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MacLeod, Charlotte (1922 - 2005)
Genre: Mystery
McLeod (aka Alisa Craig, her Canadian nom de plume), was born in Bath, New Brunswick but lived for years in rural Maine. Her many mysteries are imbued with a sense of humor, including the 12 featuring sleuth Sarah Kelling and the 10 that feature agronomist Professor Peter Shandy and his librarian wife, Helen.
MacLeod was co-founder of American Crime Writers League. She was nominated in 1988 for an Edgar Award and Malice Domestic honored her in 1998 with a lifetime achievement award.
Selected Bibliography
Peter Shandy Series (in order):
- Rest You Merry, (1978)
- The Luck Runs Out, (1979)
- Wrack and Rune, (1982)
- Something the Cat Dragged In, (1983)
- The Curse of the Giant Hogweed, (1985)
- The Corpse in Oozak's Pond, (1987) (Edgar Award nominee)
- Vane Pursuit, (1989)
- An Owl Too Many, (1991)
- Something in the Water, (1994)
- Exit the Milkman, (1996)
Sarah Kelling Series (in order)
- The Family Vault, (1979)
- The Withdrawing Room, (1980)
- The Palace Guard, (1981)
- The Bilbao Looking Glass, (1983)
- The Convivial Codfish, (1984)
- The Plain Old Man, (1985)
- The Recycled Citizen, (1988)
- The Silver Ghost, (1988)
- The Gladstone Bag, (1989)
- The Resurrection Man, (1992)
- The Odd Job, (1995)
- The Balloon Man, (1998/2000)
Short Story Collections
- Grab Bag
- Christmas Stalkings: Tales of Yuletide Murder, (1994)
- It Was an Awful Shame and Other Stories (2002)
Alisa Craig's Madoc & Janet Rhys series:
- A Pint of Murder, (1980)
- Murder Goes Mumming, (1981)
- The Terrible Tide, (1983)
- A Dismal Thing to Do, (1986/1988)
- Trouble in the Brasses, (1989/1991)
- The Wrong Rite, (1992)
Non-Series Books:
- Ask Me No Questions, (1971)
- King Devil, (1978)
- Cirak's Daughter (1982)
Non-Fiction:
- Had She But Known: A Biography of Mary Roberts Rinehart, (1994)