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In Myrtle peril / Elizabeth C. Bunce.
Record details
- ISBN: 1616209216
- ISBN: 9781616209216
- Physical Description: 362 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Young Readers, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 9-12. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |
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| Genre: | Mystery fiction. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Bunce | 31681020185534 | JFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Myrtle Hardcastle's search for a missing heiress, presumed lost at sea, runs aground when a murder in plain sight has no apparent victim"-- - Baker & Taylor
"When her father believes he witnessed a murder while in the Royal Swinburne Hospital, 12-year-old Victorian amateur sleuth Myrtle Hardcastle must track down a killer lurking in the halls before her father suffers the same fate. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook." - Grand Central Pub
Amateur Detective Myrtle Hardcastle must solve the mystery of a long-lost heiress and track down a possible murderer lurking in the halls of the Royal Swinburne Hospital before her father, a patient there, becomes the killerâs next victim in Book 4 of the Edgar Awardâwinning mystery series. - Grand Central Pub
An Edgar® Award Winning Series
A cold case. A missing heiress. And a murder in plain sight. But . . . where is the body?When a mysterious girl attempts to stake her claim to the Snowcroft family fortune, Myrtle Hardcastleâs father, a lawyer, is asked to help proveâor disproveâthe girlâs identity. Is she truly Ethel Snowcroft, believed to be lost at sea with her parents, or is she a con artist chasing a windfall? Myrtle is enthralled by the case, but Mr. Hardcastleâs investigation takes a detour when heâs hospitalized for a tonsillectomyâand then witnesses a murder. Or does he?
?With Mr. Hardcastle incapacitated and possibly hallucinating, Myrtle must step into the breach, and find the murder victim and the real Miss Snowcroft before the killer comes after her father.
With stakes this high, sleuthing puts Myrtle, her family, and the patients and staff of the hospital all In Myrtle Peril. - Workman Press.
An Edgar® AwardâWinning Series
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Myrtle Hardcastleâtwelve-year-old Victorian Amateur Detectiveâreturns to investigate the case of a missing heiress lost at sea, an inquiry that runs aground when a murder in plain sight has no apparent victim.
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When a mysterious girl attempts to stake her claim to the Snowcroft family fortune, Myrtle Hardcastleâs father, a lawyer, is asked to help proveâor disproveâthe girlâs identity. Is this truly Ethel Snowcroft, believed to be lost at sea with her parents, or a con artist chasing a windfall? Mr. Hardcastleâs pursuit of the case takes a detour when heâs hospitalized for a tonsillectomyâonly to witness a murder. Or does he? With no body at the scene, Myrtle and her governess, Miss Judson, fear the so-called murder was a feverish delusionâuntil a critical piece of evidence appears.
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But whereâs the victim? And who at the hospital could be harboring murderous intent? Myrtle is determined to find out before the killer comes after her father.
With stakes this high, her sleuthing has put Myrtle, her family, and the patients and staff at the Royal Swinburne Hospital In Myrtle Peril.
