Premeditated Myrtle

By: Elizabeth C. Bunce

Narrated by: Bethan Rose Young

Twelve-year-old Myrtle Hardcastle has a passion for justice and a highly unconventional obsession with criminal science. Armed with her father’s law books and her mum’s microscope, Myrtle studies toxicology, keeps abreast of the latest developments in crime-scene analysis, and observes her neighbors in the quiet village of Swinburne, England.

When her next-door neighbor, a wealthy spinster and eccentric breeder of rare flowers, dies under mysterious circumstances, Myrtle seizes her chance. With her unflappable governess, Miss Ada Judson, by her side, Myrtle takes it upon herself to prove Miss Wodehouse was murdered and find the killer, even if nobody else believes her - not even her father, the town prosecutor.

With sparkling wit and a tight, twisty plot, Premeditated Myrtle, the first in a series from an award-winning author, introduces a brilliant young investigator ready to take on hard cases and maddening Victorian rules for Young Ladies of Quality in order to earn her place among the most daring and acclaimed amateur detectives of her time or any other.

©2020 Elizabeth C. Bunce (P)2020 Recorded Books

I love Myrtle!

My 14-year-old niece told me about this book. I love it! Myrtle and her governess are awesome! I am looking forward to the next book! Great performance too!

Enjoyable story

I enjoyed the suspense as Myrtle sleuthed down the culprits in the multi murder case.

Enjoyable

Reminds me of Flavia de Luce in 1951. Irrepressible Myrtle is quite the crime fan and legal study. Fun listen, light.

Excellent mystery for any age

I was so pleased with this book. The narration was well done. The story line was excellent, even to the last twist. I truly enjoyed a book with no cursing and no gratuitous sex. It was just a clean, exciting, mystery.

perfect murder mystery

wonderful murder mystery with just the right amount of suspects and clues! highly recommend this selection for readers who love a good chuckle and following the clues.