Author Charlotte MacLeod, 82, dies

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Long Beach Press Telegram

Author Charlotte MacLeod, 82, dies
By Associated Press


LEWISTON, Maine — Mystery writer Charlotte MacLeod, whose specialty was the "cozy" mystery and whose protagonists were often amateur sleuths, has died at the age of 82.

MacLeod's more than 30 novels sold in excess of 1 million copies in the United States and also drew followings in Canada and Japan.

MacLeod died Friday in a Lewiston nursing home, said her sister, Alexandria Baxter of Richmond.

Her books eschewed graphic violence, sex, gore and profanity.

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MacLeod's Peter Shandy series described the adventures of a college professor, and the Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn mysteries were about a couple from Boston's Beacon Hill area. She also wrote a couple of series under the pen name Alisa Craig that were set in her native Canada.

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[LiberalEsto]

1. Oh dear!

I loved her writing. She was incredibly funny and had a wonderful vocabulary.

Rest in peace, Charlotte!

[NJCher]

2. Charlotte was a resident of the town I live in for 21 years

Here in NJ. She must have gone south for retirement. The town is well known for its many mystery writers :)


Cher