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Grub-And-Stakers is a series of cozy mystery novels by Canadian-American author Alisa Craig (Charlotte MacLeod). The series follows Dittany Henbit Monk and husband Osbert Monk. Dittany is a member of the garden club, while Osbert is an author. The series is set in the fictional town of Lobelia Falls, Ontario, Canada.
The Madoc & Janet Rhys series is a cozy mystery series by Canadian-American novelist Charlotte MacLeod (writing as Alisa Craig). Madoc Rhys is an inspector with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), who solves mysteries with wife Janet Rhys. The series is set in the Canadian Maritime province of New Brunswick.
Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn is a series of cozy mystery novels by Canadian-American author Charlotte MacLeod. Max Bittersohn is an art security expert/detective, while wife Sarah Kelling is a boarding house owner/socalite. The series is set in Boston, Massachusetts.
Professor Peter Shandy is the central character in a series of cozy mystery novels by Canadian-American author Charlotte MacLeod. Peter Shandy is a botany professor at the Balaclava Agricultural College. Peter often ends up investigating crimes that occur around his work. He is often joined by librarian Helen Marsh. The series is set in Massachusetts.
Charlotte MacLeod (1922-2005) was a Canadian-born American author of mystery novels. She is best known for her Professor Peter Shandy series and also wrote the Sarah Kelling & Max Bittersohn series as well as the Madoc Rhys and Grub-And-Stakers series as Alisa Craig. Charlotte MacLeod was born in New Brunswick and her family moved to […]
Simeon Grist is the protagonist in a series of mystery novels by American novelist Timothy Hallinan. Grist is an overeducated private investigator based in Los Angeles. His previous career was that of a UCLA English professor.
Timothy Hallinan is an American novelist of thriller and mystery novels. He is the author of the Simeon Grist, Poke Rafferty and Junior Bender series. Aside from being a novelist, Hallinan has worked as a consultant to several large corporations on TV sponsorship and audience-building. He also ran a firm that helped build the web […]
The Cats in Trouble Mysteries is a series of cozy mystery novels by American author Leann Sweeney. The series follows Jillian Hart (and her three cats), who makes cat quilts in Mercy, South Carolina.
The Yellow Rose Mysteries is a cozy mystery series by American novelist Leann Sweeney. The series follows Abby Rose, who is a Houston-based private investigator. She has also inherited a fortune and has a heart the size of her home state, Texas.
Leann Sweeney is an American author of cozy mystery novels. She writes the Yellow Rose Mysteries and Cats in Trouble Mysteries. Leann grew up in Niagara Falls, New York and was educated at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Lemoyne College in Syracuse, New York. She also got her degree in behavioral science from the University of […]