series
The Golden Egg
The Red Door
The Ghostway
Unnatural Habits
The Leopard
Death's Half Acre
Masked Prey
Eyes of Prey
Miss Kopp Investigates
The Night She Disappeared
Heaven's Keep
The New Girl
Credible Threat
Drop Shot
The Vows of Silence
The Drowning Man
Exit Music
The God of the Woods
The Serpent and the Pearl
Electra
Slough House
Denial
Death by Deep Dish Pie
The Dark Vineyard
Look Both Ways
The Pursuit
The Murder of Mary Russell
To Darkness and to Death
The Thirst: A Harry Hole Novel
Depraved Heart
A Christmas Hope: A Novel
Cemetery Dance
The Travelling Companion
Cruel Intent
Three Twisted Stories
Wolf Pack
The Lantern Men
1979: An Allie Burns Novel
Parting Shot
Dead by Dawn
Thale's Folly
Transient Desires
Twelfth Night
Friday on My Mind
Angel of Vengeance
The Lost Island
Dead Man's Time
Murder on the Ile Sordou
Seeds of Deception: A Kate Burkholder Short Story
Dead Man's Grip
Y is for Yesterday
The Levee
The Devil's Seal
Rough Country
A Sunlit Weapon
The Last Detective
Sand Sharks
No Mark Upon Her
The Surrogate Mother
N is for Noose
Perfect People
Blindman's Bluff: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
Come Death and High Water
Dead Wrong
Pardonable Lies
Buried Secrets
The Colorado Kid
Hard Row
Endangered Species
A Christmas Resolution: A Novel
Nobody Walks
Ruddy Gore
So Sure of Death
An Unmarked Grave
Prom Mom
Billy Summers
Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions
Pros and Cons: A Short Story
Urn Burial
Fallen
A Judgement in Stone
Deception on His Mind
The Inmate
The Guilty
Made for Murders
The Deeds of the Disturber
Spider Bones
Shock Wave
Song of the Lion
Lightning Strikes the Silence
Dark Sky
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
Straight into Darkness
Past Lying
Whisper to the Blood
The Old Blue Line: A Joanna Brady Novella
Six Years
Beneath the Surface
Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled
Freaks: A Rizzoli & Isles Short Story
A Slowly Dying Cause
Just One Evil Act
Burning Angel
A Question of Identity
A Cold Blooded Business
The Lying Room
The First Eagle
The First Cut: A Novel of Suspense

“You can’t save the world from itself. If people are intent on destroying themselves, they will. And sometimes they don’t care if they bring others down with them. That’s selfish but it’s human nature.”

Charles Todd, A Fearsome Doubt
Emma Claire Walsh
“Ian Rutledge is one of my new favourite fictional detective series. I’m learning a lot about the the First World War, how Scotland Yard got started and more. It isn’t just the historical setting, of course, the mysteries are great too.”

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