When Cora Croft—pillar of the community—drops dead at the neighborhood block party, Myrtle's casserole is exhibit A. Which sadly makes Myrtle a forensic point of interest instead of a detective.
It turns out Bradley's most celebrated civic institution spent decades collecting enemies as efficiently as she collected accolades. With her son Red quietly furious, neighbor Erma armed with photographs of gnome-related property damage, and half the town weighing in on her casserole with entirely too much sympathy and not nearly enough surprise, Myrtle has exactly the kind of puzzle she lives for. Now she just needs to convince everyone she's solving it—not responsible for it.
Bestselling author Elizabeth Spann Craig writes cozy mysteries the way they were meant to be: small-town Southern charm, quirky recurring casts, and clever puzzles readers can solve alongside the sleuth. A lifelong mystery lover who grew up on Nancy Drew and graduated to Agatha Christie, Elizabeth writes five series — including the beloved Myrtle Clover Mysteries and Village Library Mysteries — published by Penguin Random House, Midnight Ink, and independently. The mother of two, she lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina with her husband and a rotating cast of furry characters. Find her at elizabethspanncraig.com