Order of Charles Todd Books
Charles Todd represents the collaborative pen name of American writing partners Caroline and Charles Todd, a talented mother-and-son team. Together, they created the beloved Inspector Ian Rutledge series, following an English detective navigating cases at Scotland Yard in the aftermath of World War I. The duo also brought to life other memorable characters, including Francesca Hatton and Bess Crawford. While Caroline sadly died in 2021, her son Charles carries forward their shared literary vision, ensuring these cherished characters continue their stories.
The writing partnership launched in 1996 with their debut novel A Test of Wills. Below is a list of Charles Todd's books in order of when they were originally released:
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Book of Virtue | 2012 | |
| 2 |  The Scroll | 2014 | |
| 3 |  Pronghorns of the Third Reich | 2012 | |
| 4 |  An Acceptable Sacrifice | 2012 | |
| 5 |  Death Leaves a Bookmark | 2012 | |
| 6 |  Seven Years | 2018 | |
| 7 |  The Book Thing | 2012 | |
| 8 |  The Book of Ghosts | 2013 | |
| 9 |  Book Club | 2014 | |
| 10 |  The Long Sonata of the Dead | 2013 | |
| 11 |  The Final Testament | 2013 | |
| 12 |  Rides a Stranger | 2013 | |
| 13 |  What's in a Name? | 2014 | |
| 14 |  It's in the Book | 2014 | |
| 15 |  The Nature of My Inheritance | 2014 | |
| 16 |  Remaindered | 2014 | |
| 17 |  The Compendium of Srem | 2014 | |
| 18 |  The Gospel of Sheba | 2014 | |
| 19 |  The Sequel | 2014 | |
| 20 |  The Book of the Lion | 2015 | |
| 21 |  The Little Men | 2015 | |
| 22 |  Every Seven Years | 2015 | |
| 23 |  Citadel | 2016 | |
| 24 |  Condor in the Stacks | 2015 | |
| 25 |  Mystery, Inc. | 2015 | |
| 26 |  The Travelling Companion | 2016 | |
| 27 |  The Haze | 2016 | |
| 28 |  Dead Dames Don't Sing | 2016 | |
| 29 |  Reconciliation Day | 2016 | |
| 30 |  Hoodoo Harry | 2017 | |
| 31 |  The Pretty Little Box | 2018 | |
| 32 |  The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository | 2018 | |
| 33 |  The Hemingway Valise | 2018 | |
| 34 |  The Last Honest Horse Thief | 2018 | |
| 35 |  The Book Case | 2012 | |
| 36 |  From the Queen | 2015 | |
| 37 |  The Girl Who Did Say No | 2020 | |
| 38 |  The Traitor | 2022 | |
| 39 |  The Dark Door | 2022 | |
| 40 |  The Honeymoon Trap | 2022 |
Chronological Order of Bibliomysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Virtue | 2012 | |
| 2 | The Scroll | 2014 | |
| 3 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich | 2012 | |
| 4 | An Acceptable Sacrifice | 2012 | |
| 5 | Death Leaves a Bookmark | 2012 | |
| 6 | Seven Years | 2018 | |
| 7 | The Book Thing | 2012 | |
| 8 | The Book of Ghosts | 2013 | |
| 9 | Book Club | 2014 | |
| 10 | The Long Sonata of the Dead | 2013 | |
| 11 | The Final Testament | 2013 | |
| 12 | Rides a Stranger | 2013 | |
| 13 | What's in a Name? | 2014 | |
| 14 | It's in the Book | 2014 | |
| 15 | The Nature of My Inheritance | 2014 | |
| 16 | Remaindered | 2014 | |
| 17 | The Compendium of Srem | 2014 | |
| 18 | The Gospel of Sheba | 2014 | |
| 19 | The Sequel | 2014 | |
| 20 | The Book of the Lion | 2015 | |
| 21 | The Little Men | 2015 | |
| 22 | Every Seven Years | 2015 | |
| 23 | Citadel | 2016 | |
| 24 | Condor in the Stacks | 2015 | |
| 25 | Mystery, Inc. | 2015 | |
| 26 | The Travelling Companion | 2016 | |
| 27 | The Haze | 2016 | |
| 28 | Dead Dames Don't Sing | 2016 | |
| 29 | Reconciliation Day | 2016 | |
| 30 | Hoodoo Harry | 2017 | |
| 31 | The Pretty Little Box | 2018 | |
| 32 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository | 2018 | |
| 33 | The Hemingway Valise | 2018 | |
| 34 | The Last Honest Horse Thief | 2018 | |
| 35 | The Book Case | 2012 | |
| 36 | From the Queen | 2015 | |
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No | 2020 | |
| 38 | The Traitor | 2022 | |
| 39 | The Dark Door | 2022 | |
| 40 | The Honeymoon Trap | 2022 |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Death Do Us Part | 2006 | |
| 2 |  A Study in Sherlock | 2011 | |
| 3 |  Deadly Pleasures | 2013 | |
| 4 |  Crimespree Magazine #58 | 2015 | |
| 5 |  Silent Night, Deadly Night | 2016 | |
| 6 |  Odd Partners | 2019 | |
| 7 |  Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives | 2020 | |
| 8 |  Black Cat Weekly #50 | 2022 | |
| 9 |  Bat Out of Hell | 2025 |
Publication Order of Bess Crawford Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Duty to the Dead | 2009 | |
| 2 | The Girl on the Beach | 2010 | |
| 3 |  An Impartial Witness | 2010 | |
| 4 |  A Bitter Truth | 2011 | |
| 5 |  An Unmarked Grave | 2012 | |
| 6 |  A Question of Honor | 2013 | |
| 7 |  An Unwilling Accomplice | 2014 | |
| 8 |  The Maharani's Pearls | 2014 | |
| 9 |  A Pattern of Lies | 2015 | |
| 10 |  The Shattered Tree | 2016 | |
| 11 |  A Casualty of War | 2017 | |
| 12 |  A Forgotten Place | 2018 | |
| 13 |  A Cruel Deception | 2019 | |
| 14 |  A Hanging at Dawn | 2020 | |
| 15 |  An Irish Hostage | 2021 | |
| 16 |  The Cliff's Edge | 2023 |
Publication Order of Bibliomysteries Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Book of Virtue | 2012 | |
| 2 | Pronghorns of the Third Reich | 2012 | |
| 3 | The Book Thing | 2012 | |
| 4 | The Book Case | 2012 | |
| 5 | An Acceptable Sacrifice | 2012 | |
| 6 | Death Leaves a Bookmark | 2012 | |
| 7 | The Final Testament | 2013 | |
| 8 | Rides a Stranger | 2013 | |
| 9 | The Long Sonata of the Dead | 2013 | |
| 10 | The Book of Ghosts | 2013 | |
| 11 | The Compendium of Srem | 2014 | |
| 12 | What's in a Name? | 2014 | |
| 13 | Remaindered | 2014 | |
| 14 | The Sequel | 2014 | |
| 15 | The Gospel of Sheba | 2014 | |
| 16 | Book Club | 2014 | |
| 17 | The Nature of My Inheritance | 2014 | |
| 18 | It's in the Book | 2014 | |
| 19 | The Scroll | 2014 | |
| 20 | The Book of the Lion | 2015 | |
| 21 | The Little Men | 2015 | |
| 22 | Condor in the Stacks | 2015 | |
| 23 | Mystery, Inc. | 2015 | |
| 24 | Every Seven Years | 2015 | |
| 25 | From the Queen | 2015 | |
| 26 | The Travelling Companion | 2016 | |
| 27 | Citadel | 2016 | |
| 28 | Reconciliation Day | 2016 | |
| 29 | Dead Dames Don't Sing | 2016 | |
| 30 | The Haze | 2016 | |
| 31 | Hoodoo Harry | 2017 | |
| 32 | The Pretty Little Box | 2018 | |
| 33 | Seven Years | 2018 | |
| 34 | The Hemingway Valise | 2018 | |
| 35 | The Last Honest Horse Thief | 2018 | |
| 36 | The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository | 2018 | |
| 37 | The Girl Who Did Say No | 2020 | |
| 38 | The Traitor | 2022 | |
| 39 | The Dark Door | 2022 | |
| 40 | The Honeymoon Trap | 2022 |
Publication Order of Inspector Ian Rutledge Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Justice | 2008 | |
| 12 |  The Red Door | 2009 | |
| 13 |  The Kidnapping | 2010 | |
| 14 |  A Lonely Death | 2011 | |
| 15 |  The Confession | 2011 | |
| 16 |  Proof of Guilt | 2013 | |
| 17 |  Cold Comfort | 2013 | |
| 18 |  Hunting Shadows | 2014 | |
| 19 |  A Fine Summer's Day | 2015 | |
| 20 |  No Shred of Evidence | 2016 | |
| 21 |  Racing the Devil | 2017 | |
| 22 |  The Piper | 2017 | |
| 23 |  The Gatekeeper | 2018 | |
| 24 |  The Black Ascot | 2019 | |
| 25 |  A Divided Loyalty | 2020 | |
| 26 |  A Fatal Lie | 2021 | |
| 27 |  A Game of Fear | 2022 | |
| 28 |  A Christmas Witness | 2025 | |
| 29 |  A Day of Judgment | 2026 |
Publication Order of Music and Murder Mystery Books
Publication Order of Mysterious Profiles Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rambo | 2022 | |
| 2 |  Elvis Cole and Joe Pike | 2022 | |
| 3 |  Jack Taylor | 2022 | |
| 4 |  Jack Reacher | 2022 | |
| 5 |  Charlie Parker | 2022 | |
| 6 |  Hieronymus Bosch | 2022 | |
| 7 |  Lincoln Rhyme | 2022 | |
| 8 |  Alex Delaware | 2022 | |
| 9 |  Tess Monaghan | 2022 | |
| 10 |  Charlie Resnick | 2022 | |
| 11 |  Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus | 2022 | |
| 12 |  Inspector Morse | 2022 | |
| 13 |  Dismas Hardy | 2022 | |
| 14 |  Bob Lee Swagger | 2022 | |
| 15 |  Aloysius X. L. Pendergast | 2022 | |
| 16 |  Lou Boldt | 2022 | |
| 17 |  Spenser | 2022 | |
| 18 |  Charlotte and Thomas Pitt | 2022 | |
| 19 |  John Rebus | 2022 | |
| 20 |  Mallory | 2022 | |
| 21 |  Jane Whitefield | 2022 | |
| 22 |  Ian Rutledge | 2022 | |
| 23 |  Amos Walker | 2022 | |
| 24 |  Precious Ramotswe | 2022 | |
| 25 |  Maisie Dobbs | 2022 | |
| 26 |  The Lincoln Lawyer | 2022 | |
| 27 |  Condor | 2023 | |
| 28 |  Ben Kincaid | 2023 | |
| 29 |  Repairman Jack | 2023 | |
| 30 |  Joe Pickett | 2024 | |
| 31 |  Peter Diamond | 2024 | |
| 32 |  Nathan Heller | 2024 | |
| 33 |  Orphan X | 2025 |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tales | 2015 |
Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Murder Stone | 2003 |