Recommendations For Charles Todd

Recommended by Hazel Walker

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

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 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
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
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
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

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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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Jacqueline Winspear

Recommended by Carol Hunt

Of all the movies and books I have read about WWl, The Care and Management of Lies touched my heart

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Anne Perry

Recommended by Kennedy Morgan

I have read many of the recommended series here and my favorite is still Anne Perry. I love her seri

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Martha Grimes

Recommended by Elizabeth Martin

Martha Grimes’ Richard Jury series reminds me a lot of Louise Penny. The best book by Martha is The

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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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Lindsey Davis

Recommended by Lily Wright

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

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Faye Kellerman

Recommended by Eva Lee

I recommend Faye Kellerman’s Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series. I own every book in hard copies a

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Gail Bowen

Recommended by GS Jemke

I’m a huge fan of the Joanne Kilbourn Shreve books. I’ve read every one, all 22. Joanne, her family

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Recommended Books From Charles Todd Fans

Maisie Dobbs
Arcadia: A Case For Willows And Lane
The Web: An Alex Delaware Novel
The Woman on the Island: A Vera Stanhope Short Story
Diamond Solitaire
At the Scene of the Crime
In the Bleak Midwinter
Death of a Bore
Plain Truth
The Girl with Braided Hair
Love
Metro Girl
Half Moon Street
The Bone Hacker
Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling Dervish
Snowflakes
Bark M for Murder
House of Many Shadows
Losing You
The Face in the Mirror
When Will There Be Good News
Scandal Takes a Holiday
A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy
A Death in Vienna
Off the Grid
The Woman in the Water: A Prequel to the Charles Lenox Series
A Simple Deduction
Spoils of the Dead
Lay Down My Sword and Shield
Growth Marks
Naughty In Nice
Snakehead
And Justice There Is None
The Conspiracy Club
The Bone Garden
Downfall
Bertie and the Crime of Passion
Wild Fire
The Favor
Brunswick Gardens
Death of a Maid
Plum Spooky
Triple Jeopardy
Evan Blessed
The Temptation of Forgiveness
Two for Texas
Death in Holy Orders
Something Borrowed
Sunday Silence
Alexandria
Sick of Shadows
Corridors of the Night: A William Monk Novel
Winter in Madrid: A Novel
The Three Fates
The Black Cat: A Richard Jury Mystery
High Country
Wings of Fire
Verdict in Blood
Death at the Sign of the Rook
White Nights
The Quiet Side of Passion
The Moor
Scarpetta
Fire and Ice
Stately Holmes
Every Cloak Rolled in Blood
Dead to Rights
Eye of the Wolf
The Sentence is Death
Blood on Snow
Looking Good Dead
A Truth to Lie For
Smoke and Murders
Cast Iron
The Finisher
The Stone Wife
The Walkers of Dembley
Heat Lightning
Murder on Brittany Shores: A Mystery
Death Du Jour
The Silent Girl
The Perils of Morning Coffee
The Hangman
Bones of the Lost
Private Eyes
Fractured: A Will Trent Novel
The Skeleton in the Closet
Cold Is the Grave: An Inspector Banks Novel
Cardington Crescent
The Secret Servant
The Love Talker
The Lamorna Wink
Fire and Bones
A Twist of the Knife
The Mephisto Club: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
Chaos
The Mercedes Coffin
Back to the Garden
The Guest List
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Extraordinary People
The Memory Game
They Thought I Was Dead: Sandy's Story
Cockroaches
The Hunting Party
Lay Down the Law
The House at Sea's End
Ordinary Grace
The Bounty
Postmortem
Playing for the Ashes
The Secret of Spandau
Beekeeping for Beginners
The Witch Elm
The Jealousy Man and Other Stories
How the Light Gets In
Girl Missing
Dark Road
Blood Lure
The Laughter of Dead Kings: A Vicky Bliss Novel of Suspense
Man Found Dead in Park
Deadly Decisions
Hid from Our Eyes
A Match Made for Murder
Blue Monday
Dorchester Terrace
The Vanishing Museum on the Rue Mistral
Time and Tide: A DC Smith Investigation
The Zig Zag Girl
Remains of Innocence
The Winners' Circle
End of the Pier
Blood from a Stone
Long Lost: A Kate Burkholder Short Story
Dead If You Don't
The Brutal Heart
Watchman: A Novel
Disappeared: A Kate Burkholder Short Mystery
In Like Flynn
Invisible Prey
Paradise Valley
The Paris Apartment
Agatha Raisin: The Complete BBC Radio Drama Collection
Cruel and Unusual
The Wizard's Daughter
The Rags of Time: A DC Smith Investigation
Sulfur Springs
The Sacred Bridge: A Mystery Novel
Union Jack
Tombland
Crocodile on the Sandbank
Blood Will Tell
The Body in the Castle Well
The Kalahari Typing School for Men
Murder on the Serpentine
Winter's Child
The Crow Trap
The Dark Horse: A Longmire Mystery
A Traitor to Memory
Bruno and the Carol Singers: A Christmas Mystery of the French Countryside
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Watching Eagles Soar
Jackdaws
The Scroll
Smokin' Seventeen
The Disappeared
Pretty Girls: A Novel
The Woman in Cabin 10
Force of Nature
Deadly Stakes
The Painted Queen
Tears of the Giraffe
The Bitterroots
Be Buried in the Rain
Long Upon the Land
Endangered
Failure to Appear
The New Girl
An Extravagant Death
Four Funerals and Maybe a Wedding
Five Christmas Gifts: A Holiday Short Story Collection
Lying in Wait
The Old Fox Deceiv'd
The Forgotten Affairs of Youth
As the Crow Flies: A Longmire Mystery
Image in the Lake
Ruth's First Christmas Tree
Fallout: A V.I. Warshawski Novel
Exit Music
Piece of My Heart: An Inspector Banks Novel
Overkill
A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax
The Last Remains
The Heist
A Red Herring Without Mustard
Gun Games
A Grave Denied
In This Bright Future: A DC Smith Investigation
A Prey to Murder
The Man Who Fell from the Sky
The River We Remember
Crime Scene: A Novel
A Private Investigation: A DC Smith Investigation
Blood Hunt
The Devil's Code
Blue Shoes and Happiness
The Camera Man: A DC Smith Investigation
Silent Prey
I Shall Not Want
The Resistance Man
The Summons
Three Weeks to Say Goodbye
The Vanishing Box
The Double Comfort Safari Club
A Dying Fall
Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel
Until It's Over
Masked Ball at Broxley Manor
Trigger Mortis
The Scam
Purgatory Ridge
Murder on the Short List
Dead Souls
Precious Cargo: A Story from Birds of Prey
A Fearsome Doubt
The Molly Murphy Series: Books 1-3
Firestorm
The Black Loch
Thief of Hearts
The Long Way Home
The Rise: A Short Story
The Secret Encounter
The Collected Short Stories and Essays
A Christmas Gathering
Pandora's Boy
The Fifth Witness
Cross Bones
Without Due Process
Cave of Bones
Bad Blood
The Locked Tomb Mystery and Other Stories
The Secret Keeper
I Follow You
Out of Range
Past Imperfect
Cold Earth
Hand of Evil
A Darker Place
When the Music's Over
Castle Shade
Devices and Desires
Rebels and Traitors
The Modigliani Scandal
The Spook Who Spoke Again
Death of a Hussy
Legend in Green Velvet
Track of the Cat
Careless Love
Ode To A Banker
Day of the Dead
Disaster at the Vendome Theater
Bones: An Alex Delaware Novel
The Locked Room
Rainbow's End: A Richard Jury Mystery
Breakup
Ammie
The Lewis Man
The Lantern Men
Dark Places
A Taste of Life
Back of Beyond
The Narrows
One by One
The First Eagle
The Burning Room
Uncommon Clay
Oystercatcher
Revenge in a Cold River: A William Monk Novel
The Brass Verdict
Shots Fired
The Wandering Soul Murders
The Mermaids Singing
Night of the White Buffalo
Nothing to Lose
Notorious Nineteen
As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
Seven Dials
What's Left Behind
Death in Blue Folders
Three to Get Deadly
The Burning
The Devil's Bed
Skeleton Hill
The Kate Shugak Investigations: Books 1-9
Blue Lightning
Creole Belle
A Deceptive Devotion
Angle of Investigation
Serpentine: An Alex Delaware Novel
Touchstone

“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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