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How to Get Away with Myrtle by Elizabeth C. Bunce

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verydazedragon's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

As with the first, this book really brings all of its characters to life. I love that Ms. Judson is her own person with her own schemes, and not a foil to Myrtle. I like also the way there were many subplots entangled on the story. This mystery felt reminiscent of an Agatha Christie—and not just because it took place on a train.

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5.0

How to Get Away with Myrtle by Elizabeth C Bunce is the second installment of investigations by the 12-year-old irrepressible Myrtle Hardcastle. Accompanied by her governess Miss Judson and cat Peony, she is packing for a Seaside Holiday. “I surreptitiously withdrew two petticoats from my luggage, replacing them with the latest edition of English Law Reports and three volumes of my encyclopædia. Taking the whole set seemed excessive, but I could not be sure Fairhaven would have a bookshop.” Unsurprisingly her holiday is soon interrupted by a jewel theft and a murder.

If you like precocious 12-year-olds and intelligent cats, this is your mystery.

For my expanded notes: https://1book42day.blogspot.com/2022/02/how-to-get-away-with-myrtle-by.html