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In her spare time, macleod wrote short stories, and in 1964 published her first novel, a childrens book called mystery of the white knight. Peter has fled from his balaclava crescent home during the frenetic yuletide festivities and returns to find his best friends wife, bossy jemima ames, dead on his livingroom floor. Each december, the faculty of balaclava agricultural college goes wild with holiday deco. I downloaded this book a few days ago because i was looking for a quick. Buy rest you merry by charlotte macleod, paperback format, from the dymocks online bookstore.
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Charlotte macleod author charlotte macleod 19222005 was an internationally bestselling. Charlotte macleod was a favorite years ago, and this book. Click here for a post ive written about charlotte macleods peter shandy mystery series. As to rest you merry, it remains one of my all time favorite books. I have read rest you merry and the other books in the peter shandy series a number of times i wouldnt change anything. Each december, the faculty of balaclava agricultural college goes wild with holiday decorations. Whether you ve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. A christmas scrooge discovers a murdered librarian in this holiday novel from an edgar award finalist known for her witty, literate, and charming mysteries publishers weekly. Buy rest you merry by charlotte macleod from waterstones today.
The entire campus glitters with christmas lights, save for one dark spot. Rest you merry peter shandy, book 1 professor peter shandy eventually succumbs to jemima ames, chairperson for balaclava agricultural colleges significant fundraiser, the grand illumination. The following year, charlotte published her next adult mystery novel, which featured the protagonist kelling, the family vault. Curmudgeonly bachelor peter shandys a tenured professor of. Pdf rest you merry download full pdf book download. Rest you merry professor peter shandy by charlotte macleod. Rest you merry also available in format docx and mobi. Ms macleod s books are ones i can enjoy many times over, and still get the freshness and the delight as i did when i first read them many years ago. Books by charlotte macleod author of rest you merry goodreads.
Written by charlotte macleod, audiobook narrated by william dufris. The plot moved at a good pace, and i wanted to keep the pages turning. A disgruntled professor grossly overdoes the obligatory christmas decorations on his. Rest you merry 1979 revised and expanded from a short story, which became the opening chapter the luck runs out 1981 wrack and rune 1982 something the cat dragged in 1984 the curse of the giant hogweed.
Charlotte macleod debuted her professor peter shandy character in the novel rest you merry, published in 1978. Charlotte macleod s other series, as well as writing as alisa craig, are all among my keepers, but peter and balaclava college rule. Read the withdrawing room online by charlotte macleod books. I am inspired to download the audible edition of god rest you merry and take it along with me on my next car trip. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. So when my book club, the great escape, suggested rest you merry, the first novel in macleods peter shandy series, as our december read, no one was more enthusiastic than i. Nov 06, 2012 in her spare time, macleod wrote short stories, and in 1964 published her first novel, a childrens book called mystery of the white knight. But that oddness just adds to the charm of rest you merry charlotte macleod s first peter shandy mystery is a pleasantly warm, slightly screwball murder mystery with lots of clues and significant items sprinkled through the story. Marbles, books, knitted masks, sleds and a plastic santa all take part in the story. Oct 26, 2015 charlotte macleod 19222005 was an internationally bestselling author of cozy mysteries. Rest you merry by charlotte macleod 9781504045100 dymocks.
Charlotte macleods career began in 1964 with the novel mystery of the white knight. I adored the late charlotte macleods kelling series so, so much that i devoured all 12 books and only wish shed lived to write a dozen more. Discover book depositorys huge selection of charlotte macleod books online. Rest you merry 1978 the luck runs out 1979 wrack and rune 1981 something the cat dragged in 1983 the curse of. Below is a list of charlotte macleod s books in order of when they were originally published. Peter shandy mystery series december 27, 2018 well, still tis the season, so to speak, so i hope you arent all quite sick of the holiday yet, as i felt like revisiting an old personal favorite, and it seemed particularly appropriate to discuss one that started with a christmas entry.
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