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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 Fatal Lie
A Forgotten Place
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 Cold Treachery
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

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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

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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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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

Silent in the Grave
Locked Rooms
Beau Death
Blind Descent
Better Safe Than Sorry: A Sgt. Windflower Mystery
A Spot of Folly
Night Work
One Last Lie
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Revelation
The Jealous Kind
The Boyfriend
The Scam
Our Lady of Pain: An Edwardian Murder Mystery
The Talented Mr. Varg
The Camera Man: A DC Smith Investigation
A Room Full of Bones
Dark Corners
City of Darkness and Light
Mrs. Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha
The Vinegar Mother
A Matter of Justice
The Black Wolf
Hush Hush
Dirty Thirty
Our Lady of Darkness
Desert Star
The Mystery of the Lost Cezanne
Last Man Standing
Blacklist: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
The Three Fates
The Sunday Philosophy Club
One-way Tickets: A Case For Willows and Lane
None of This Is True
Death Song
Lady of the Eternal City
One Across
Past Reason Hated: An Inspector Banks Novel
The Postscript Murders
The Floating Girl
Cimarron Rose
Wildcat: V. I. Warshawski's First Case
Devil's Food
The Mosquito
Prophet of Blood
Light of the World
Roxanne: A Kings Lake Investigation
The Spectacular
The Charming Quirks of Others
Rituals of the Season
One False Move
Lay Down the Law
The Magnolia Palace
The Scottish Prisoner
Listen to Me
The Stone Circle
The Serpent and the Pearl
Fade Away
Bloodmoon
Too Close for Comfort: The Sgt. Windflower Mystery Series
A Pale Horse
Midnight Rendezvous
Dead in the Water
Riviera Gold
The Last Voice You Hear
Bewreathed: A Deborah Knott Short Story
The Colors of All the Cattle
A Lesson in Secrets
The Harvey Girl
Be Buried in the Rain
The Most Dangerous Thing
No Shred of Evidence
Raw Bone
The Pillars of the Earth
The Intruder
Wings of the Falcon
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
Weighed in the Balance: A William Monk Novel
The Lions of Fifth Avenue
A Hidden Secret: A Kate Burkholder Short Story
The Face in the Mirror
Erasing Memory
The Good Daughter: A Novel
The Gimlet Slip
Cardington Crescent
Winter in Madrid: A Novel
The Impossible Fortune
The Survivors
The Vicious Vet
The Sins of the Wolf: A William Monk Novel
The Dollhouse
The King Arthur Case: A Brittany Mystery
Royal Flush
Autopsy
Divine Justice
Another One Goes Tonight
The Detective Wore Silk Drawers
The Widows
The Empress File
The One Thing More
Bittersweet Oblivion
Deserves to Be Dead: MatchUp Collection
A Necessary End
What to Do When Someone Dies
Freeze Frame
Dead Land: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
The Frozen River
The Safe Man: A Ghost Story
The Wailing Wind
Beating About the Bush
The Perfect Son
Lost Light
The Sedgemoor Strangler and Other Stories of Crime
Slaves of Obsession: A William Monk Novel
Trophy Hunt
G is for Gumshoe
Into the Darkness
Dead Souls
Wicked Prey
Obsession: An Alex Delaware Novel
Thale's Folly
Murder at the Mendel
Jackdaws
Blood Hollow
Mrs. Pollifax and the Lion Killer
The Elusive Mrs. Pollifax
Grave of the Lawgiver
Friends in High Places
Now or Never
Patriot's Dream
Skinwalkers
Death of a Kingfisher
A Game Called Malice: A Rebus Play
Mad River
In Dublin's Fair City
Bless the Bride
To Kill a Troubadour
The Last Place
Summer Rain: An Inspector Banks Short Story
Killer: An Alex Delaware Novel
Six Years
The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel
Pandora's Boy
Friends are Forever
Fever of the Bone
The Great Deceiver
Ten Big Ones
Long Road to Mercy
Rainbow's End: A Richard Jury Mystery
The Shape Shifter
Lane: A Case For Willows And Lane
Death of an Outsider
Wild Fire
Even Dogs in the Wild
Hellbender: A Novella
Down Among the Dead Men
Dangerous Minds
Island of the Mad
Down Cemetery Road
Battle Mountain
Nasty Girls
Sins of the Fathers
Justice: A Decker/Lazarus Novel
Rebus' Scotland
A Question of Honor
The Lion and the Rose
Dry Bones: A Longmire Mystery
The Crack Cocaine Diet
Killing Orders: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
The Golem of Hollywood
The Key to Rebecca
The Mysterious West
Broken Fields
A Question of Blood
A Christmas Witness
Death at the Sanatorium
The Curse of the Pharaohs
The Concrete Blonde
The Laughter of Dead Kings: A Vicky Bliss Novel of Suspense
The Bone Code
Chasing the Dime
Death of a Charming Man
The Late Show
The Spirit Woman
The Sisters of Glass Ferry
Fair Warning
Pirate King
Sand Sharks
Children of the Revolution
When the Bough Breaks
Leaving Everything Most Loved
The Housemaid's Secret
Serpent Gate
Take Your Breath Away
Until Proven Guilty
The Temptation of Forgiveness
Phantom: A Harry Hole Novel
Come Death and High Water
Hard Row
Heaven's Keep
The Mighty Johns: A Novella
The Dark Horse: A Longmire Mystery
Half Moon Street
Moving Target
The Quality of Mercy
Death of a Liar
The Longmire Defense
No Cure for Love: A Novel
Revenge in a Cold River: A William Monk Novel
The American Agent
Magpie Murders
The Whole Truth
Reliquary
The Flood
End in Tears
Bad Move
Betrayal of Trust
The Spy Coast
Buffalo Bill's Dead Now
The Shapeshifter's Lair
Split Second
I'm Not Done with You Yet
The Jackal's Head
Burying Ariel
Dead Mountain
The Part-Time Job
The Kingdom
A Casualty of War
The Shadow Killer
Prom Mom
The Secret Hours
Hard Time: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
A Better Man
Careless Love
The Nesting Dolls
Reader
The Typhoon Lover
Downfall
The Messenger
The Walker on the Cape
Restless in the Grave
C Is for Corpse
City of the Dead
To the Nines
There Goes the Bride
The Mark of the Assassin
In League with Sherlock Holmes
Standing by the Wall: The Collected Slough House Novellas
Paper Money
Dark Fire
Kopp Sisters on the March
House of Death
Duel to the Death
By a Spider's Thread
Southampton Row
Fear the Worst
Still See You Everywhere
A Cruel Deception
Another Kind of Eden
A Land More Kind Than Home
The Pearl Diver
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
The Burning
The Old Silent
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection
Death by Deep Dish Pie
The Fallen Angel
True Blue
Mulholland Dive: Three Stories
Mortal Prey
Old Haunts: A Simon Serrailler Short Story
Bitter Medicine: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
Whiteout
Callander Square
The Green Mill Murder
Unnatural Causes
The Grave Tattoo
Storm Track
Faithful Place
Shoot Don't Shoot
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
The Horse You Came in On
Drop Shot
Just One Look
A Sleeping Life
The Forgotten
Shroud for the Archbishop
Nothing More Dangerous
Paradise Valley
Top Secret Twenty-One
Tales: Short Stories Featuring Ian Rutledge and Bess Crawford
Piranha to Scurfy
Wish You Were Dead: Quick Reads
Proof of Life
High Five
The Genius
Listening Woman
Liberty Falling
This Is What Happened
Abracadaver

“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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