Charles Todd Books in Order
Charles Todd has written 49 books, published between 1994 and 2026. The first book is A Test of Wills (1994) and the newest is A Day of Judgment (2026). One more title is announced: A Deadly Cost (2027). Publication order is the reading order below. 29 of the 50 books listed here are in the Inspector Ian Rutledge series, which has its own page: Inspector Ian Rutledge books in order.
- Books
- 49 + 1 announced
- Published
- 1994–2026
- Confirmed
- 49 of 50 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,358 in 33 of 50 books
- Reading time
- 189–284 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,358 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 50 titles with a page count on record.
Charles Todd writes historical mysteries set around the First World War. Inspector Ian Rutledge, a police detective, and Bess Crawford, a nurse, head the two main series in a catalogue of 50 titles that begins with A Test of Wills (1994). A Day of Judgment is the most recent book, and A Deadly Cost is dated 2027. Short stories and standalone novels round out the list.
How many Charles Todd books are there?
Charles Todd has 49 published books, released between 1994 and 2026. They include 2 separate series. One more, A Deadly Cost (2027), is announced.
Charles Todd Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 50 Charles Todd books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119943053/4
- 219983063/4
- 319993043/4
- 420003843/4
- 520014213/4
- 620023563/4
- 720033773/4
- 820054003/4
- 920063413/4
- 1020073713/4
- 112007–3/4
- 122008–3/4
- 1320093293/4
- 1420093443/4
- 152010–2/4
- 162010–3/4
- 172010–3/4
- 1820113403/4
- 1920113433/4
- 2020113443/4
- 2120122483/4
- 2220122623/4
- 2320133363/4
- 2420133433/4
- 252013–3/4
- 2620143683/4
- 272014–3/4
- 282014–3/4
- 2920151763/4
- 302015–3/4
- 3120153253/4
- 3220153683/4
- 3320162873/4
- 3420163413/4
- 3520173773/4
- 3620173413/4
- 372017–3/4
- 3820183543/4
- 3920184803/4
- 4020193033/4
- 4120193523/4
- 422020–3/4
- 432020–3/4
- 442021–3/4
- 4520215123/4
- 4620223203/4
- 472023–3/4
- 482025–3/4
- 492026–3/4
- 502027–3/4
Charles Todd series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Bess Crawford books in order 16 books
- Inspector Ian Rutledge books in order 29 books
Charles Todd books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Charles Todd Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Charles Todd Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Charles Todd Short Story
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Charles Todd Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Charles Todd books run from A Test of Wills (1994) to A Day of Judgment (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Charles Todd in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Charles Todd books in order?
You only need to read Charles Todd books in order within each series: the books listed here span 2 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Charles Todd
Start with the first book of the Charles Todd series you want to read: Bess Crawford starts with A Duty to the Dead (2009) and Inspector Ian Rutledge starts with A Test of Wills (1994). The earliest catalogued title overall is A Test of Wills (1994).
What is the newest Charles Todd book?
A Day of Judgment (2026) is the newest Charles Todd book released so far.
Is there a new Charles Todd book coming?
Yes. A Deadly Cost (2027) is the next Charles Todd book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.
Charles Todd at a glance
- Still publishing
- Charles Todd is still publishing. A Deadly Cost is announced for 2027.
- Release pace
- Charles Todd books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,358 pages across the 33 of 50 books with a recorded length, a median of 343 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Charles Todd books, 27 of 50, were published in the 2010s.
What the Charles Todd books are about
37 of the 50 Charles Todd books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ian rutledge (fictitious character) is tagged on 20 of 37. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Ian Rutledge (Fictitious character) 20 of 37 books
- Police 19 of 37 books
- World War, 1914-1918 18 of 37 books
- Nurses 12 of 37 books
- England 11 of 37 books
- Mystery & detective, historical 9 of 37 books
- Rutledge, ian (fictitious character) 9 of 37 books
- Bess Crawford (Fictitious character) 8 of 37 books
- Murder 8 of 37 books
- Investigation 7 of 37 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 6 of 37 books
- Historical fiction 5 of 37 books