Charles Todd è uno pseudonimo utilizzato dal duo di scrittori americani Caroline e Charles Todd, madre e figlio. Sono noti soprattutto per i loro romanzi gialli, in particolare per la serie con l'ispettore Ian Rutledge, detective della Scotland Yard nel dopoguerra inglese. Caroline, scomparsa nel 2021, ha lasciato un'eredità che Charles continua a onorare attraverso il loro lavoro.
Caroline e Charles Todd risiedono negli Stati Uniti, ma i loro romanzi sono per la maggior parte ambientati in Gran Bretagna, specialmente durante l'era della Prima Guerra Mondiale. Hanno scritto una serie di romanzi incentrati su Ian Rutledge, un veterano che torna a casa per servire come ispettore di polizia. Il duo ha anche creato la serie Bess Crawford e due romanzi gialli indipendenti. La loro scrittura combina temi storici con trame accattivanti, risuonando con molti lettori.
Caroline e Charles provengono da una famiglia con una ricca tradizione narrativa. Hanno trascorso molte sere ad ascoltare storie dai loro padri e nonni, e la nonna di Caroline era solita raccontare storie di fantasmi affascinanti. Questo background ha influenzato notevolmente la loro scrittura, consentendo loro di creare narrazioni avvincenti ambientate in epoche precedenti alle loro. La loro passione condivisa per la Prima Guerra Mondiale è stata innescata da uno zio che era un volatore durante la guerra. L'amore di Charles per la storia, in particolare la Guerra Civile Americana, la Prima e la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, ha anche contribuito alla loro narrazione.
Caroline e Charles hanno entrambi background unici che arricchiscono la loro scrittura. Caroline ha una laurea in Letteratura Inglese e Storia e un Master in Relazioni Internazionali. Charles ha una laurea in Scienze della Comunicazione con un focus sulla Gestione Aziendale e un diploma in arti culinarie. Charles è appassionato di vela e ha una carriera come consulente aziendale, mentre Caroline ama viaggiare, fare giardinaggio e dipingere ad olio. Entrambi amano gli sport e hanno una passione per gli animali, con una storia di adozione di soccorsi. Nonostante le sfide della scrittura insieme, hanno creato una partnership di successo, con Caroline che dà a Charles del filo da torcere e Charles che fa schiantare il computer di Caroline in rappresaglia.
Inspector Ian Rutledge Books
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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
Bess Crawford Books
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A Duty to the Dead
2009
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The Girl on the Beach
2010
3
An Impartial Witness
2010
4
A Bitter Truth
2011
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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
Romanzi singoli
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1
The Murder Stone
2003
Racconti brevi/Novelle
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1
The Walnut Tree
2012
2
A Guid Soldier
2015
Raccolte di racconti
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1
Tales
2015
Mysterious Profiles Books
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Elvis Cole and Joe Pike
2022
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Jack Taylor
2022
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Elvis Cole and Joe Pike (By: Robert Crais)
2022
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Jack Taylor (By: Ken Bruen)
2022
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Jack Reacher
2022
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Jack Reacher (By: Lee Child)
2022
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Charlie Parker
2022
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Charlie Parker (By: John Connolly)
2022
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Hieronymus Bosch
2022
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Lincoln Rhyme
2022
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Hieronymus Bosch (By: Michael Connelly)
2022
12
Alex Delaware
2022
13
Lincoln Rhyme (By: Jeffery Deaver)
2022
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Alex Delaware (By: Jonathan Kellerman)
2022
15
Tess Monaghan
2022
16
Charlie Resnick
2022
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Tess Monaghan (By: Laura Lippman)
2022
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Charlie Resnick (By: John Harvey)
2022
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Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus
2022
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Inspector Morse
2022
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Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus (By: Faye Kellerman)
2022
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Dismas Hardy
2022
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Inspector Morse (By: Colin Dexter)
2022
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Dismas Hardy (By: John Lescroart)
2022
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Bob Lee Swagger
2022
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Aloysius X. L. Pendergast
2022
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Bob Lee Swagger (By: Stephen Hunter)
2022
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Lou Boldt
2022
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Aloysius X. L. Pendergast (By: Douglas Preston)
2022
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Spenser
2022
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Lou Boldt (By: Ridley Pearson)
2022
32
Charlotte and Thomas Pitt
2022
33
Spenser (By: Robert B. Parker)
2022
34
Charlotte and Thomas Pitt (By: Anne Perry)
2022
35
John Rebus
2022
36
Mallory
2022
37
John Rebus (By: Ian Rankin)
2022
38
Jane Whitefield
2022
39
Mallory (By: Carol O'Connell)
2022
40
Jane Whitefield (By: Thomas Perry)
2022
41
Ian Rutledge: A Mysterious Profile
2022
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Ian Rutledge
2022
43
Amos Walker
2022
44
Precious Ramotswe
2022
45
Amos Walker (By: Loren D. Estleman)
2022
46
Precious Ramotswe (By: Alexander McCall Smith)
2022
47
Maisie Dobbs
2022
48
Maisie Dobbs (By: Jacqueline Winspear)
2022
49
The Lincoln Lawyer
2022
50
The Lincoln Lawyer (By: Michael Connelly)
2022
51
Ben Kincaid
2023
52
Repairman Jack
2023
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Condor ( By: James Grady)
2023
54
Ben Kincaid ( By: William Bernhardt)
2023
55
Repairman Jack (By: F. Paul Wilson)
2023
56
Joe Pickett (By: C.J. Box)
2024
57
Peter Diamond (By: Peter Lovesey)
2024
58
Nathan Heller (By: Max Allan Collins)
2024
Bibliomysteries Books
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The Book of Virtue
2012
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The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)
2012
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Pronghorns of the Third Reich
2012
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Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)
2012
5
The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)
2012
6
The Book Thing
2012
7
The Book Case
2012
8
The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)
2012
9
An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver)
2012
10
An Acceptable Sacrifice
2012
11
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)
2012
12
Death Leaves a Bookmark
2012
13
The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)
2013
14
The Final Testament
2013
15
Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)
2013
16
Rides a Stranger
2013
17
The Long Sonata of the Dead
2013
18
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)
2013
19
The Book of Ghosts
2013
20
The Book of Ghosts ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
2013
21
The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)
2014
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The Compendium of Srem
2014
23
What's in a Name? ( By: Thomas H. Cook)
2014
24
What's in a Name?
2014
25
Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)
2014
26
Remaindered
2014
27
The Sequel
2014
28
The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)
2014
29
The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)
2014
30
The Gospel of Sheba
2014
31
Book Club
2014
32
Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)
2014
33
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)
2014
34
The Nature of My Inheritance
2014
35
It's in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane)
2014
36
It's in the Book
2014
37
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)
2014
38
The Scroll
2014
39
The Book of the Lion
2015
40
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)
2015
41
The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)
2015
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The Little Men
2015
43
Condor in the Stacks
2015
44
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)
2015
45
Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)
2015
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Mystery, Inc.
2015
47
Every Seven Years
2015
48
Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)
2015
49
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)
2015
50
From the Queen
2015
51
The Travelling Companion
2016
52
The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin)
2016
53
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)
2016
54
Citadel
2016
55
Reconciliation Day
2016
56
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)
2016
57
Dead Dames Don't Sing
2016
58
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)
2016
59
The Haze (By: James W. Hall)
2016
60
The Haze
2016
61
Hoodoo Harry
2017
62
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)
2017
63
The Pretty Little Box
2018
64
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)
2018
65
Seven Years
2018
66
The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)
2018
67
The Hemingway Valise
2018
68
The Last Honest Horse Thief
2018
69
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)
2018
70
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)
2018
71
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository
2018
72
The Girl Who Did Say No
2020
73
The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)
2020
74
The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)
2022
75
The Traitor
2022
76
The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)
2022
77
The Dark Door
2022
78
The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)
2022
79
The Honeymoon Trap
2022
Bibliomysteries Series in Chronological Order
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The Book of Virtue (By: Ken Bruen)
2012
2
The Book of Virtue
2012
3
The Scroll (By: Anne Perry)
2014
4
The Scroll
2014
5
Pronghorns of the Third Reich (By: C.J. Box)
2012
6
Pronghorns of the Third Reich
2012
7
An Acceptable Sacrifice
2012
8
An Acceptable Sacrifice ( By: Jeffery Deaver)
2012
9
Death Leaves a Bookmark (By: William Link)
2012
10
Death Leaves a Bookmark
2012
11
Seven Years (By: Peter Robinson)
2018
12
Seven Years
2018
13
The Book Thing (By: Laura Lippman)
2012
14
The Book Thing
2012
15
The Book of Ghosts
2013
16
The Book of Ghosts ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman)
2013
17
Book Club (By: Loren D. Estleman)
2014
18
Book Club
2014
19
The Long Sonata of the Dead
2013
20
The Long Sonata of the Dead (By: Andrew Taylor)
2013
21
The Final Testament
2013
22
The Final Testament (By: Peter Blauner)
2013
23
Rides a Stranger
2013
24
Rides a Stranger (By: David Bell)
2013
25
What's in a Name?
2014
26
What's in a Name? ( By: Thomas H. Cook)
2014
27
It's in the Book (By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane)
2014
28
It's in the Book
2014
29
The Nature of My Inheritance
2014
30
The Nature of My Inheritance (By: Bradford Morrow)
2014
31
Remaindered (By: Peter Lovesey)
2014
32
Remaindered
2014
33
The Compendium of Srem
2014
34
The Compendium of Srem (By: F. Paul Wilson)
2014
35
The Gospel of Sheba (By: Lyndsay Faye)
2014
36
The Gospel of Sheba
2014
37
The Sequel (By: R.L. Stine)
2014
38
The Sequel
2014
39
The Book of the Lion (By: Thomas Perry)
2015
40
The Book of the Lion
2015
41
The Little Men
2015
42
The Little Men (By: Megan Abbott)
2015
43
Every Seven Years (By: Denise Mina)
2015
44
Every Seven Years
2015
45
Citadel (By: Stephen Hunter)
2016
46
Citadel
2016
47
Condor in the Stacks (By: James Grady)
2015
48
Condor in the Stacks
2015
49
Mystery, Inc. (By: Joyce Carol Oates)
2015
50
Mystery, Inc.
2015
51
The Travelling Companion ( By: Ian Rankin)
2016
52
The Travelling Companion
2016
53
The Haze (By: James W. Hall)
2016
54
The Haze
2016
55
Dead Dames Don't Sing
2016
56
Dead Dames Don't Sing (By: John Harvey)
2016
57
Reconciliation Day (By: Christopher Fowler)
2016
58
Reconciliation Day
2016
59
Hoodoo Harry (By: Joe R. Lansdale)
2017
60
Hoodoo Harry
2017
61
The Pretty Little Box
2018
62
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository (By: John Connolly)
2018
63
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository
2018
64
The Hemingway Valise
2018
65
The Hemingway Valise (By: Robert Olen Butler)
2018
66
The Last Honest Horse Thief (By: Michael Koryta)
2018
67
The Last Honest Horse Thief
2018
68
The Book Case (By: Nelson DeMille)
2012
69
The Book Case
2012
70
From the Queen
2015
71
From the Queen (By: Carolyn Hart)
2015
72
The Girl Who Did Say No
2020
73
The Girl Who Did Say No (By: David Handler)
2020
74
The Traitor (By: Martin Edwards)
2022
75
The Traitor
2022
76
The Dark Door
2022
77
The Dark Door (By: Lisa Unger)
2022
78
The Honeymoon Trap (By: Peter Swanson)
2022
79
The Honeymoon Trap
2022
Music and Murder Mystery Books
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Hotel California (By: Heather Graham, John Gilstrap, Reed Farrel Coleman, Andrew Child, Amanda Flower, Don Bruns, Rick Bleiweiss, Jennifer Dornbush)
2022
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Thriller (By: Heather Graham, Jeffery Deaver, William Kent Krueger, Don Bruns, Dahlia Rose, David R. Slayton)
2023
3
Back in Black (By: Heather Graham, Reed Farrel Coleman, Ward Larsen, Tori Eldridge, Andrew Child, Don Bruns)
2024
4
Bat Out of Hell (By: Don Bruns)
2025
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Bat Out of Hell (With: Heather Graham, John Gilstrap, Andrew Child, Don Bruns, Rick Bleiweiss, Dave Bruns, C.J. Kudlacz)
2025
Charles Todd Anthologies
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Death Do Us Part
2006
2
A Study in Sherlock
2011
3
Deadly Pleasures
2013
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Crimespree Magazine #58
2015
5
Death Knell V
2016
6
Malice Domestic 11
2016
7
Silent Night, Deadly Night
2016
8
Murder, They Wrote: Five Bibliomysteries by Edgar Award-Winning Authors
2018
9
Odd Partners
2019
10
Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives