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Charlotte MacLeod Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Charlotte MacLeod in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 48 books / 8 series

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.

Books by Charlotte MacLeod in Publication Order

1964 Mystery of the White Knight POoSN / 1 Buy
1965 Next Door to Danger POoSN / 2 Buy
1968 The Fat Lady's Ghost POoSN / 3 Buy
1968 Mouse's Vineyard POoSN / 4 Buy
1971 Brass pounder POoSN / 5 Buy
1971 Ask Me No Questions POoSN / 6 Buy
1972 Astrology For Skeptics POoNB / 1 Buy
1978 Rest You Merry POoPPSB / 1 Buy
1978 King Devil POoSN / 7 Buy
1979 The Family Vault POoSK&MBMB / 1 Buy
1979 The Luck Runs Out POoPPSB / 2 Buy
1980 A Pint of Murder POoMRB / 1 Buy
1980 The Withdrawing Room POoSK&MBMB / 2 Buy
1980 We Dare Not Go A-Hunting POoSN / 8 Buy
1981 The Grub-And-Stakers Move a Mountain POoGB / 1 Buy
1981 Murder Goes Mumming POoMRB / 2 Buy
1981 The Palace Guard POoSK&MBMB / 3 Buy
1982 Wrack and Rune POoPPSB / 3 Buy
1982 Cirak's Daughter POoSN / 9 Buy
1983 The Bilbao Looking Glass POoSK&MBMB / 4 Buy
1983 Something The Cat Dragged In POoPPSB / 4 Buy
1983 The Terrible Tide(As: Alisa Craig) POoSN / 10 Buy
1984 The Convivial Codfish POoSK&MBMB / 5 Buy
1984 Maid of Honor POoSN / 11 Buy
1985 The Grub-and-Stakers Quilt a Bee POoGB / 2 Buy
1985 The Curse of the Giant Hogweed POoPPSB / 5 Buy
1985 The Plain Old Man POoSK&MBMB / 6 Buy
1986 A Dismal Thing to Do POoMRB / 3 Buy
1987 Grab Bag POoSSC / 1 Buy
1987 The Corpse in Oozak's Pond POoPPSB / 6 Buy
1987 The Recycled Citizen POoSK&MBMB / 7 Buy
1987 The Silver Ghost POoSK&MBMB / 8 Buy
1988 The Grub-And-Stakers Pinch a Poke POoGB / 3 Buy
1989 A Cozy For Christmas POoSS / 1 Buy
1989 Trouble in the Brasses POoMRB / 4 Buy
1989 Vane Pursuit POoPPSB / 7 Buy
1990 The Grub-and-Stakers Spin a Yarn POoGB / 4 Buy
1990 The Gladstone Bag POoSK&MBMB / 9 Buy
1991 An Owl Too Many POoPPSB / 8 Buy
1992 The Wrong Rite POoMRB / 5 Buy
1992 The Resurrection Man POoSK&MBMB / 10 Buy
1993 The Grub-And-Stakers House a Haunt POoGB / 5 Buy
1994 Had She but Known POoNB / 2 Buy
1994 Something in the Water POoPPSB / 9 Buy
1995 The Odd Job POoSK&MBMB / 11 Buy
1996 Exit the Milkman POoPPSB / 10 Buy
1998 The Balloon Man POoSK&MBMB / 12 Buy
2002 It Was an Awful Shame and Other Stories POoSSC / 2 Buy

Complete Charlotte MacLeod Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Standalone Reading Order 11 books / 1964-1984
01 Mystery of the White Knight 1964 Buy
02 Next Door to Danger 1965 Buy
03 The Fat Lady's Ghost 1968 Buy
04 Mouse's Vineyard 1968 Buy
05 Brass pounder 1971 Buy
06 Ask Me No Questions 1971 Buy
07 King Devil 1978 Buy
08 We Dare Not Go A-Hunting 1980 Buy
09 Cirak's Daughter 1982 Buy
10 The Terrible Tide(As: Alisa Craig) 1983 Buy
11 Maid of Honor 1984 Buy
01 Rest You Merry 1978 Buy
02 The Luck Runs Out 1979 Buy
03 Wrack and Rune 1982 Buy
04 Something The Cat Dragged In 1983 Buy
05 The Curse of the Giant Hogweed 1985 Buy
06 The Corpse in Oozak's Pond 1987 Buy
07 Vane Pursuit 1989 Buy
08 An Owl Too Many 1991 Buy
09 Something in the Water 1994 Buy
10 Exit the Milkman 1996 Buy
01 A Cozy For Christmas 1989 Buy
01 Grab Bag 1987 Buy
02 It Was an Awful Shame and Other Stories 2002 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 2 books / 1972-1994
01 Astrology For Skeptics 1972 Buy
02 Had She but Known 1994 Buy
Grub-And-Stakers Reading Order 5 books / 1981-1993
01 The Grub-And-Stakers Move a Mountain 1981 Buy
02 The Grub-and-Stakers Quilt a Bee 1985 Buy
03 The Grub-And-Stakers Pinch a Poke 1988 Buy
04 The Grub-and-Stakers Spin a Yarn 1990 Buy
05 The Grub-And-Stakers House a Haunt 1993 Buy
01 The Family Vault 1979 Buy
02 The Withdrawing Room 1980 Buy
03 The Palace Guard 1981 Buy
04 The Bilbao Looking Glass 1983 Buy
05 The Convivial Codfish 1984 Buy
06 The Plain Old Man 1985 Buy
07 The Recycled Citizen 1987 Buy
08 The Silver Ghost 1987 Buy
09 The Gladstone Bag 1990 Buy
10 The Resurrection Man 1992 Buy
11 The Odd Job 1995 Buy
12 The Balloon Man 1998 Buy
Madoc Rhys Reading Order 5 books / 1980-1992
01 A Pint of Murder 1980 Buy
02 Murder Goes Mumming 1981 Buy
03 A Dismal Thing to Do 1986 Buy
04 Trouble in the Brasses 1989 Buy
05 The Wrong Rite 1992 Buy

Where to start with Charlotte MacLeod

What is the best order to read Charlotte MacLeod books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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