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Updated 2026-07-11 / 126 books / 8 series
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.
Books by Charles Todd in Publication Order
1994
A Test of Wills
POoIIRB / 1
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1998
Wings of Fire
POoIIRB / 2
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1999
Search the Dark
POoIIRB / 3
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2000
Legacy of the Dead
POoIIRB / 4
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2001
Watchers of Time
POoIIRB / 5
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2002
A Fearsome Doubt
POoIIRB / 6
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2003
The Murder Stone
POoSN / 1
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2005
A Cold Treachery
POoIIRB / 7
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2006
A Long Shadow
POoIIRB / 8
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2007
A False Mirror
POoIIRB / 9
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2007
A Pale Horse
POoIIRB / 10
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2008
A Matter of Justice
POoIIRB / 11
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2009
A Duty to the Dead
POoBCB / 1
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2009
The Red Door
POoIIRB / 12
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2010
The Girl on the Beach
POoBCB / 2
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2010
An Impartial Witness
POoBCB / 3
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2010
The Kidnapping
POoIIRB / 13
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2011
A Bitter Truth
POoBCB / 4
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2011
A Lonely Death
POoIIRB / 14
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2011
The Confession
POoIIRB / 15
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2012
The Walnut Tree
POoSS / 1
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2012
The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)
POoBB / 1
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2012
Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)
POoBB / 2
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2012
The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)
POoBB / 3
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2012
The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)
POoBB / 4
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2012
An Unmarked Grave
POoBCB / 5
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2012
An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)
POoBB / 5
Buy
2012
Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)
POoBB / 6
Buy
2013
A Question of Honor
POoBCB / 6
Buy
2013
The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)
POoBB / 7
Buy
2013
Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)
POoBB / 8
Buy
2013
The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)
POoBB / 9
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2013
The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
POoBB / 10
Buy
2013
Proof of Guilt
POoIIRB / 16
Buy
2013
Cold Comfort
POoIIRB / 17
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2014
An Unwilling Accomplice
POoBCB / 7
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2014
The Maharani's Pearls
POoBCB / 8
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2014
The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)
POoBB / 11
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2014
What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)
POoBB / 12
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2014
Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)
POoBB / 13
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2014
The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)
POoBB / 14
Buy
2014
The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)
POoBB / 15
Buy
2014
Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)
POoBB / 16
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2014
The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)
POoBB / 17
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2014
Hunting Shadows
POoIIRB / 18
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2014
It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)
POoBB / 18
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2014
The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)
POoBB / 19
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2015
Tales
POoSSC / 1
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2015
A Guid Soldier
POoSS / 2
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2015
A Pattern of Lies
POoBCB / 9
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2015
A Fine Summer's Day
POoIIRB / 19
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2015
The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)
POoBB / 20
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2015
The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)
POoBB / 21
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2015
Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)
POoBB / 22
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2015
Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)
POoBB / 23
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2015
Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)
POoBB / 24
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2015
From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)
POoBB / 25
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2016
The Shattered Tree
POoBCB / 10
Buy
2016
No Shred of Evidence
POoIIRB / 20
Buy
2016
The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)
POoBB / 26
Buy
2016
Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)
POoBB / 27
Buy
2016
Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler)
POoBB / 28
Buy
2016
Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)
POoBB / 29
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2016
The Haze(By: James W. Hall)
POoBB / 30
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2017
A Casualty of War
POoBCB / 11
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2017
Racing the Devil
POoIIRB / 21
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2017
The Piper
POoIIRB / 22
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2017
Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)
POoBB / 31
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2018
A Forgotten Place
POoBCB / 12
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2018
The Gatekeeper
POoIIRB / 23
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2018
The Pretty Little Box
POoBB / 32
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2018
Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)
POoBB / 33
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2018
The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)
POoBB / 34
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2018
The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)
POoBB / 35
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2018
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)
POoBB / 36
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2019
A Cruel Deception
POoBCB / 13
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2019
The Black Ascot
POoIIRB / 24
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2020
A Hanging at Dawn
POoBCB / 14
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2020
A Divided Loyalty
POoIIRB / 25
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2020
The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)
POoBB / 37
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2021
An Irish Hostage
POoBCB / 15
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2021
A Fatal Lie
POoIIRB / 26
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2022
Rambo(By: David Morrell)
POoMPB / 1
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2022
Hotel California(By: Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Reed Farrel Coleman,Andrew Child,Amanda Flower,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Jennifer Dornbush)
POoMaMMB / 1
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2022
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais)
POoMPB / 2
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2022
Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen)
POoMPB / 3
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2022
Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child)
POoMPB / 4
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2022
Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly)
POoMPB / 5
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2022
Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly)
POoMPB / 6
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2022
Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver)
POoMPB / 7
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2022
Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman)
POoMPB / 8
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2022
Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman)
POoMPB / 9
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2022
Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey)
POoMPB / 10
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2022
Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman)
POoMPB / 11
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2022
Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter)
POoMPB / 12
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2022
Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart)
POoMPB / 13
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2022
Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter)
POoMPB / 14
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2022
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston)
POoMPB / 15
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2022
Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson)
POoMPB / 16
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2022
Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker)
POoMPB / 17
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2022
Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry)
POoMPB / 18
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2022
John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin)
POoMPB / 19
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2022
Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell)
POoMPB / 20
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2022
Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry)
POoMPB / 21
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2022
Ian Rutledge
POoMPB / 22
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2022
Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman)
POoMPB / 23
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2022
Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith)
POoMPB / 24
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2022
Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear)
POoMPB / 25
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2022
The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly)
POoMPB / 26
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2022
A Game of Fear
POoIIRB / 27
Buy
2022
The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)
POoBB / 38
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2022
The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)
POoBB / 39
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2022
The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)
POoBB / 40
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2023
Thriller(By: Heather Graham,Jeffery Deaver,William Kent Krueger,Don Bruns,Dahlia Rose,David R. Slayton)
POoMaMMB / 2
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2023
The Cliff's Edge
POoBCB / 16
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2023
Condor(By: James Grady)
POoMPB / 27
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2023
Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt)
POoMPB / 28
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2023
Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson)
POoMPB / 29
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2024
Back in Black(By: Heather Graham,Reed Farrel Coleman,Ward Larsen,Tori Eldridge,Andrew Child,Don Bruns)
POoMaMMB / 3
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2024
Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box)
POoMPB / 30
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2024
Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey)
POoMPB / 31
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2024
Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins)
POoMPB / 32
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2025
Bat Out of Hell(With: Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Andrew Child,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Dave Bruns,C.J. Kudlacz)
POoMaMMB / 4
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2025
A Christmas Witness
POoIIRB / 28
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2025
Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz)
POoMPB / 33
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2026
A Day of Judgment
POoIIRB / 29
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Complete Charles Todd Series Reading Order /
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01
Hotel California(By: Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Reed Farrel Coleman,Andrew Child,Amanda Flower,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Jennifer Dornbush)
2022
Buy
02
Thriller(By: Heather Graham,Jeffery Deaver,William Kent Krueger,Don Bruns,Dahlia Rose,David R. Slayton)
2023
Buy
03
Back in Black(By: Heather Graham,Reed Farrel Coleman,Ward Larsen,Tori Eldridge,Andrew Child,Don Bruns)
2024
Buy
04
Bat Out of Hell(With: Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Andrew Child,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Dave Bruns,C.J. Kudlacz)
2025
Buy
01
A Duty to the Dead
2009
Buy
02
The Girl on the Beach
2010
Buy
03
An Impartial Witness
2010
Buy
04
A Bitter Truth
2011
Buy
05
An Unmarked Grave
2012
Buy
06
A Question of Honor
2013
Buy
07
An Unwilling Accomplice
2014
Buy
08
The Maharani's Pearls
2014
Buy
09
A Pattern of Lies
2015
Buy
10
The Shattered Tree
2016
Buy
11
A Casualty of War
2017
Buy
12
A Forgotten Place
2018
Buy
13
A Cruel Deception
2019
Buy
14
A Hanging at Dawn
2020
Buy
15
An Irish Hostage
2021
Buy
16
The Cliff's Edge
2023
Buy
01
A Test of Wills
1994
Buy
02
Wings of Fire
1998
Buy
03
Search the Dark
1999
Buy
04
Legacy of the Dead
2000
Buy
05
Watchers of Time
2001
Buy
06
A Fearsome Doubt
2002
Buy
07
A Cold Treachery
2005
Buy
08
A Long Shadow
2006
Buy
09
A False Mirror
2007
Buy
11
A Matter of Justice
2008
Buy
13
The Kidnapping
2010
Buy
14
A Lonely Death
2011
Buy
15
The Confession
2011
Buy
16
Proof of Guilt
2013
Buy
18
Hunting Shadows
2014
Buy
19
A Fine Summer's Day
2015
Buy
20
No Shred of Evidence
2016
Buy
21
Racing the Devil
2017
Buy
23
The Gatekeeper
2018
Buy
24
The Black Ascot
2019
Buy
25
A Divided Loyalty
2020
Buy
27
A Game of Fear
2022
Buy
28
A Christmas Witness
2025
Buy
29
A Day of Judgment
2026
Buy
01
The Murder Stone
2003
Buy
01
Rambo(By: David Morrell)
2022
Buy
02
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike(By: Robert Crais)
2022
Buy
03
Jack Taylor(By: Ken Bruen)
2022
Buy
04
Jack Reacher(By: Lee Child)
2022
Buy
05
Charlie Parker(By: John Connolly)
2022
Buy
06
Hieronymus Bosch(By: Michael Connelly)
2022
Buy
07
Lincoln Rhyme(By: Jeffery Deaver)
2022
Buy
08
Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman)
2022
Buy
09
Tess Monaghan(By: Laura Lippman)
2022
Buy
10
Charlie Resnick(By: John Harvey)
2022
Buy
11
Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus(By: Faye Kellerman)
2022
Buy
12
Inspector Morse(By: Colin Dexter)
2022
Buy
13
Dismas Hardy(By: John Lescroart)
2022
Buy
14
Bob Lee Swagger(By: Stephen Hunter)
2022
Buy
15
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast(By: Douglas Preston)
2022
Buy
16
Lou Boldt(By: Ridley Pearson)
2022
Buy
17
Spenser(By: Robert B. Parker)
2022
Buy
18
Charlotte and Thomas Pitt(By: Anne Perry)
2022
Buy
19
John Rebus(By: Ian Rankin)
2022
Buy
20
Mallory(By: Carol O'Connell)
2022
Buy
21
Jane Whitefield(By: Thomas Perry)
2022
Buy
23
Amos Walker(By: Loren D. Estleman)
2022
Buy
24
Precious Ramotswe(By: Alexander McCall Smith)
2022
Buy
25
Maisie Dobbs(By: Jacqueline Winspear)
2022
Buy
26
The Lincoln Lawyer(By: Michael Connelly)
2022
Buy
27
Condor(By: James Grady)
2023
Buy
28
Ben Kincaid(By: William Bernhardt)
2023
Buy
29
Repairman Jack(By: F. Paul Wilson)
2023
Buy
30
Joe Pickett(By: C.J. Box)
2024
Buy
31
Peter Diamond(By: Peter Lovesey)
2024
Buy
32
Nathan Heller(By: Max Allan Collins)
2024
Buy
33
Orphan X(By: Gregg Hurwitz)
2025
Buy
01
The Walnut Tree
2012
Buy
02
A Guid Soldier
2015
Buy
01
The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen)
2012
Buy
02
Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box)
2012
Buy
03
The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman)
2012
Buy
04
The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille)
2012
Buy
05
An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver)
2012
Buy
06
Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link)
2012
Buy
07
The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner)
2013
Buy
08
Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell)
2013
Buy
09
The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor)
2013
Buy
10
The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
2013
Buy
11
The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson)
2014
Buy
12
What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook)
2014
Buy
13
Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey)
2014
Buy
14
The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine)
2014
Buy
15
The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye)
2014
Buy
16
Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman)
2014
Buy
17
The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow)
2014
Buy
18
It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane)
2014
Buy
19
The Scroll(By: Anne Perry)
2014
Buy
20
The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry)
2015
Buy
21
The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott)
2015
Buy
22
Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady)
2015
Buy
23
Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates)
2015
Buy
24
Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina)
2015
Buy
25
From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart)
2015
Buy
26
The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin)
2016
Buy
27
Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter)
2016
Buy
28
Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler)
2016
Buy
29
Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey)
2016
Buy
30
The Haze(By: James W. Hall)
2016
Buy
31
Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale)
2017
Buy
32
The Pretty Little Box
2018
Buy
33
Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson)
2018
Buy
34
The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler)
2018
Buy
35
The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta)
2018
Buy
36
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly)
2018
Buy
37
The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler)
2020
Buy
38
The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards)
2022
Buy
39
The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger)
2022
Buy
40
The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson)
2022
Buy
Where to start with Charles Todd
What is the best order to read Charles Todd books?
Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series,
follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.
Are standalone books and series both included?
Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are
broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.
Source note: Sequencebooks organizes author, book, and series records from its catalog data.
Publication years and series order are shown when available.