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Charlotte MacLeod

American author Charlotte MacLeod is best known for the Peter Shandy and Professor Madoc Rhys mystery series. A recipient of the Nero Wolfe Award, her witty, cozy novels have sold millions of copies. This page provides the Charlotte MacLeod books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1964Mystery of the White KnightPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1965Next Door to DangerPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1968The Fat Lady's GhostPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1968Mouse's VineyardPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1971Brass pounderPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1971Ask Me No QuestionsPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1972Astrology For SkepticsPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1978Rest You MerryPOoPPSB · 1Buy ↗

1978King DevilPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1979The Family VaultPOoSK&MBMB · 1Buy ↗

1979The Luck Runs OutPOoPPSB · 2Buy ↗

1980A Pint of MurderPOoMRB · 1Buy ↗

1980The Withdrawing RoomPOoSK&MBMB · 2Buy ↗

1980We Dare Not Go A-HuntingPOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1981The Grub-And-Stakers Move a MountainPOoGB · 1Buy ↗

1981Murder Goes MummingPOoMRB · 2Buy ↗

1981The Palace GuardPOoSK&MBMB · 3Buy ↗

1982Wrack and RunePOoPPSB · 3Buy ↗

1982Cirak's DaughterPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1983Something The Cat Dragged InPOoPPSB · 4Buy ↗

1983The Bilbao Looking GlassPOoSK&MBMB · 4Buy ↗

1983The Terrible Tide(As: Alisa Craig)POoSN · 10Buy ↗

1984The Convivial CodfishPOoSK&MBMB · 5Buy ↗

1984Maid of HonorPOoSN · 11Buy ↗

1985The Grub-and-Stakers Quilt a BeePOoGB · 2Buy ↗

1985The Curse of the Giant HogweedPOoPPSB · 5Buy ↗

1985The Plain Old ManPOoSK&MBMB · 6Buy ↗

1986A Dismal Thing to DoPOoMRB · 3Buy ↗

1987Grab BagPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1987The Corpse in Oozak's PondPOoPPSB · 6Buy ↗

1987The Recycled CitizenPOoSK&MBMB · 7Buy ↗

1987The Silver GhostPOoSK&MBMB · 8Buy ↗

1988The Grub-And-Stakers Pinch a PokePOoGB · 3Buy ↗

1989A Cozy For ChristmasPOoSS · 1Buy ↗

1989Trouble in the BrassesPOoMRB · 4Buy ↗

1989Vane PursuitPOoPPSB · 7Buy ↗

1990The Grub-and-Stakers Spin a YarnPOoGB · 4Buy ↗

1990The Gladstone BagPOoSK&MBMB · 9Buy ↗

1991An Owl Too ManyPOoPPSB · 8Buy ↗

1992The Wrong RitePOoMRB · 5Buy ↗

1992The Resurrection ManPOoSK&MBMB · 10Buy ↗

1993The Grub-And-Stakers House a HauntPOoGB · 5Buy ↗

1994Had She but KnownPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1994Something in the WaterPOoPPSB · 9Buy ↗

1995The Odd JobPOoSK&MBMB · 11Buy ↗

1996Exit the MilkmanPOoPPSB · 10Buy ↗

1998The Balloon ManPOoSK&MBMB · 12Buy ↗

2002It Was an Awful Shame and Other StoriesPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Standalone Novels11 books · 1964–1984

01Mystery of the White Knight1964Buy ↗

02Next Door to Danger1965Buy ↗

03The Fat Lady's Ghost1968Buy ↗

04Mouse's Vineyard1968Buy ↗

05Brass pounder1971Buy ↗

06Ask Me No Questions1971Buy ↗

07King Devil1978Buy ↗

08We Dare Not Go A-Hunting1980Buy ↗

09Cirak's Daughter1982Buy ↗

10The Terrible Tide(As: Alisa Craig)1983Buy ↗

11Maid of Honor1984Buy ↗

Publication Order of Professor Peter Shandy Books10 books · 1978–1996

01Rest You Merry1978Buy ↗

02The Luck Runs Out1979Buy ↗

03Wrack and Rune1982Buy ↗

04Something The Cat Dragged In1983Buy ↗

05The Curse of the Giant Hogweed1985Buy ↗

06The Corpse in Oozak's Pond1987Buy ↗

07Vane Pursuit1989Buy ↗

08An Owl Too Many1991Buy ↗

09Something in the Water1994Buy ↗

10Exit the Milkman1996Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas1 book · 1989

01A Cozy For Christmas1989Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections2 books · 1987–2002

01Grab Bag1987Buy ↗

02It Was an Awful Shame and Other Stories2002Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books2 books · 1972–1994

01Astrology For Skeptics1972Buy ↗

02Had She but Known1994Buy ↗

Publication Order of Grub-And-Stakers Books5 books · 1981–1993

01The Grub-And-Stakers Move a Mountain1981Buy ↗

02The Grub-and-Stakers Quilt a Bee1985Buy ↗

03The Grub-And-Stakers Pinch a Poke1988Buy ↗

04The Grub-and-Stakers Spin a Yarn1990Buy ↗

05The Grub-And-Stakers House a Haunt1993Buy ↗

Publication Order of Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn Mysteries Books12 books · 1979–1998

01The Family Vault1979Buy ↗

02The Withdrawing Room1980Buy ↗

03The Palace Guard1981Buy ↗

04The Bilbao Looking Glass1983Buy ↗

05The Convivial Codfish1984Buy ↗

06The Plain Old Man1985Buy ↗

07The Recycled Citizen1987Buy ↗

08The Silver Ghost1987Buy ↗

09The Gladstone Bag1990Buy ↗

10The Resurrection Man1992Buy ↗

11The Odd Job1995Buy ↗

12The Balloon Man1998Buy ↗

Publication Order of Madoc Rhys Books5 books · 1980–1992

01A Pint of Murder1980Buy ↗

02Murder Goes Mumming1981Buy ↗

03A Dismal Thing to Do1986Buy ↗

04Trouble in the Brasses1989Buy ↗

05The Wrong Rite1992Buy ↗

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