Author: elizabethspanncraig

There are no renewals when you’re permanently checked out. When librarian Ann Beckett finally reluctantly agrees to being set-up on a blind date by one of her over-eager patrons, she figures that the worst that could happen would be that the two of them wouldn’t hit it off.Little did she know that she’d be stood up…because her date was murdered.With the help from her patrons, Ann tries to find … murdered.With the help from her patrons, Ann tries to find out who might be responsible in the small town of Whitby before more residents are permanently checked out.more

This book goes from ‘tell-all’ to ‘dead men tell no tales.’  Retired English teacher Myrtle Clover is frequently asked to proofread for friends. So she wasn’t totally surprised when her friend Pearl asked her to take a look at her memoir and polish it up. But before Myrtle could pull out her red pen, Pearl was found … murdered.Now Myrtle and her senior sidekick Miles must track down the memoir … Myrtle and her senior sidekick Miles must track down the memoir and the murderer   before the killer makes any more final revisions.more

When Myrtle’s housekeeper is a murder suspect, she swears to Myrtle that she’s squeaky clean.  It’s easy for fellow citizens to get on your nerves in sleepy Southern towns like Bradley, North Carolina.  Particularly when one of the citizens is something of a cheapskate. Amos Subers isn’t one to tip waiters, pay back a loan, or behave generously with family.  When it’s discovered that … it’s discovered that penny-pinching Amos was actually quite wealthy, it hardly engenders goodwill in the small town … in fact, he’s heartily disliked. Octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover’s housekeeper is certainly no fan of his: Amos owes…

Sometimes taking a spin makes you crash and burn. When a neighbor disappears, Myrtle and Miles shift gears and hit the road to search for him. They discover their neighbor slightly off the beaten track—murdered with a tire iron. Myrtle has no intention of letting the killer give them the slip. She and Miles buckle up for a race against time to find the murderer…before someone else hits a dead … murderer…before someone else hits a dead end.     more

When Myrtle Clover and her friend Miles attend a play in their small town, there?s a full house on opening night.It?s clear to Myrtle that one of the actresses is a stage hog who loves stealing the spotlight. Nandina Marshall certainly does upstage everyone?when her murder forces an unexpected intermission.Can Myrtle and Miles discover who was behind her final curtain call?.before murder makes an … an encore?more

 Myrtle has decided that she’s actually a very good cook. In fact, she feels she’s such a good cook that she elects to hone her skills at a cooking school.  She persuades her reluctant friend Miles to join her, convinced they both could use some inspiration in the kitchen.This cooking school enrolls one rather loud-mouth student who quickly makes everyone fed-up. This unfortunate student, fond of … unfortunate student, fond of telling tales out of school, learns that one man’s meat is another man’s poison.  Myrtle and Miles must use class act detecting skills to learn who’s been schooled in murder before…

Loose lips sink ships…and result in murder.When Myrtle and her friend Miles set out for adventure on the high sea, they assume most of the trip’s excitement will result from shore excursions to charming Alaskan villages.They feel as if their ship has come in.  But when a fellow passenger disappears, Myrtle realizes she must seize the helm and find the killer…before more souls are lost.

Overview:Playing Bunco may be fun…but murder proves a game-changer.Octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover has never heard of the dice game Bunco. Regardless, she steps in as her daughter-in-law’s sub and reluctantly puts her game face on.Bunco turns out to be child’s play. But when a body is discovered, Myrtle realizes another game is afoot. Before long, she’s playing cat and mouse with the killer.… she’s playing cat and mouse with the killer.Can she track down the murderer before the game is up? Or, with the killer playing hard to get, will it end up being “no dice?”Other Works…If you want more…

Overview:At Greener Pastures Retirement Home, leisure time can prove perilous.When psychic (and hubcap retailer) Wanda Alewine pays a late-night visit to Myrtle Clover, she urges the octogenarian sleuth to head straight to Greener Pastures Retirement Home. But Wanda doesn’t want Myrtle to consider the Home’s dubious amenities–she wants Myrtle to prevent a murder seen in a vision.Reluctant Myrtle … murder seen in a vision.Reluctant Myrtle investigates with sidekick Miles, who seems a lot more interested in Greener Pastures than she is. As the duo digs, they uncover more than just Sudoku and Scrabble—they discover a sinister undercurrent… with murder as…

Overview:This is one book club meeting that doesn’t go by the book.When octogenarian sleuth Myrtle Clover discovers Naomi Pelter’s dead body during a book club meeting, the other members seem shocked. But Myrtle can read between the lines. Naomi had riled everyone up by flirting with other people’s husbands, arguing with neighbors, and generally making a nuisance of herself. Murdering … nuisance of herself. Murdering troublemakers is the oldest trick in the book.The book club members seem too sweet to be killers, but Myrtle knows better than to judge books by their covers. Myrtle’s investigation into the murder will take…