Caroline and Charles Todd

Charles Todd is a pen name used by the American authors Caroline and Charles Todd. This mother-and-son writing team lives in the eastern United States, in North Carolina and Delaware respectively.

The authors are best known for a series of novels, set in post World War I England. The books deal with the cases of Inspector Ian Rutledge, a veteran of the European campaigns who is attempting to pick up the pieces of his Scotland Yard career. However, he must keep his greatest burden a secret: suffering from shell shock, he lives with the constant, cynical, taunting voice of Hamish MacLeod, a young Scots soldier he was forced to execute on the battlefield for refusing an order.

They are also the authors of a series about Bess Crawford, a nurse serving in France during World War I.

Recognition and Awards

• A Test of Wills (1996) – was nominated for the John Creasey Award in the United Kingdom; other nominations are the Edgar Award,^[1] an Anthony,^[2] and the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association Dilys Award.^[3] The work won the Barry Award^[4] from the Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine. The Independent Mystery Booksellers Association named A Test of Wills one of the 100 favorite mysteries of the 20th Century,^[5] and it received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

• Wings of Fire (1998) – received a nomination for the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association Dilys Award^[3] and was shortlisted for first Ellis Peters Mystery Award in the United Kingdom. Again The New York Times selected it as a Notable Book of the Year.

• Search the Dark (1999) – was the winner of the 1999 Reviewers Choice Award for Best Historical Mystery from the Romantic Times Magazine.^[6]

• Legacy of the Dead (2000) – earned the Todd's a third The New York Times Notable book listing and an Anthony Award nomination.^[2]

• A Cold Treachery (2005) – received a Publishers Weekly: Starred Review.

• An Unmarked Grave (2012) – received an Agatha Award nomination for Best Historical Novel.^[7]

• A Question of Honor (2013) – won the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel.^[7]

Publications

Featuring Inspector Ian Rutledge

• A Test of Wills (1996) . ISBN 0-06-124284-5
• Wings of Fire (1998) . ISBN 0-312-96568-0
• Search the Dark (1999) . ISBN 0-312-97128-1
• Legacy of the Dead (2000) . ISBN 0-553-58315-8
• Watchers of Time (2001) . ISBN 0-553-58316-6
• A Fearsome Doubt (2002) . ISBN 0-553-58317-4
• A Cold Treachery (2005) . ISBN 0-553-58661-0
• A Long Shadow (2006) . ISBN 0-06-078673-6
• A False Mirror (2007) . ISBN 0-06-078673-6
• A Pale Horse (2008) . ISBN 0-06-123356-0
• A Matter of Justice (2009) . ISBN 0-06-123359-5
• The Red Door (2010) . ISBN 978-0-06-172616-3
• A Lonely Death (2011) . ISBN 978-0-06-172619-4
• The Confession (2012) . ISBN 978-0-06-201566-2
• Proof of Guilt (2013) . ISBN 978-0-06-201568-6
• Hunting Shadows (2014) . ISBN 978-0-06-223718-7
• A Fine Summer's Day (2015)

Featuring Bess Crawford

• A Duty to the Dead (2009) . ISBN 978-0-06-179176-5
• An Impartial Witness (2010) . ISBN 978-0-06-179178-9
• A Bitter Truth (2011) . ISBN 978-0-06-201570-9
• An Unmarked Grave (2012) . ISBN 978-0-06-201572-3
• A Question of Honor (2013) . ISBN 978-0-06-223715-6
• An Unwilling Accomplice (2014) .
• A Pattern of Lies (2015)

Stand-alone Novels

• The Murder Stone (2003) . ISBN 0-553-80348-4
• The Walnut Tree (2012) . ISBN 978-0-06-223699-9

References

External links

• Charles Todd official webpage