When her yardman finds a body in her backyard, octogenarian Myrtle is ready to investigate, but her neighbor, police chief Red, who is also her son, is less happy about her involvement. Former English teacher Myrtle has lots of local connections, and the aid of her sidekick, also retired enginee...
Well I picked this up from a bookcrossing shelf and although the look of the book should have alerted me to its content. I thought it would be worth a read as it was billed as a detective novel set in Carolina and based around a quilting group.It is a Mills & Boon style of book without the roman...
A wonderful story with Myrtle Clover, her friends, family, and even those she doesn't like and how Myrtle strives to solve the murder mystery of her small, southern town. Myrtle who is in her early 80's, a retired literature teacher and mother of the police chief is a character you can't help but...