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ByElizabeth C. Bunce
An EdgarAward Winning Series
Myrtle Hardcastletwelve-year-old Young Lady of Quality and Victorian amateur detectiveis back on the case, solving a string of bizarre murders in her hometown of Swinburne and picking up right where she left off inPremeditated MyrtleandHow to Get Away with Myrtle.
Whentheproprietor of Leightons Mercantile is found dead on themorninghis annual Christmas shop display is to be unveiled, its clear a killer had revenge in mind. But who would want to kill the local dry-goods merchant? Perhaps someone who remembers themysteriousscandal thatdestroyed his career asa professor and archaeologist. When the killer strikes again, each time manipulating the figures in the display to foretell the crime, Myrtle finds herself racing to uncover the long-buried facts of acold caseand the motivations of a modern murderer.
Age range 10 – 18
Grade range 5 – 13
SeriesMyrtle Hardcastle Mystery
Categories
- Fiction
Number of pages 368
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