Review: What's a good garden gnome good for anyway?!?!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2014
Octogenarian, Myrtle Clover fills her yard with her favorite garden gnomes as a sign of her displeasure with her across the street neighbor, Red, who is also her son and their small North Carolina's town police chief.  He thinks she should live safely in an assisted living facility, and she thinks she should take advantage of the town gossip and her roll as a newspaper reporter, to help solve problems in her town.  Unfortunately, someone has decided that one of her gnomes was a good murder weapon, and there's a dead body in her back yard.This time, the dead body was a scoundrel, who is a distant cousin of her friend and fellow sleuth, Miles.  And Myrtle's busybody neighbor announces that Miles must be the murderer.  So, once again Myrtle insinuates herself into Red's murder investigation.  She's also helped by Red's wife who has taken up photography as her new hobby.This fun series never fails to amuse me while providing clues to the murder mystery.  Wonder which will last longer, Myrtle--now approaching 90, or this mystery series.  I'm rooting for both!