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Charles Todd

Charles Todd is the pseudonym for the American mother-son writing team behind the Inspector Ian Rutledge and Bess Crawford historical mystery series. Their books have sold millions of copies worldwide and earned critical acclaim. This page provides the Charles Todd books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1994A Test of WillsPOoIIRB · 1Buy ↗

1998Wings of FirePOoIIRB · 2Buy ↗

1999Search the DarkPOoIIRB · 3Buy ↗

2000Legacy of the DeadPOoIIRB · 4Buy ↗

2001Watchers of TimePOoIIRB · 5Buy ↗

2002A Fearsome DoubtPOoIIRB · 6Buy ↗

2003The Murder StonePOoSN · 1Buy ↗

2005A Cold TreacheryPOoIIRB · 7Buy ↗

2006A Long ShadowPOoIIRB · 8Buy ↗

2007A False MirrorPOoIIRB · 9Buy ↗

2007A Pale HorsePOoIIRB · 10Buy ↗

2008A Matter of JusticePOoIIRB · 11Buy ↗

2009A Duty to the DeadPOoBCB · 1Buy ↗

2009The Red DoorPOoIIRB · 12Buy ↗

2010The Girl on the BeachPOoBCB · 2Buy ↗

2010An Impartial WitnessPOoBCB · 3Buy ↗

2010The KidnappingPOoIIRB · 13Buy ↗

2011A Bitter TruthPOoBCB · 4Buy ↗

2011A Lonely DeathPOoIIRB · 14Buy ↗

2011The ConfessionPOoIIRB · 15Buy ↗

2012The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)POoBB · 1Buy ↗

2012The Walnut TreePOoSS · 1Buy ↗

2012Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)POoBB · 2Buy ↗

2012The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)POoBB · 3Buy ↗

2012The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)POoBB · 4Buy ↗

2012An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)POoBB · 5Buy ↗

2012An Unmarked GravePOoBCB · 5Buy ↗

2012Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)POoBB · 6Buy ↗

2013A Question of HonorPOoBCB · 6Buy ↗

2013The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)POoBB · 7Buy ↗

2013Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)POoBB · 8Buy ↗

2013The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)POoBB · 9Buy ↗

2013The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)POoBB · 10Buy ↗

2013Proof of GuiltPOoIIRB · 16Buy ↗

2013Cold ComfortPOoIIRB · 17Buy ↗

2014An Unwilling AccomplicePOoBCB · 7Buy ↗

2014The Maharani's PearlsPOoBCB · 8Buy ↗

2014The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)POoBB · 11Buy ↗

2014What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)POoBB · 12Buy ↗

2014Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)POoBB · 13Buy ↗

2014The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)POoBB · 14Buy ↗

2014The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)POoBB · 15Buy ↗

2014Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)POoBB · 16Buy ↗

2014The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)POoBB · 17Buy ↗

2014It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)POoBB · 18Buy ↗

2014Hunting ShadowsPOoIIRB · 18Buy ↗

2014The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)POoBB · 19Buy ↗

2015TalesPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

2015A Guid SoldierPOoSS · 2Buy ↗

2015A Pattern of LiesPOoBCB · 9Buy ↗

2015A Fine Summer's DayPOoIIRB · 19Buy ↗

2015The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)POoBB · 20Buy ↗

2015The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)POoBB · 21Buy ↗

2015Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)POoBB · 22Buy ↗

2015Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)POoBB · 23Buy ↗

2015Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)POoBB · 24Buy ↗

2015From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)POoBB · 25Buy ↗

2016The Shattered TreePOoBCB · 10Buy ↗

2016No Shred of EvidencePOoIIRB · 20Buy ↗

2016The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)POoBB · 26Buy ↗

2016Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)POoBB · 27Buy ↗

2016Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler)POoBB · 28Buy ↗

2016Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)POoBB · 29Buy ↗

2016The Haze(By: James W. Hall)POoBB · 30Buy ↗

2017A Casualty of WarPOoBCB · 11Buy ↗

2017Racing the DevilPOoIIRB · 21Buy ↗

2017The PiperPOoIIRB · 22Buy ↗

2017Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)POoBB · 31Buy ↗

2018A Forgotten PlacePOoBCB · 12Buy ↗

2018The GatekeeperPOoIIRB · 23Buy ↗

2018The Pretty Little BoxPOoBB · 32Buy ↗

2018Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)POoBB · 33Buy ↗

2018The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)POoBB · 34Buy ↗

2018The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)POoBB · 35Buy ↗

2018The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)POoBB · 36Buy ↗

2019A Cruel DeceptionPOoBCB · 13Buy ↗

2019The Black AscotPOoIIRB · 24Buy ↗

2020A Hanging at DawnPOoBCB · 14Buy ↗

2020A Divided LoyaltyPOoIIRB · 25Buy ↗

2020The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)POoBB · 37Buy ↗

2021An Irish HostagePOoBCB · 15Buy ↗

2021A Fatal LiePOoIIRB · 26Buy ↗

2022Rambo(By: David Morrell)POoMPB · 1Buy ↗

2022Hotel California(By: Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Reed Farrel Coleman,Andrew Child,Amanda Flower,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Jennifer Dornbush)POoMaMMB · 1Buy ↗

2022Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais)POoMPB · 2Buy ↗

2022Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen)POoMPB · 3Buy ↗

2022Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child)POoMPB · 4Buy ↗

2022Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly)POoMPB · 5Buy ↗

2022Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly)POoMPB · 6Buy ↗

2022Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver)POoMPB · 7Buy ↗

2022Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman)POoMPB · 8Buy ↗

2022Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman)POoMPB · 9Buy ↗

2022Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey)POoMPB · 10Buy ↗

2022Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman)POoMPB · 11Buy ↗

2022Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter)POoMPB · 12Buy ↗

2022Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart)POoMPB · 13Buy ↗

2022Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter)POoMPB · 14Buy ↗

2022Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston)POoMPB · 15Buy ↗

2022Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson)POoMPB · 16Buy ↗

2022Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker)POoMPB · 17Buy ↗

2022Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry)POoMPB · 18Buy ↗

2022John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin)POoMPB · 19Buy ↗

2022Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell)POoMPB · 20Buy ↗

2022Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry)POoMPB · 21Buy ↗

2022Ian RutledgePOoMPB · 22Buy ↗

2022Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman)POoMPB · 23Buy ↗

2022Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith)POoMPB · 24Buy ↗

2022Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear)POoMPB · 25Buy ↗

2022The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly)POoMPB · 26Buy ↗

2022A Game of FearPOoIIRB · 27Buy ↗

2022The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)POoBB · 38Buy ↗

2022The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)POoBB · 39Buy ↗

2022The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)POoBB · 40Buy ↗

2023Thriller(By: Heather Graham,Jeffery Deaver,William Kent Krueger,Don Bruns,Dahlia Rose,David R. Slayton)POoMaMMB · 2Buy ↗

2023The Cliff's EdgePOoBCB · 16Buy ↗

2023Condor(By: James Grady)POoMPB · 27Buy ↗

2023Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt)POoMPB · 28Buy ↗

2023Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson)POoMPB · 29Buy ↗

2024Back in Black(By: Heather Graham,Reed Farrel Coleman,Ward Larsen,Tori Eldridge,Andrew Child,Don Bruns)POoMaMMB · 3Buy ↗

2024Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box)POoMPB · 30Buy ↗

2024Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey)POoMPB · 31Buy ↗

2024Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins)POoMPB · 32Buy ↗

2025Bat Out of Hell(With: Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Andrew Child,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Dave Bruns,C.J. Kudlacz)POoMaMMB · 4Buy ↗

2025A Christmas WitnessPOoIIRB · 28Buy ↗

2025Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz)POoMPB · 33Buy ↗

2026A Day of JudgmentPOoIIRB · 29Buy ↗

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Publication Order of Music and Murder Mystery Books4 books · 2022–2025

01Hotel California(By: Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Reed Farrel Coleman,Andrew Child,Amanda Flower,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Jennifer Dornbush)2022Buy ↗

02Thriller(By: Heather Graham,Jeffery Deaver,William Kent Krueger,Don Bruns,Dahlia Rose,David R. Slayton)2023Buy ↗

03Back in Black(By: Heather Graham,Reed Farrel Coleman,Ward Larsen,Tori Eldridge,Andrew Child,Don Bruns)2024Buy ↗

04Bat Out of Hell(With: Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Andrew Child,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Dave Bruns,C.J. Kudlacz)2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bess Crawford Books16 books · 2009–2023

01A Duty to the Dead2009Buy ↗

02The Girl on the Beach2010Buy ↗

03An Impartial Witness2010Buy ↗

04A Bitter Truth2011Buy ↗

05An Unmarked Grave2012Buy ↗

06A Question of Honor2013Buy ↗

07An Unwilling Accomplice2014Buy ↗

08The Maharani's Pearls2014Buy ↗

09A Pattern of Lies2015Buy ↗

10The Shattered Tree2016Buy ↗

11A Casualty of War2017Buy ↗

12A Forgotten Place2018Buy ↗

13A Cruel Deception2019Buy ↗

14A Hanging at Dawn2020Buy ↗

15An Irish Hostage2021Buy ↗

16The Cliff's Edge2023Buy ↗

Publication Order of Inspector Ian Rutledge Books29 books · 1994–2026

01A Test of Wills1994Buy ↗

02Wings of Fire1998Buy ↗

03Search the Dark1999Buy ↗

04Legacy of the Dead2000Buy ↗

05Watchers of Time2001Buy ↗

06A Fearsome Doubt2002Buy ↗

07A Cold Treachery2005Buy ↗

08A Long Shadow2006Buy ↗

09A False Mirror2007Buy ↗

10A Pale Horse2007Buy ↗

11A Matter of Justice2008Buy ↗

12The Red Door2009Buy ↗

13The Kidnapping2010Buy ↗

14A Lonely Death2011Buy ↗

15The Confession2011Buy ↗

16Proof of Guilt2013Buy ↗

17Cold Comfort2013Buy ↗

18Hunting Shadows2014Buy ↗

19A Fine Summer's Day2015Buy ↗

20No Shred of Evidence2016Buy ↗

21Racing the Devil2017Buy ↗

22The Piper2017Buy ↗

23The Gatekeeper2018Buy ↗

24The Black Ascot2019Buy ↗

25A Divided Loyalty2020Buy ↗

26A Fatal Lie2021Buy ↗

27A Game of Fear2022Buy ↗

28A Christmas Witness2025Buy ↗

29A Day of Judgment2026Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels1 book · 2003

01The Murder Stone2003Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections1 book · 2015

01Tales2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books33 books · 2022–2025

01Rambo(By: David Morrell)2022Buy ↗

02Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais)2022Buy ↗

03Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen)2022Buy ↗

04Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child)2022Buy ↗

05Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly)2022Buy ↗

06Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly)2022Buy ↗

07Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver)2022Buy ↗

08Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman)2022Buy ↗

09Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman)2022Buy ↗

10Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey)2022Buy ↗

11Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman)2022Buy ↗

12Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter)2022Buy ↗

13Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart)2022Buy ↗

14Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter)2022Buy ↗

15Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston)2022Buy ↗

16Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson)2022Buy ↗

17Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker)2022Buy ↗

18Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry)2022Buy ↗

19John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin)2022Buy ↗

20Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell)2022Buy ↗

21Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry)2022Buy ↗

22Ian Rutledge2022Buy ↗

23Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman)2022Buy ↗

24Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith)2022Buy ↗

25Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear)2022Buy ↗

26The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly)2022Buy ↗

27Condor(By: James Grady)2023Buy ↗

28Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt)2023Buy ↗

29Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson)2023Buy ↗

30Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box)2024Buy ↗

31Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey)2024Buy ↗

32Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins)2024Buy ↗

33Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz)2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas2 books · 2012–2015

01The Walnut Tree2012Buy ↗

02A Guid Soldier2015Buy ↗

Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books40 books · 2012–2022

01The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)2012Buy ↗

02Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)2012Buy ↗

03The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)2012Buy ↗

04The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)2012Buy ↗

05An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)2012Buy ↗

06Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)2012Buy ↗

07The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)2013Buy ↗

08Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)2013Buy ↗

09The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)2013Buy ↗

10The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)2013Buy ↗

11The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)2014Buy ↗

12What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)2014Buy ↗

13Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)2014Buy ↗

14The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)2014Buy ↗

15The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)2014Buy ↗

16Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)2014Buy ↗

17The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)2014Buy ↗

18It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)2014Buy ↗

19The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)2014Buy ↗

20The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)2015Buy ↗

21The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)2015Buy ↗

22Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)2015Buy ↗

23Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)2015Buy ↗

24Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)2015Buy ↗

25From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)2015Buy ↗

26The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)2016Buy ↗

27Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)2016Buy ↗

28Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler)2016Buy ↗

29Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)2016Buy ↗

30The Haze(By: James W. Hall)2016Buy ↗

31Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)2017Buy ↗

32The Pretty Little Box2018Buy ↗

33Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)2018Buy ↗

34The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)2018Buy ↗

35The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)2018Buy ↗

36The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)2018Buy ↗

37The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)2020Buy ↗

38The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)2022Buy ↗

39The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)2022Buy ↗

40The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)2022Buy ↗

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