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
- 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
- Legacy of the Dead (2000) – received an Anthony Award nomination.[2]
- An Unmarked Grave (2012) – received an Agatha Award nomination for Best Historical Novel.[6]
- A Question of Honor (2013) – won the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel.[6]
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)
- No Shred of Evidence (2016)
- Racing the Devil (2017)
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)
- The Shattered Tree (2016)
Stand-alone Novels
- The Murder Stone (2003) . ISBN 0-553-80348-4
- The Walnut Tree (2012) . ISBN 978-0-06-223699-9
References
- ↑ "Best First Novel Edgar Award". Mystery Writers of America. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- 1 2 "Anthony Award Nominees and Winners". Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- 1 2 "Dilys Award". mysterybooksellers.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "1997 Best first Novel Barry Award". Deadly Pleasures Magazine. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Booksellers' 100 Favorite Mysteries of the Twentieth Century". onmimystery.com. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- 1 2 "Agatha Awards". Malice Domestic. Retrieved June 9, 2014.