Myrtle Clover Mysteries Books in Order

Retired teacher Myrtle Clover finds hated developer Parke Stockard dead in church and sees a chance to prove herself. To her police chief son's horror, she launches her own investigation.

When beautician Tammy Smith is found murdered with hair shears in her back, Myrtle Clover starts asking sharp questions. Small-town gossip quickly turns into a dangerous case.

Myrtle's troublesome new housekeeper fascinates her long before the woman turns up murdered. In Bradley, a saintly reputation hides plenty of darkness.

A dead man turns up in Myrtle's yard, killed with one of her beloved garden gnomes. With Miles reluctantly involved, she digs into a victim who was easy to dislike.

Cosette Whitlow has annoyed half of Bradley, so few people are shocked when she is murdered at one of her own parties. Myrtle refuses to leave the case to chance.

When a troublemaking member is found dead at a book club meeting, Myrtle knows sweet smiles mean very little. She and Miles read between the lines to catch the killer.

A late-night warning from psychic Wanda sends Myrtle to Greener Pastures Retirement Home before a murder occurs. What she finds there is a tangle of secrets and a very real killer.

Myrtle knows nothing about Bunco until she fills in for her daughter-in-law and stumbles into a murder. What starts as a game night becomes a tense hunt for a killer.

A small-town play loses its leading lady when an actress is murdered mid-run. Myrtle and Miles take center stage to solve the crime before there is an encore.

Myrtle and Miles expect scenic stops and easy travel on an Alaskan cruise. When a fellow passenger disappears and death follows, the trip becomes a murder investigation at sea.

A missing neighbor is found murdered in the trunk of his car, and Myrtle and Miles hit the road to learn why. The search quickly turns into a race against time.

Certain she is a better cook than people think, Myrtle signs up for cooking school and drags Miles along. When an obnoxious classmate is poisoned, the lessons turn into a murder case.

When miserly Amos Subers is found murdered, Myrtle's housekeeper Puddin becomes a prime suspect. Myrtle and Miles step in to clear her name before another messy death follows.

When Myrtle agrees to proofread a friend's memoir, she expects bad sentences, not murder. After the writer is killed and the manuscript disappears, Myrtle and Miles chase both the book and the killer.

Bradley is not shocked when chronic complainer Lillian Johnson dies, only when it turns out she was murdered. Myrtle investigates a victim who managed to collect enemies everywhere she went.

When a kindly neighbor is found murdered in his own attic, Myrtle and Miles step in to investigate. The more they learn about Darren Powell, the more unexpected dangers they uncover.

Fed up with town council squabbling, Myrtle decides to run for office, then a fellow candidate is murdered. Campaign season in Bradley suddenly gets very personal.

When Myrtle spots Eloise Crane with a man who is not Miles, she expects gossip, not homicide. After Eloise's other suitor turns up dead, Myrtle has to clear Miles and unmask the killer.

A boorish Bradley resident is poisoned by a pie laced with deadly nightshade, and suspicion falls on a botanist friend of Myrtle and Miles. Myrtle digs into the case before the killer can strike again.

Christmas in Bradley brings wreaths, wedding bells, and murder when Myrtle finds the bride's outspoken aunt dead. She and Miles race to solve the case before the holiday turns darker.

An early breakfast turns grim when Myrtle and Miles find newly arrived social powerhouse Palmer Baxter dead in Bradley's diner. With half the town disliking the victim, the suspect list is long.

At Bradley's Festival of Flowers, Myrtle is more interested in her exhibit than trouble, until one of the judges ends up dead. She and Miles start digging through garden-club rivalries and small-town secrets.

Georgia's effort to clear out her crowded house becomes much worse when a yard sale customer is murdered on her property. Myrtle and Miles investigate to clear their friend's name.

A free wine tasting at Serenity Springs Winery sounds perfect to Myrtle, until a guest is found dead by the fireplace. She and Miles have to uncork the truth before more trouble ferments.

Valentine's Day sends Myrtle and Miles to a flower shop, where they walk straight into a murder scene. To solve it, Myrtle has to sort through jealous relatives, business trouble, and buried resentments.

Myrtle attends a strangely timed high school reunion and quickly realizes something is off. When a body turns up, old classmates and old secrets make a dangerous mix.

A wealthy newcomer stages a séance and ropes psychic Wanda into hosting it, then someone dies in the dark. Myrtle and Miles face rich suspects, doctored tea, and a very earthly killer.

A volunteer shift at Greener Pastures Retirement Home seems harmless until the event coordinator is murdered. Myrtle finds that the home's residents are anything but helpless.