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ⓘ About Charles Todd
Charles Todd is a name that represents two authors. The two writers, Caroline and her son Charles Todd, write novels on crime. Their stories mainly revolve around the issue of the World War One. They live on along the eastern coast of America. Interestingly though, their books are set in Britain. Charles is middle aged while his mother is a little advanced in age but she carries herself with such grace.Like Agatha Christie and her famous character Hercule Poirot, the Charles Todd team has also written a series of novels with a key character Ian Rutledge. Ian Rutledge is an inspector who survived the war and comes back home to continue with a normal like as a police inspector. The other novels under their name are the Bess Crawford series and two separate novels.
All Book Series by Charles Todd
Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus
Book 11 of 33 · published 2022 Anthology · Faye Kellerman
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast
Book 15 of 33 · published 2022 Anthology · Douglas Preston,Lincoln Child
Charlotte and Thomas Pitt
Book 18 of 33 · published 2022 Anthology · Anne Perry
Precious Ramotswe
Book 24 of 33 · published 2022 Anthology · Alexander McCall Smith
Orphan X
Latest in the series · book 33 of 33 · published 2025 Anthology · Gregg Hurwitz
The Book of Virtue
Series opener · book 1 of 40 · published 2012 Anthology · Ken Bruen
Pronghorns of the Third Reich
Book 2 of 40 · published 2012 Anthology · C.J. Box
An Acceptable Sacrifice
Book 5 of 40 · published 2012 Anthology · Jeffery Deaver
The Long Sonata of the Dead
Book 9 of 40 · published 2013 Anthology · Andrew Taylor
The Book of Ghosts
Book 10 of 40 · published 2013 Anthology · Reed Farrel Coleman
The Compendium of Srem
Book 11 of 40 · published 2014 Anthology · F. Paul Wilson
The Nature of My Inheritance
Book 17 of 40 · published 2014 Anthology · Bradford Morrow
It's in the Book
Book 18 of 40 · published 2014 Anthology · Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane
Reconciliation Day
Book 28 of 40 · published 2016 Anthology · Christopher Fowler
The Hemingway Valise
Book 34 of 40 · published 2018 Anthology · Robert Olen Butler
The Last Honest Horse Thief
Book 35 of 40 · published 2018 Anthology · Michael Koryta
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository
Book 36 of 40 · published 2018 Anthology · John Connolly
The Girl Who Did Say No
Book 37 of 40 · published 2020 Anthology · David Handler
The Honeymoon Trap
Latest in the series · book 40 of 40 · published 2022 Anthology · Peter Swanson
Hotel California
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 2022 Anthology · Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Reed Farrel Coleman,Andrew Child,Amanda Flower,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Jennifer Dornbush
Thriller
Book 2 of 4 · published 2023 Anthology · Heather Graham,Jeffery Deaver,William Kent Krueger,Don Bruns,Dahlia Rose,David R. Slayton
Back in Black
Book 3 of 4 · published 2024 Anthology · Heather Graham,Reed Farrel Coleman,Ward Larsen,Tori Eldridge,Andrew Child,Don Bruns
Bat Out of Hell
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2025 Co-authored · Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Andrew Child,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Dave Bruns,C.J. Kudlacz
Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives
Book 8 of 10 · published 2020
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Charles Todd?
Charles Todd is a name that represents two authors. The two writers, Caroline and her son Charles Todd, write novels on crime. Their stories mainly revolve around the issue of the World War One.
Which Charles Todd series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Inspector Ian Rutledge series, the earliest of Charles Todd's multi-book series: it opens with A Test of Wills (1994) and runs to 29 books across 1994–2026, ending with A Day of Judgment (2026). Charles Todd's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Charles Todd written?
Charles Todd has 137 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1994 and 2027. 123 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Inspector Ian Rutledge series with 29 books — and 14 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Charles Todd's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Charles Todd's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Inspector Ian Rutledge (1994–2026, 29 books) and Bess Crawford (2009–2027, 17 books).
How are Charles Todd's books organised into series?
This guide splits Charles Todd's 137 books into 5 named series and 14 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Inspector Ian Rutledge (29 books, 1994–2026); Bess Crawford (17 books, 2009–2027); Bibliomysteries (40 books, 2012–2022); Mysterious Profiles (33 books, 2022–2025); Music and Murder Mystery (4 books, 2022–2025).