Espionage is a killer.

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Myrtle is older, doesn't have a perfect physique and can be a bit of a klutz. Although she means well, most of the time, her tone can have a hint of sarcasm. As a retired person, whether she realizes it or not, she is looking for relevance in pursuing her writing career. To further that effort she travels to conferences and exotic places to learn more about her craft. She is wined, dined and travels in luxury. Men admire her mind. She is instrumental in solving the murder mystery. They say, write what you know. This is my personal fantasy. So, there you have it. Enjoy this first in the MYRTLE GLUBBER Mystery Series by Philippa Wozniak.

The Southwest Mystery Writer’s Convention provides quite the diversion to Myrtle Glubber’s drab routine and a chance at a second career as an author when she and her friends are offered a publishing contract with an exorbitant advance. Add a dash of fine dining and expensive spirits, stir in the amorous attention from Mager Publishing Executive Frank Burns and Myrtle is living out her Cinderella fantasy. Or so she thinks. The heat is on when one of the convention’s hosts is murdered and the evidence starts to point at Myrtle’s friends.

Myrtle has a hunch the writer awards, the money, and the murder are all connected, but putting these pieces together could cost her lifelong dream and all the money and fine dining that goes along with it. Not to mention the second mystery. What are Frank Burn’s intentions and connection to all of this?

Who should she save, her new career, her friends, or her new romantic interest ?

MY REVIEW 5 STARS- title of review:

Myrtle solves the mystery of, "Why were we selected ?"

I loved this book and especially quirky but smart, and at times snarky Myrtle. She does take any "junk" from anybody although she is courteous until challenged by idiots. And one idiot potential publisher of her books, critiques her entry and has the nerve to say that her book stinks and when he does she tells him where to stick his opinion. Myrtle does leave the room with some tears leaking out of her eyes but tells herself to suck it up and move one. She's not even really impressed by law enforcement although she's clearly NOT a criminal. It did have me scratching my head at her friend, Peggy because she clearly was an idiot, a horrible writer and a clinger who was often pretty critical of her "friends". Although not so much of Stanley, who it turns out she has a crush on. The on going question through-out the book is "Why were they selected for this great honor ? Sure they were good writers, not Peggy so much though. But why this cushy offer and big cash rewards ? Peggy and Stanley aren't suspicious but Myrtle is right from the beginning. She tries to put it behind her because wow it really was a great honor. But it just keeps nagging her until the end. The end which is a great one !

By the way..I really liked the cover. MY REVIEW