Charlotte MacLeod

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Charlotte MacLeod (Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction)

Principal Series

The Peter Shandy series, 1978-1996; the Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn series, 1979-1998; the Janet Wadman and Madoc Rhys series, 1980-1992; the Grub-and-Stakers series, 1981-1993

Principal Series Characters

Peter Shandy, an agrostologist and college professor, is in late middle age when he first appears. He has not aged more than a few years in the course of the series but has married Helen Marsh. A calm and quiet man, he has strong moral convictions and enjoys the display of wit and repartee. His keen observations and his love of counting...

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• Gladstone Bag, The (Magill Book Reviews)
• Owl Too Many, An (Magill Book Reviews)
• Resurrection Man, The (Magill Book Reviews)
• Silver Ghost, The (Magill Book Reviews)
• Wrong Rite, The (Magill Book Reviews)
• Detective Novel, The (Topical Overview--Long Fiction)
• Detective Story, The (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)