Charlotte MacLeod

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Charlotte MacLeod (November 12, 1922 - January 14, 2005) was a mystery fiction writer.

[edit] Life and work

Born in New Brunswick, Canada in 1922, MacLeod emigrated to the United States in 1923. After attending the Art Institute of Boston, she began writing mystery books, over 30 in all, and also wrote about her native Canada under the pen name Alisa Craig. She specifically tailored her books to avoid too much violence, gore, or sex. One series focused on college professor Peter Shandy, another on Beacon Hill couple Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn.

Described as a "true lady" and often seen with hat and white gloves, MacLeod began writing at 6 AM, continued through the morning, then used the afternoon for rewrites. She only started new books on Sundays and during writing would stay dressed in a bathrobe to avoid temptation of leaving the house for an errand. Her work sold over 1 million copies in the United States as well as Canada and Japan. MacLeod was co-founder and past president of the American Crime Writers League, and in 1988 was nominated for an EDGAR Award for The Corpse in Oozak's Pond.

MacLeod spent her final years in Maine, and died on January 14, 2005 in a Lewiston, Maine nursing home.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Rest You Merry (1979)
  • The Family Vault (1980)
  • The Luck Runs Out (1981)
  • The Withdrawing Room (1981)
  • The Palace Guard (1982)
  • Wrack and Rune (1982)
  • The Bilbao Looking Glass (1983)
  • Something the Cat Dragged In (1984)
  • The Convivial Codfish (1984)
  • The Curse of the Giant Hogweed (1985)
  • The Plain Old Man (1985)
  • The Corpse in Oozak's Pond (1987)
  • The Recycled Citizen (1988)
  • The Silver Ghost (1988)
  • Vane Pursuit (1989)
  • The Gladstone Bag (1989)
  • An Owl Too Many (1991)
  • The Resurrection Man (1992)
  • Something in the Water (1994)
  • The Balloon Man (1998)

Non-series books:

  • Maid of Honor (1984)
  • The Fat Lady's Ghost (1968)
  • Ask Me No Questions (1971)
  • Cirak's Daughter (1982)


As Alisa Craig:

  • A Pint of Murder (1980)
  • The Grub and Stakers Move a Mountain (1981)
  • Murder Goes Mumming (1981)
  • The Terrible Tide (1985)
  • The Grub and Stakers Quilt a Bee (1985)
  • A Dismal Thing to Do (1986)
  • The Grub and Stakers Pinch a Poke (1988)
  • Trouble in the Brasses (1989)
  • The Grub and Stakers Spin a Yarn (1990)
  • The Wrong Rite (1992)
  • The Grub and Stakers House a Haunt (1993)

Edited by Charlotte MacLeod:

  • Christmas Stalkings
  • Mistletoe Mysteries

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