#MyrtleMondays: Happy Birthday, Myrtle!

You would have no reason to know this (and so you are forgiven for not sending a card), but yesterday was Myrtle Hardcastle’s birthday! No, not a book release date (though we have one coming soon!), but her actual calendar birthday, according to information in Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries #2, How to Get Away with Myrtle. Well, I suppose you do have a reason to know this. Card negligence forgiveness rescinded.

But while we were marking the occasion, it seemed the perfect time to talk about how the Victorians celebrated birthdays. (more…)

#MyrtleMondays: In Myrtle Peril is heading to Germany!

Myrtle’s grand tour of Germany continues! Following the success of the German editions of Premeditated Myrtle/Mord em Gewächshaus and How to Get Away with Myrtle/Mord em Handgepack, publisher Verlag Knesebeck has picked up Book 4, In Myrtle Peril! (Yes, Book 3, Cold-Blooded Myrtle/Das Geheimnis des Glockenturms is coming next year, too!) To celebrate, today we’re taking a look at some of Myrtle’s favorite German imports of the 19th century. (more…)

#MyrtleMondays From Page to Seam: Making the In Myrtle Peril dress

Preparations for the release of the next Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery are well underway! Book 4, In Myrtle Peril, is coming your way October 4, but there’s no reason to wait for the fun. Today we take a closer look inside—or, rather, outside the beautiful cover, and Myrtle’s fantastic new look! Fix yourself a nice cup of tea (or coffee or chocolate) and let’s dig in. (more…)