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jilljemmett's review
5.0
A mysterious girl arrives in Swinburne to try to claim she’s the heir to the Snowcroft fortune. Myrtle’s father, Mr. Hardcastle, is hired to help prove this girl’s identity. The girl, who claims to be Ethel Snowcroft, was lost at sea with her parents as a young child, but apparently she somehow survived. Meanwhile, Mr. Hardcastle is hospitalized with severe tonsillitis. While under the influence of pain medication, he claims to have seen a murder. Myrtle and her governess, Miss Judson, are the only people who believe him, so they must conduct their own investigation in the hospital, while also trying to prove Ethel’s identity.
This is another great Myrtle Hardcastle mystery! I loved the complexity of the mystery. Though the case of the girl who was claiming the fortune and the murder in the hospital seemed like two separate mysteries, they were connected. They were cleverly woven together and everything was explained in a way that made sense in the end. I really enjoyed this middle grade mystery!
In Myrtle Peril is a great mystery!
Thank you Thomas Allen and Son for providing a copy of this book!
Content warnings: murder, carbon monoxide poisoning, death of parent, hospital visits, drowning, attempted suicide
This is another great Myrtle Hardcastle mystery! I loved the complexity of the mystery. Though the case of the girl who was claiming the fortune and the murder in the hospital seemed like two separate mysteries, they were connected. They were cleverly woven together and everything was explained in a way that made sense in the end. I really enjoyed this middle grade mystery!
In Myrtle Peril is a great mystery!
Thank you Thomas Allen and Son for providing a copy of this book!
Content warnings: murder, carbon monoxide poisoning, death of parent, hospital visits, drowning, attempted suicide
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt
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