Mary Bartlet Leader

{{Short description|American author (1918–2004)}}

Mary Bartlet Leader (March 19, 1918 – April 27, 2004, in Mequon, Wisconsin) was the American author of two novels, Triad: A Novel of the Supernatural (1973){{Cite book|isbn = 069810496X|title = Triad|last1 = Leader|first1 = Mary|year = 1973}} and Salem’s Children (1979).{{Cite book|isbn = 0698107241|title = Salem's Children|last1 = Leader|first1 = Mary|year = 1979}} Triad was the inspiration behind the popular Fleetwood Mac song "Rhiannon".{{Cite web|url=http://www.inherownwords.com/rhiannon.htm|title=Stevie Nicks on Rhiannon|website=www.inherownwords.com}}

Leader died on April 27, 2004, in Mequon, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin where she had been a long time resident.{{Cite web|url=http://www.isfdb.org/wiki/index.php/Author:Mary_Leader|title=Author:Mary Leader - ISFDB|website=www.isfdb.org}}