As I plot and scheme new ideas for the Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries, I am constantly on the lookout for settings and situations that make for high stakes, high drama, and high adventure. One of the most perilous places I could think of to send Myrtle & Co. is one we now consider a place of safety and refuge—somewhere we go when we’re in need of help and care. But, in fact, the Victorian hospital was teeming with dangers! Let’s take a look at cutting edge medical care of the 1890s—and the thrilling setting of In Myrtle Peril!
