Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity (Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery 5)

Myrtle Hardcastle is excited to inherit an estate on a Scottish island, but the ancestral castle is run-down and haunted. She is forced to play a deadly game of hunting for a cursed treasure with a thief breathing down her neck, even if it means murder.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 368 pages
Publication date: 03 November 2023
Publisher: Workman Publishing

When her governess inherits an estate on a Scottish island, amateur detective Myrtle Hardcastle couldn't be more excited. Unfortunately, the ancestral castle is both run-down and haunted. Ghostly moans echo in the walls, and there are rumors of a cursed treasure lost on the island—an ancient silver brooch that may have cost the former lord his life. But who had the motive, means, and opportunity to kill him? And could this Scottish trip mean the end of Myrtle's plans to get her father and governess together?

Then Myrtle's investigation stirs a villain out of hiding. The estate's boat is stolen, so there's no escape from the island. Myrtle is forced to play a deadly game, hunting for the brooch with a thief breathing down her neck—someone who will stop at nothing to get the treasure, even if it means murder.

Myrtle's search takes her deep into the castle's dark and mysterious past, where she uncovers a web of lies and secrets that threaten to destroy her and everyone she cares about. She must use all of her skills and resources to solve the mystery before it's too late, and she finds herself in a race against time to save the island and her own life.

In the end, Myrtle emerges victorious, having solved the mystery and saved the island from certain destruction. She learns that sometimes the greatest treasures are not found in gold or jewels, but in the courage and determination of those who dare to face their fears and uncover the truth.

ISBN-13: 9781523524280