Charles todd author biography book list

Charles Todd was the pen name of the author duo Caroline Todd and Charles Todd, mother and son. Caroline Todd died on August 27, 2021, in Delaware.

Here are the Charles Todd books in order for the author team’s two historical mystery series, Inspector Ian Rutledge and Bess Crawford Mysteries.

The books are listed in chronological/reading order with the year of publication added in brackets.

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Inspector Ian Rutledge Books in Publication Order

To read the books in proper chronological order, you might want to start with A Fine Summer’s Day as book #17, which was published in 2015, but takes place before Ian went to war.

It was his last case before the war outbreak.

1. A Test of Wills, 1994
2. Wings of Fire , 1998
3. Search the Dark, 1999
4. Legacy of the Dead, 2000
5. Watchers of Time, 2001
6. A Fearsome Doubt, 2002
7. A Cold Treachery, 2005
8. A Long Shadow, 2006
9. A False Mirror, 2007
10. A Pale Horse, 2007
11. A Matter of Just