Or does he? With no body at the scene, Myrtle and her governess, Miss Judson, fear the so-called murder was a feverish delusion until a critical piece of evidence appears.īut where’s the victim? And who at the hospital could be harboring murderous intent? Myrtle is determined to find out before the killer comes after her father. Hardcastle’s pursuit of the case takes a detour when he’s hospitalized for a tonsillectomy only to witness a murder. Is this truly Ethel Snowcroft, believed to be lost at sea with her parents, or a con artist chasing a windfall? Mr. When a mysterious girl attempts to stake her claim to the Snowcroft family fortune, Myrtle Hardcastle’s father, a lawyer, is asked to help prove, or disprove the girl’s identity. You can find her online at ĪBOUT THE NEW BOOK: Myrtle Hardcastle, 12 year-old Victorian Amateur Detective, returns to investigate the case of a missing heiress lost at sea, an inquiry that runs aground when a murder in plain sight has no apparent victim. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and their cats. She has never had a governess, and no one has ever accused her of being irrepressible, but a teacher did once call her “argumentative” which was entirely untrue, and she can prove it. Bunce grew up on a steady diet of Sherlock Holmes, Trixie Belden, and Quincy, M.E., and always played the lead prosecutor in mock trial. Bunce, Edgar Award-Winning Author of Premeditated Myrtle, will Celebrate the Publication of her New Hardcover Mystery In Myrtle Peril ( Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery 4), and will be In Conversation with Peggy Elscott, Rainy Day Books Bookseller about Elizabeth's New Book, her life & work.ĪBOUT THE AUTHOR: Elizabeth C.
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