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 someone else’s goose gets cooked.
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I never miss a book by this author; great characters, always a good plot and very entertaining.
If there’s one thing Myrtle Clover will never accept, its that she cannot cook. But they doesn’t stop her from taking an advanced cooking class at the community college. After wheedling her best friend Miles into taking the class with her, they head for their first lesson. It turns out that Myrtle taught several of the class members, and her memories are not all find ones.
But when one of her classmates, and former students ends up murdered, she has a new case to work on. But not everybody is as they seem. Myrtle must untangle a web of secrets and lies to find the murderer. And when another body turns up, Miles and Myrtle have to speed things up before one of them is killed next.
Myrtle’s attempts at a cooking class that is way above her level of skill was one of the funniest parts of this book. The fact that she refuses to see it is almost too much. The new characters in this book were all unique, and the main cast of characters were just as dependable as ever. The twists and turns in this plot make it a great cozy mystery, and I can’t wait to read more about Myrtle.
I would recommend this to those who love the whole series, but I think you could pick this book up without reading the rest of the series. The plot is fascinating, and the mystery is memorable. This is the perfect book to curl up with on a rainy day. Myrtle Clover is one of my favorite amateur sleuths, and Craig keeps delivering great books with no shortage of funny dialogue, great recurring bits, and the best main character I’ve read in a while.
This review is for the audio book.
Myrtle, her sidekick Miles and the gnomes are back and just as funny as ever. I love this series and the author has made it very near to the top of my must read as soon as they come out list. That is because I know I will soon be chuckling along with the characters as they find themselves in all sorts of trouble and the idea of Myrtle Clover in a cooking class is just hilarious. This is book 11 in the series and if like me you have enjoyed the series then you know that Myrtle can not cook to save her life. It didn’t disappoint (and I don’t think it is giving away any plot spoilers to say that she still can’t). The mystery was good and with plenty of suspects the octogenarian sure has her work cut out for her (and me). There is so much about this book that I really enjoyed from the gnome display in the garden to the cat Pasha attacking everyone that it might be easier just to say get the book sit back and prepare to laugh.
Myrtle has signed her and Miles up for cooking lessons at the local collage. Where they find more than they were bargaining for. Wanda the pyschic meets them outside to pass on her usually dire prediction of danger but this time it is for Miles. They make it through the cooking lesson without incident but one of there class mates is so lucky. The loud ex pupil of Myrtle’s told her that everybody in the class hated him and it turns out he was right. Myrtle wants to host a dinner party and put into practice everything she’s learnt in class it’s not her fault that all the suspects will be there. Can she cook up a storm and find the killer before Wanda’s prediction about Miles comes true?
I like the narrator and I am glad that the author has decided that she is the best narrator to bring Myrtle and her friends to life.
Octagenerian Myrtle Clover always makes me smile. I enjoy her adventures with Miles, her neighbor Miles
Oh My Gosh!!!! It was GREAT! Myrtle and a very reluctant Miles goes to a cooking class at the college and it is a disaster! The BEST part of the book was the “lawn art” with the gnomes. (I love gnomes!!!!!) The “scary” part came at the end and it left me kind of shaken. I would love it if Myrtle was my Grandma.