Charlotte MacLeod, 82; Author of ‘Cozy’ Mysteries, Juvenile Books
LA Times
Charlotte MacLeod, mistress of the “cozy” mystery who penned more than 30 whimsical whodunits featuring warm, witty and downright wacky amateur sleuths solving murders by quicklime, ancient spear, stinging bees and other innovative means, has died. She was 82.
MacLeod, who also wrote a dozen juvenile books, myriad short stories and a biography, died Friday at a nursing home in Lewiston, Maine. The author spent most of her life in Boston but had lived in Maine since 1985.
Known for her ladylike manner, hat, white gloves and impeccable grammar, MacLeod was a perfect match for the “cozy” genre — something of the opposite to hard-boiled private eye mysteries. MacLeod’s cozy mysteries eschewed gore, graphic violence, sex and vulgar language and reveled in a dizzy pace, outrageous characters, a little romance and a lot of laughs.
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