How to Get Away with Myrtle (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery 2)

An Edgar(R) Award Winning Series

Before the train has left the station, England's most accomplished new detective already is on a suspect's trail, and readers will be delighted to travel along.

Myrtle Hardcastle has no desire to go on a relaxing travel excursion with her aunt Helena when there are More Important things to be done at home, like keeping close tabs on criminals and murder trials. Unfortunately, she has no say in the matter. So off Myrtle goes--with her governess, Miss Judson, and cat, Peony, in tow--on a fabulous private railway coach headed for the English seaside.

Myrtle is thrilled to make the acquaintance of Mrs. Bloom, a professional insurance investigator aboard to protect the priceless Northern Lights tiara. But before the train reaches its destination, both the tiara and Mrs. Bloom vanish. When Myrtle arrives, she and Peony discover a dead body in the baggage car. Someone has been murdered--with Aunt Helena's sewing shears.

The trip is derailed, the local police are inept, and Scotland Yard is in no rush to arrive. What's a smart, bored Young Lady of Quality stranded in a washed-up carnival town to do but follow the evidence to find out which of her fellow travelers is a thief and a murderer?

Author: Elizabeth C. Bunce
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
Published: 10/06/2020
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781616209193
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 12
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 511011 / How to Get Away with Myrtle


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2020
School Library Journal 10/01/2020 pg. 73
Booklist 10/15/2020 pg. 56

About the Author
Bunce, Elizabeth C.: - Elizabeth C. 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. 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. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and their cats. You can find her online at elizabethcbunce.com.