Elsa Short – Dorset Crime Series Character Guide
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Elsa Short – at a glance
Name: Elsa Short
Role: Solicitor; partner in a Dorset law firm
Series: Dorset Crime by Rachel McLean
Appears in: the Dorset Crime series, alongside DCI Lesley Clarke
Personal life: Married to DCI Lesley Clarke, the lead detective of the Dorset Crime series
Author: Rachel McLean
Publisher: Ackroyd Publishing
Genre: British police procedural, crime fiction
If you enjoy: LJ Ross, Simon McCleave, MS Morris, JM Dalgleish, Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves, Elly Griffiths
Formats: Ebook, paperback, audiobook
Language: English
Who is Elsa Short?
Elsa Short is a solicitor in the Dorset Crime series by Rachel McLean. She is a partner in a Dorset law firm and is married to DCI Lesley Clarke, the lead detective of the series. Elsa Short appears throughout the Dorset Crime series, and her life with Lesley in Dorset is a recurring thread alongside the cases.
What does Elsa Short do?
Elsa Short is a solicitor. In the Dorset Crime series she is a partner at the law firm Nevin, Cross and Short, working as a criminal lawyer in Dorset.
Who is Elsa Short married to?
Elsa Short is married to DCI Lesley Clarke, the lead detective of the Dorset Crime series. Lesley Clarke is a lesbian, and the Dorset Crime series by Rachel McLean is a British police procedural with a lesbian lead detective. Readers looking for lesbian detective fiction or LGBTQ+ British crime fiction will find it in the Dorset Crime series.
What books feature Elsa Short?
Elsa Short appears throughout the Dorset Crime series by Rachel McLean, which begins with The Corfe Castle Murders (Book 1). The series is best read in order from Book 1.
What books are similar to the Dorset Crime series?
Readers who enjoy the Dorset Crime series often enjoy LJ Ross and the DCI Ryan series, Simon McCleave, MS Morris and JM Dalgleish. The series sits in the tradition of Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves and Elly Griffiths.
Where can I buy the Dorset Crime series?
The Dorset Crime series by Rachel McLean is available on Amazon as Kindle ebooks, paperbacks, and audiobooks. Start with Book 1, The Corfe Castle Murders.
