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Charles Todd is the pen name used by the mother-and-son writing team, Caroline Todd and Charles Todd. Together they write the Ian Rutledge and Bess Crawford Series. They have published two standalone mystery novels and many short stories.

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	A Duty to the Dead (Bess Crawford, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 14,057 ratings — published 2009 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Test of Wills (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 13,351 ratings — published 1994 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Impartial Witness (Bess Crawford, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 8,187 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bitter Truth (Bess Crawford, #3) 3.89 avg rating — 6,433 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wings of Fire (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 6,406 ratings — published 1998 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Unmarked Grave (Bess Crawford, #4) 3.88 avg rating — 5,512 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legacy of the Dead (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #4) 4.15 avg rating — 4,980 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Lonely Death (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #13) 4.08 avg rating — 4,688 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Question of Honor (Bess Crawford, #5) 3.96 avg rating — 5,088 ratings — published 2013 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Search the Dark (Inspector Ian Rutledge, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 4,800 ratings — published 1999 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Charles Todd answered wonderwomand's question: I was watching Call the Midwife on BBC TV. I wondered if there is a possibility that Bess Crawford will work as a midwife in the East End of London? We doubt it would work because Bess is a military nurse who deals with treating wounds, assisting with surgery, etc. Bess has no experience or training as a midwife. We love that series and would love to see Bess on the BBC!
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Charles Todd made a comment in the group Ask Rhys Bowen, Deborah Crombie, and Charles Todd! — Ask the authors! topic " We don't describe Rutledge or Bess very often--usually it's in general terms, because we want the reader to picture them in their own imagination. But ...more "
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Charles Todd made a comment in the group Ask Rhys Bowen, Deborah Crombie, and Charles Todd! — For Charles Todd topic " Thanks, Kathy. We enjoy going to convention for this very reason. You write a book sitting in a room by yourself. You have to go to conventions to ...more "
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Charles Todd made a comment in the group Ask Rhys Bowen, Deborah Crombie, and Charles Todd! — For Rhys Bowen topic " I love the jacket art for the new Molly! Tell us a little about how you researched the story and the period. How you "saw" Paris in Molly's time. "
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Charles Todd made a comment in the group Special chat with Charles Todd, Alan Bradley, and Tasha Alexander — Questions for the authors? topic " Judy wrote: "Thanks for your post, Charles. Makes a lot of sense. I do hope that Inspector Rutledge continues to enthrall and involve your fans fo. r ...more "
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“That's the point of working with one's hands, you see. It gives the mind something else to do besides worry.”
― Charles Todd, A Duty to the Dead

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“I decided to become a policeman to speak for the dead. They have no one else, you see. Somewhere there’s always proof of what happened, some piece of evidence that will obtain a conviction. It’s important for the guilty to be brought to justice, I think. Without justice, there’s chaos.”
― Charles Todd, A Long Shadow

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“Tell me something. Why is everyone so determined to believe Wilton is innocent?"

Surprised, Davies said, "He's a war hero isn't he? Admired by the King and a friend of the Prince of Wales. He's visited Sandringham, been received by Queen Mary herself! A man like that doesn’t go around killing people!"

With a wry downturn of his lips, Rutledge silently asked, How did he win his medals, you fool, if not by being so very damned good at killing?”
― Charles Todd, A Test of Wills

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