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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 — 12,929 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 — 12,475 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 — 7,573 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 — 5,917 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 — 5,911 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) 3.87 avg rating — 5,007 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 — 4,623 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) 4.07 avg rating — 4,390 ratings — published 2011	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) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,410 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
	A Question of Honor (Bess Crawford, #5) 3.96 avg rating — 4,639 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

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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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“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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And Then There Were None/Agatha Christie

40 votes, 10.7%

The Shining / Stephen King

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Ripper: A Novel / Isabel Allende

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A Test Of Wills / Charles Todd

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Rules Of Prey / John Sandford

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The Green Mile / Stephen King

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Pig Island/ Mo Hayder

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Broken Dolls /James Carol

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The Case of the Love Commandos / Tarquin Hall

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A Terrible Beauty/Graham Masterton

3 votes, 0.8%

On Behalf of the Family/ Mar Preston

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next of sin/Lisa Gordon

1 vote, 0.3%

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