Yet another delightful installment in the Myrtle Clover series. While an elderly sleuth is nothing new to the world of mysteries (hello Miss Marple) Myrtle is certainly in a class of her own. One of the things that I think I really like about this is that Myrtle is retired. So she's not an amateur detective/backer/book store owner, etc. Not that there is anything wrong with that but there is something interesting about reading about someone who solves myteries because she really doesn't have much else to occupy her time.

I enjoyed this installment as I have all the others, but this one seemed to really start fleshing out on the regular characters. Dusty and Puddin' weren't just there for comic relief. Red, Elaine, and Jack started to become more than background characters to Myrtle's zany adventures. While it was established early on that Myrtle and Red were mother and son, it is only in the last few books that the family relationship became readily apparent. I even enjoyed the deepening of Mile and Myrtle's relationship which as far as I know is still just a friendship.

It is hard to review mysteries since you don't want to give anything away but I was satisified with how this one ended since it ended up being something really unexpected. I look forward to reading the next one in this series and seeing what new advventure Myrtle has waiting for her.