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)

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