Pretty is as Pretty Dies (A Myrtle Clover Mystery)
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ISBN: 9780738714806 / Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK, August 2009
Myrtle, a local newspaper columnist, investigates the murder of Parke Stockard, the most hated woman in town, but the case becomes complicated after another murder occurs and she faces competiton from her son, the police chief.
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Bingo, bridge-and a dead body in the church sanctuary?Life in this small Southern town just got ugly . . . and exciting!No one in Bradley, North Carolina, is exactly crying into their sweet tea over the murder of Parke Stockard. Certainly not retired schoolteacher Myrtle Clover. Upon discovering the corpse, Myrtle is struck-not with grief, but a brilliant idea! Solving the crime would prove to everyone (especially her son Red, the police chief) that this eighty-something-year-old is not ready to be put out to pasture just yet.The victim, a pretty but pushy town developer, had deep pockets and few friends. Myrtle can't throw one of her gaudy garden gnomes without hitting a potential suspect. Even when another murder takes place, proud Myrtle forges on, armed only with a heavy cane, a venomous tongue, and a widower sidekick.
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