#MyrtleMondays: Museums for Crime Buffs

Do your summer plans include visiting a few museums? Did you know that there are museums whose collections are specifically tailored to the history of criminology, policing, and forensic science? Let’s have a look at some collections you might want to check out.

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Ask #MyrtleMondays: Let’s Talk Epigraphs

This week’s post was inspired by Reader Mail! One of the most common questions I get is about “the quotes at the beginning of the chapters” in the Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries. Today we’re going to take a deeper dive into one of the features that makes a Myrtle book a Myrtle book: the epigraphs!

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#MyrtleMondays: Let’s Go Swimming!

Here in the US, it’s Memorial Day. Originally conceived to honor fallen soldiers, the holiday’s three-day weekend has become the unofficial kickoff to summer. Pool parties, summer camp, weekends at the lake, and holidays by the seaside… for many people, summer means swimming. Our 19th century ancestors were no different. Let’s have a look at how the Victorians enjoyed the water!

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