Charles Todd Reading Order

10 books (2006–2025)

Charles Todd's Anthologies series comprises nine mystery and thriller anthologies published between 2006 and 2025, with new titles still being released. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Death Do Us Part and continuing through the most recent volume, Bat Out of Hell. The series features contributions from various authors and includes both standalone stories and curated selections from established publications like Crimespree Magazine and Black Cat Weekly. This ongoing series appeals to readers seeking diverse mystery and thriller narratives from established and emerging voices in the genre.

Start with Death Do Us Part, the first of 9 books in the Anthologies series.

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1	Death Do Us Part 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Study in Sherlock 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Deadly Pleasures 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Crimespree Magazine #58 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Malice Domestic 11: Murder Most Conventional 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Silent Night, Deadly Night 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Odd Partners 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Black Cat Weekly #50 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Bat Out of Hell 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

17 books (2009–2027)

Charles Todd's Bess Crawford series comprises 16 mystery and thriller novels published between 2009 and 2023, following publication order. The series appears to be complete as of 2023. Each book stands alone as a mystery while featuring the same protagonist, allowing readers to start with A Duty to the Dead or begin anywhere in the sequence, though reading in publication order provides the richest experience of character development.

Start with A Duty to the Dead, the first of 16 books in the Bess Crawford series.

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1	A Duty to the Dead 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	An Impartial Witness 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Girl on the Beach 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Bitter Truth 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	An Unmarked Grave 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Question of Honor 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	An Unwilling Accomplice 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Maharani's Pearls 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A Pattern of Lies 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Shattered Tree 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	A Casualty of War 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	A Forgotten Place 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	A Cruel Deception 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Hanging at Dawn 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	An Irish Hostage 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Cliff's Edge 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	A Deadly Cost 2027Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

40 books (2012–2022)

Bibliomysteries is an anthology mystery series edited by Charles Todd that spans 40 books published from 2012 to 2022, with the series likely concluded. Each book is a standalone short mystery written by a different acclaimed crime and thriller author, including Jeffery Deaver, Nelson DeMille, Laura Lippman, Reed Farrel Coleman, and many others. Read the books in publication order beginning with An Acceptable Sacrifice to experience the full collection as intended.

Start with An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver), the first of 40 books in the Bibliomysteries series.

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1	An Acceptable Sacrifice(By: Jeffery Deaver) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Death Leaves a Bookmark(By: William Link) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Pronghorns of the Third Reich(By: C.J. Box) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Book Case(By: Nelson DeMille) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Book Thing(By: Laura Lippman) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Book of Virtue(By: Ken Bruen) 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Rides a Stranger(By: David Bell) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Book of Ghosts(By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Final Testament(By: Peter Blauner) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Long Sonata of the Dead(By: Andrew Taylor) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Book Club(By: Loren D. Estleman) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	It's in the Book(By: Max Allan Collins,Mickey Spillane) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Remaindered(By: Peter Lovesey) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Compendium of Srem(By: F. Paul Wilson) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Gospel of Sheba(By: Lyndsay Faye) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Nature of My Inheritance(By: Bradford Morrow) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Scroll(By: Anne Perry) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	The Sequel(By: R.L. Stine) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	What's in a Name?(By: Thomas H. Cook) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	Condor in the Stacks(By: James Grady) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Every Seven Years(By: Denise Mina) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	From the Queen(By: Carolyn Hart) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Mystery, Inc.(By: Joyce Carol Oates) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Book of the Lion(By: Thomas Perry) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	The Little Men(By: Megan Abbott) 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Citadel(By: Stephen Hunter) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Dead Dames Don't Sing(By: John Harvey) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Reconciliation Day(By: Christopher Fowler) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	The Haze(By: James W. Hall) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Travelling Companion(By: Ian Rankin) 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Hoodoo Harry(By: Joe R. Lansdale) 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Seven Years(By: Peter Robinson) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository(By: John Connolly) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	The Hemingway Valise(By: Robert Olen Butler) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	The Last Honest Horse Thief(By: Michael Koryta) 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	The Pretty Little Box 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	The Girl Who Did Say No(By: David Handler) 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	The Dark Door(By: Lisa Unger) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Honeymoon Trap(By: Peter Swanson) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	The Traitor(By: Martin Edwards) 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

29 books (1994–2026)

The Inspector Ian Rutledge series spans 29 mystery novels published between 1994 and 2026, with new installments continuing to be released. These books follow a British detective navigating complex cases in the post-World War I era and should be read in publication order, beginning with A Test of Wills. The series is ongoing, offering readers an extended exploration of Rutledge's investigative work across two decades of releases.

Start with A Test of Wills, the first of 29 books in the Inspector Ian Rutledge series.

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1	A Test of Wills 1994Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Wings of Fire 1998Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Search the Dark 1999Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Legacy of the Dead 2000Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Watchers of Time 2001Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	A Fearsome Doubt 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A Cold Treachery 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	A Long Shadow 2006Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	A False Mirror 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	A Pale Horse 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	A Matter of Justice 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Red Door 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Kidnapping 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	A Lonely Death 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Confession 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Cold Comfort 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Proof of Guilt 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Hunting Shadows 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	A Fine Summer's Day 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	No Shred of Evidence 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	Racing the Devil 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Piper 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Gatekeeper 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	The Black Ascot 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	A Divided Loyalty 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	A Fatal Lie 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	A Game of Fear 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	A Christmas Witness 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	A Day of Judgment 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2022–2025)

The Music and Murder Mystery series by Charles Todd is an ongoing collection of four mystery and thriller books published between 2022 and 2025. Each installment features a different cast of contributing authors alongside the core narrative framework. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Hotel California and continuing through Thriller, Back in Black, and Bat Out of Hell. With new entries still being released, this series offers readers a fresh mystery experience with each successive volume.

Start with Hotel California(By: Heather Graham,John Gilstrap,Reed Farrel Coleman,Andrew Child,Amanda Flower,Don Bruns,Rick Bleiweiss,Jennifer Dornbush), the first of 4 books in the Music and Murder Mystery series.

34 books (2022–2025)

Mysterious Profiles is an ongoing collection of 33 mystery and thriller novels published between 2022 and 2025, featuring character profiles from various detective and crime fiction series. The collection spans multiple authors and their iconic protagonists, including characters like Jack Reacher, Hieronymus Bosch, Inspector Morse, and Charlie Parker. Readers should follow the books in publication order to experience the complete Mysterious Profiles series as intended. Begin with the first entry to work through the full collection of character-focused mystery narratives.

Start with Alex Delaware(By: Jonathan Kellerman), the first of 33 books in the Mysterious Profiles series.

2 books (2012–2015)

Charles Todd's short story and novella collection spans two volumes published between 2012 and 2015, comprising a complete series best approached in publication order. The first collection, The Walnut Tree, should be read before A Guid Soldier to experience these mystery and thriller pieces as the author intended. This finished series offers readers a concentrated dose of Todd's storytelling across shorter narrative formats.

Start with The Walnut Tree and read in order.

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1	The Walnut Tree 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A Guid Soldier 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2015–2015)

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1	Tales 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2003–2003)

#	Title
1	The Murder Stone 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible