Overview:You’re invited to a deadly drop-in:Cosette Whitlow is a society matron…if tiny Bradley, North Carolina, has one. She kindly volunteers for all the town’s charities, but isn’t nearly as kind to her own family, neighbors, and friends. In fact, Cosette is emphatically disliked by much of the town—including octogenarian Myrtle Clover. And Myrtle knows that dislike in Bradley can quickly turn … that dislike in Bradley can quickly turn deadly.
No one seems surprised when Cosette’s body is discovered during a party she’s hosting—she was struck on the head with a croquet mallet. Wanting to restore order to the small town, Myrtle resolves to track down the killer—before the killer strikes again.
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If you want more Myrtle Clover, please check out the other books in the series: The books can be read out of order, but the technical order of the books is as follows: Pretty is as Pretty Dies, Progressive Dinner Deadly, Dyeing Shame, A Body in the Backyard, Death at a Drop-In, A Body at Book Club, Death Pays a Visit, and A Body at Bunco
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This review is for the audio book.
This is another excellent instalment to the Myrtle Clover series. This is such a fun series that I have recommended it to my mum as we like very similar books and I just know she will get a kick out of this series. Like the picture shows it is a light hearted series with plenty of humour to keep you laughing. The mystery is good byt it is the characters that really make it for me. I love the way with each book Elaine takes up a new hobby that either helps Myrtle or drives her mad and as for the long running gnome fight, I start chuckling just at the thought of it. This is definitely a series that will brighten your day.
Miles talks Myrtle into dropping by at a party that neither of them want to go to but can’t think of a way of getting out of, Miles because she shameless flirts with him and Myrtle just doesn’t like her. Nobody likes Cosette but even they are surprised when she is killed in the backyard while hosting one of her famous parties. With plenty of suspects including her own daughter and husband to question Myrtle and Miles are soon on the case but this time Myrtle has been up staged by a new keen reporter and won’t be writing the story for the Bradley Bulge. With Red, her son convinced she is better off moving to Green pastures (a retirement home) and the boss at the paper giving her job to someone a lot younger Myrtle sets out to prove them all wrong. There is still life in this octogenarian yet, unless a killer gets to her first.
I really like this narrator and think she does a wonder job of bringing Myrtle and her friends to life.
Myrtle Clover is back, and this time she’s investigating the murder of one of the social matrons of Bradley. In this lovely addition to the Myrtle Clover cozy mystery series, there are more suspects and more secrets to uncover in this small southern town. And this time she has to dig up the secrets of Cosette Whitlow, who wasn’t the most popular person in town.
Myrtle has limited time to find out who murdered Cosette. And with Miles at her side, she begins to unearth secrets. There are suspects galore, from a soft spoken husband who might have been pushed too far by her sharp tongue. Then there’s Joan, the daughter that was never good enough for Cosette. There’s Tobin, a neighbor with complaints about his neighbor’s inconsiderate nature. But that’s not all. Cosette really wasn’t popular, with her hands in every activity possible. Can Myrtle discover the killer before more bodies pile up? Or will she be the next one dropping dead.
This story is a good addition to the series, even though it isn’t my favorite. The story was solid and the characters, as always, are entertaining and diverse. I love Craig’s world of Bradley, North Carolina. It’s so interesting, and there are so many secrets buried in the small town, and I look forward to hearing more about it in the rest of the series.
If you enjoy Myrtle’s adventures, then dive on in to Bradley once again. There’s more murder and mayhem to be had with Myrtle, who won’t be so easy to take down. Give the octogenarian some props and follow along as she figures out the mystery.
I love Myrtle and I hope I grow up to be just like her. When poor Miles asks Myrtle to be his NOT date to a neighborhood drop-in party he has no idea what is in store for them. The hostess is found dead in the backyard and Myrtle sets out to “investigate for the newspaper” . (Eye roll inserted here.) Unfortunately for her, she becomes the front page story when she gets to close to the killer. The gnomes come out to play with Red and the laughs are never ending.