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Author of the Ian Rutledge Series, Bess Crawford Series and many more.
A Day of Judgement availabe March 10, 2026 The reviews... Pre Order now.
06.02.2026 00:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My pipes they are polished and my clothes are pressed for tonight is Bobby Burns supper! Git yer kilt on!! #robertburns #scotlant #poetry #UK
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Today in WWI: The Battle of Dogger Bank (24 January 1915) a naval engagement, in the North Sea, The British intercepted and decoded German wireless that a German squadron was heading to Dogger Bank. UK: 47 killed/ wounded. Germany: 1,034 killed/wounded,
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Congratulation to all of the Edgar® award nominees!! #MWA #Edgars
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Happy Birthday Edgar Allan Poe! On todays date in 1809 #EdgarAllanPoe was born in Boston MA! We celebrate his #mysteries and unique mind!
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A Day of Judgement a Rutledge Mystery release 3-10-26, pre order now. Star Review PW, Library Journal “This latest is sure to delight the enormous readership..mystery series. Crime Reads list of booka of 2026, “This is a nuanced and ingenious historical mystery that readers will..devour.” #Mystery
09.01.2026 16:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy Birthday #SherlockHolmes ! Although a fictional character of #Mystery #Fiction fans of the sleuth celebrate today as the day of his birth in 1854! Although #ConanDoyle is long gone his creation lives on in the hearts of readers around the world!
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Happy Birthday Rudyard Kipling! Born this day in 1865. Caroline taught me “IF” when I was 3 and it has been among the guideposts of my life. #rudyardkipling
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In #uk , #boxingday is the day after Christmas the servants of wealthy aristocrat families were treated as part of the bonus, and food leftovers on the next day after Christmas Day. In Victorian England, role reversal was undertaken. #UK #IanRutledge #BessCrawford
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Thank you to Mysterious Press who made this novella a reality!
22.12.2025 21:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Wall Street Journal review of A Christmas Witness! “Mr. Todd’s narrative begins as a police-procedural but subtly transforms into a tale of personal redemption and a poignant Christmas story.” A great stocking stuffer! #WSJ #ACHRISTMASWITNESS
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Hanukkah Sameach our dear friends of the Jewish faith! Our prayers are with those in Australia, #Hannukkah2025 #hanuman #sindhiswag #lordganesha #shalom #happyhanukkah #judaism #hindus #ganpatibappa #omnamahshivaya #hindustani #hinduswaraj #hindvad
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Thank you so much! I am delighted to learn that you enjoyed this story!
04.12.2025 14:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Getting excited to see everyone!
30.11.2025 17:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy Birthday Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known by the pen name Mark Twain was an American writer, humorist, essayist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. #marktwain #bookworm #booknerd
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Latha Sona Naomh Anndra! Happy #saintandrewsday The day honors St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, and is marked with festivities. The day is also linked to the origin of the Scottish flag, the Saltire, which features St. Andrew's cross.
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Looking forward to our visit!
25.11.2025 21:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today in #WWI Battle of Cambrai: November 20 to December 5, 1917. The Battle of Cambrai, is most notably remembered as the first large-scale use of tanks in combat near the French city of Cambrai.Casualties: Allied: 75,681, Germany: 54,720.
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This Month’s Best New Historical Mysteries
Check out this month’s biggest and buzziest historical mysteries! A festive mystery from a NYT bestseller: Why It’s Readworthy: Christmastime in 1921, Ian Rutledge newly appointed chief inspector travels to Kent to investigate a lord’s attempted murder.
Happy Birthday Robert Lewis Stevenson! Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet, and travel writer. Caroline Todd shared his borthday. #UK #Scotland #Fiction
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Lest We Forget! November 11th is #ArmisticeDay in many countries and #VeteransDay in the USA. This day recognizes all those who gave their lives in #WWI and beyond to keep us safe and free.. #Veterans #WWI #Military #History #NeverForget
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For the Fallen
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn;
At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
We will remember them.
by Laurence Binyon.
#rememberanceday #uk
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Chirp Mega Series Sale!
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Inspector Ian Rutledge Mysteries
by Charles Todd
Somehow, the past keeps catching up with Inspector Ian Rutledge in this "superb" historical mystery series (Lee Child) that "combines crisp plotting with stylish prose" (Booklist).
Today is Guy Fawks (the 5th of November) day to celebrate the plot to blow up Westminster Palace iand King James I in 1605. Celebrated with bonfires, fireworks and burnt effigies of popular hate-figure from the plot. #Guy Fawks #GuyFawksNight #UK
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Recently many fans have asked about the Audio Version of A Christmas Witness. It is now available for sale at many retail outlets in addition to Amazon. #IanRutledge #AChristmasWitness #CharlesTodd
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Today in WWI: The Battle of Caporetto from October 24, to November 19, 1917: A terrible loss for Italy. 70,000 casualties and 265,000–275,000 captured. #WWI #Italy #UK
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#1 On Amazon under hard boiled mysteries!
23.10.2025 15:26 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Today is Release Day for A Christmas Witness! At long last the wait is over!
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On October 20, 1920 Agatha Christie published The Mysterious Affair at Styles and one can say her debut novel helped reshape the genre. #agathacristie #mystery #herculeproiot
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Remember The Importance of Being Earnest because it is Oscar Wilde’s Birthday 16 October 1854! “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” #oscarwilde #poet #humorist #playwrghit
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