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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 Day of Judgment
A Christmas Witness
An Irish Hostage
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
A Game of Fear: A Novel
A Cruel Deception
The Kidnapping: An Ian Rutledge Original Short Story
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 Long Shadow
A False Mirror
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

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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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Recommended by Jemma Howard

I want to recommend author Sujata Massey. She’s written two mystery series and both are terrific. On

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CJ Sansom

Recommended by Sophie Adams

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

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Peter Tremayne

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I think Lindsey Davis is underrated. I recommend her books. The books are set in Ancient Rome. The latter

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Recommended Books From Charles Todd Fans

Rather be the Devil
Elevator Pitch
The Dead Sea Cipher
Gideon's Sword
Bloodhounds
Bridesmaid
The Dead Travel Fast
A Sight for Sore Eyes
Mistress of Rome
The Buzzard Table
Wednesday's Child: An Inspector Banks Novel
The Joy and Light Bus Company
The Pursuit
The Redbreast
Dead Wrong
The Critic
Devil's Food
The Death We Share
Standing in Another Man's Grave
Wolf to the Slaughter
Borderline
A Study in Sherlock
Long Bright River
Before the Poison
Pushing Up Daisies
A Morning for Flamingos
Stay Close
Daughter of the Morning Star: A Longmire Mystery
Head Wounds
Death of a Perfect Wife
The Rottweiler
Fire and Ice
Firestorm
The Scroll
The Walnut Tree: A Holiday Tale
Silent Prey
Home
The Silent Cry: A William Monk Novel
Three-Day Town
Not Dead Yet
W is for Wasted
Flesh and Blood
Still Life: A Karen Pirie Novel
Someone in the House
Dismissed with Prejudice
The Closers
Started Early
Half Moon Bay: A Novel
Prayers for the Dead
The Big Gamble
No Safe House
The Scorpion's Tail
Triple
The Walkers of Dembley
A Comedy of Terrors
Portobello
The Summer That Never Was
Battle Mountain
Kisscut
The Night Fire
Slow Kill
An Old
The Skeleton Road
The Sinister Pig
The Body
Dream Girl
The Locked Room
The Lincoln Lawyer
A Twist of Fortune
Hermit's Peak
The Lying Game
The Comfort of Ghosts
Elegy for Eddie
Fever of the Bone
Shattered Silk
The Collected Short Stories and Essays
Bruno's Challenge and Other Stories of the French Countryside
Kissed a Sad Goodbye
Murder on the Red River
Death of a Master Chef: A Brittany Mystery
An Evil Heart
Search the Dark
Murder on the Serpentine
A Tangled Web
Hell's Corner
Miss Kopp Investigates
The Grave Maurice
Keeping Watch
Cause of Death
Rage
Slough House
Give Unto Others
Shell Game: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
Isle of Dogs
One Perfect Couple
Dead If You Don't
Sons of the Wolf
The Satapur Moonstone
Shadow of the Solstice
Run Away
The Therapist
The Green Mill Murder
The Neighbor
Another Thing to Fall
Brush Back
House Of Stairs
Beginnings: A Kate Martinelli Novella
Hints of Heliose
Dial A for Aunties
Seven Up
Lightning Strike
Smokin' Seventeen
The Last Ballad
A Refiner’s Fire
The Lie Maker
Uncommon Clay
Look for Me
The Mermaids Singing
Acceptable Loss: A William Monk Novel
Sudden Prey
Frozen: A Vera Stanhope Short Story
Nash Falls
About Face
Call After Midnight
Ends of Justice
Keystone
The Good Daughter: A Novel
To the Nines
Three Twisted Stories
Shake Hands Forever
Her Last Breath
The Spirit Woman
The Wire in the Blood
Silent Partner
Devil's Waltz
John Doe: A Rizzoli & Isles Short Story
The Dark on the Other Side
Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding
Agatha Raisin and The Terrible Tourist
Legacy of the Dead
Outlaw Mountain
No More Dying Then
Losing You
The Usual Santas: A Collection of Soho Crime Christmas Capers
Dead to Rights
FaceOff
The Mysterious North
Edge of Eternity
The Last Remains
Far From True
The Templars' Last Secret
Songbird: A Kings Lake Investigation
Atonement of Blood
No Honor Among Thieves
The Cater Street Hangman
Aftermath: An Inspector Banks Novel
A Plague of Zombies: An Outlander Novella
Deserves to Be Dead: MatchUp Collection
Christmas in Newfoundland Memories and Mysteries 2: A Sgt. Windflower Book
Whiteout
The Council of the Cursed
Red Knife
Evanly Choirs
Notorious Nineteen
A Matter of Justice
In the Woods
Close to Death
Evans Above
A Christmas Journey
Break No Bones
The Sentence is Death
Dolores Claiborne
Butchers and Other Stories of Crime
D is for Deadbeat
Deja Dead
Not Dark Yet
Dark Corners
The Butcher's Theater
Vertigo 42: A Richard Jury Mystery
Serpent Gate
Until Proven Guilty
Shots Fired
All the Colors of the Dark
The Babes in the Wood
The Brutal Telling
The Shifting Tide: A William Monk Novel
The Face in the Mirror
The Sound of Broken Glass
A Great Deliverance
Don't Let Go
The Beast: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
Beating About the Bush
Midnight Run
Hangman: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
Showstopper
Dust
Serpentine: An Alex Delaware Novel
A Dangerous Mourning: A William Monk Novel
Earthly Remains
Death of a Butterfly
The Shape of Night
The Bone Orchard
Lord John and the Hand of Devils
Crusader's Cross
Now May You Weep
The God of the Woods
The Confessor
The Mill on the Shore
The Anodyne Necklace
Vesuvius by Night
Boundary Waters
The Temptation of Forgiveness
Death Without Company: A Longmire Mystery
Void Moon
In a Dark
His & Hers
The Investigator
The Stills
The Molly Murphy Series: Books 1-3
Careless Love
The Monk Who Vanished
The Lost Bird
The Jackal's Head
Blessing of the Lost Girls
Just a Little Bit Dangerous
Jolie Blon's Bounce
The Poacher's Son
Murphy's Law
Midnight Cowboy
Deadly Appearances
The Dark Enquiry
Edge of Evil
Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions
Outsider
Snakebit: A Mike Bowditch Short Mystery
Bertie and the Seven Bodies
Return to Sender: A Longmire Mystery
The Laws of Murder
House of Stone
A Grave in the Woods
The Wandering Soul Murders
To Die but Once
Windigo Island
Traitors Gate
A Line to Kill
The Comforts of Home
Midnight Escape
A Christmas Secret: A Novel
Under the Knife
The Island
The Winners' Circle
Wicked Charms
How to Raise an Elephant
Whispers of the Dead
A Prey to Murder
Reliquary
Twelve Sharp
The Lost Man
Heartbreak Hotel: An Alex Delaware Novel
Home by Nightfall
Burial of Ghosts
The God of the Hive
Bad Boy: An Inspector Banks Novel
Gone Missing
The Sea King's Daughter
Safe Harbour
Watching the Dark: An Inspector Banks Novel
The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel
The Apprentice: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Hell Is Empty: A Longmire Mystery
Lost Prophecies
Away with the Fairies
Bad Actors
Death of a Snob
Absolution by Murder
The Son: A Novel
Beneath the Surface
A Hero to Hold
Rainbow's End: A Richard Jury Mystery
The Devil's Code
The Locked Tomb Mystery and Other Stories
Lay Down the Law
Blood in Eden
Agatha Raisin and The Day the Floods Came
The Mysterious Case of the Missing Crime Writer
The Narrows
The Black Wolf
A Cry in the Night
The Law of Innocence
When You See Me
The Empress File
K is for Killer
The Skull Beneath the Skin
Leaving Everything Most Loved
Hand of Evil
Caught
Death in a Strange Country
The Curse of La Fontaine
The Hangman
The Moth Catcher

“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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