Caroline and Charles Todd
Charles Todd is a pen name used by the American authors Caroline Todd and Charles Todd, who were mother and son. Caroline Todd was the pen name for Carolyn Watjen (born Carolyn Linene Teachey; November 13, 1934 — August 28, 2021) and Charles Todd is the pen name for her son David Watjen.[1] Caroline Todd died in August 2021, at age 86 from complications of a lung infection.[1] Charles Todd lives in North Carolina.
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 and moments before a shell from their own artillery buried Rutledge's regiment alive. Only Rutledge survived because of a small air pocket between his face and Hamish MacLeod's body.[2]
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,[3] an Anthony,[4] and the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association Dilys Award.[5] The work won the Barry Award[6] 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,[7] 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[5] and was shortlisted for first Ellis Peters Mystery Award in the United Kingdom
- Legacy of the Dead (2000) – received an Anthony Award nomination.[4]
- An Unmarked Grave (2012) – received an Agatha Award nomination for Best Historical Novel.[8]
- A Question of Honor (2013) – won the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel.[8]
Publications
Featuring Inspector Ian Rutledge
- A Test of Wills (1996) . Template:ISBN
- Wings of Fire (1998) . Template:ISBN
- Search the Dark (1999) . Template:ISBN
- Legacy of the Dead (2000) . Template:ISBN
- Watchers of Time (2001) . Template:ISBN
- A Fearsome Doubt (2002) . Template:ISBN
- A Cold Treachery (2005) . Template:ISBN
- A Long Shadow (2006) . Template:ISBN
- A False Mirror (2007) . Template:ISBN
- A Pale Horse (2008) . Template:ISBN
- A Matter of Justice (2009) . Template:ISBN
- The Red Door (2010) . Template:ISBN
- A Lonely Death (2011) . Template:ISBN
- The Confession (2012) . Template:ISBN
- Proof of Guilt (2013) . Template:ISBN
- Hunting Shadows (2014). Template:ISBN
- A Fine Summer's Day (2015). Template:ISBN
- No Shred of Evidence (2016). Template:ISBN
- Racing the Devil (2017) . Template:ISBN
- The Piper (2017) . Template:ISBN
- The Gate Keeper (2018) . Template:ISBN
- The Black Ascot (2019) . Template:ISBN
- A Divided Loyalty (2020) . Template:ISBN
- A Fatal Lie (2021) . Template:ISBN
- A Game of Fear (2022) . Template:ISBN
Featuring Bess Crawford
- A Duty to the Dead (2009) . Template:ISBN
- An Impartial Witness (2010) . Template:ISBN
- A Bitter Truth (2011) . Template:ISBN
- An Unmarked Grave (2012) . Template:ISBN
- A Question of Honor (2013) . Template:ISBN
- An Unwilling Accomplice (2014) . Template:ISBN
- A Pattern of Lies (2015) . Template:ISBN
- The Shattered Tree (2016) . Template:ISBN
- A Casualty of War (2017) . Template:ISBN
- A Forgotten Place (2018) . Template:ISBN
- A Cruel Deception (2019) . Template:ISBN
- A Hanging at Dawn (2020) . Template:ISBN
- An Irish Hostage (2021) . Template:ISBN
- The Cliff's Edge (2023)
Stand-alone novels
- The Murder Stone (2003) . Template:ISBN
- The Walnut Tree (2012) . Template:ISBN
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