Riley Adams
Welcome! Thanks so much for stopping by. This is the online home for Elizabeth Craig who writes the Myrtle Clover series for Midnight Ink books as Elizabeth Spann Craig and writes the Memphis Barbeque series as Riley Adams for Berkley Prime Crime.
Coming July 6, 2010--Just in time for some backyard grilling!Rebecca Adrian came to Memphis to suss out the best local BBQ for a prominent Cooking Channel show. Trouble is, Rebecca doesn't live long enough to mention a bad review. A mystery ingredient has killed her--and now all fingers are pointing to Aunt Pat's restaurant. Horrified that her family is being accused of murder, Lulu fires up her investigative skills to solve the crime before someone else gets skewered...
Blog:
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http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com
Latest release: a Myrtle Clover mystery: Pretty is as Pretty Dies. August 2009 from Midnight Ink Publishers.
Summary:
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 murder would prove to everyone—especially her son Red, the police chief—that this eighty-something-year-old is still as sharp as a tack. Heck, going from crosswords to crime investigations isn't such a stretch. The old biddies of Bradley can waste away in blissful stagnation, but Myrtle's 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.
Mystery Scene: "Craig’s skill at evoking
a small town and its idiosyncratic inhabitants renders this mystery a
pleasure to read. I’m looking forward to the further exploits of Myrtle
Clover.”
"An amusing first in a new cozy series"
—Publishers Weekly
"The treat here is Myrtles eccentricity, brought to life with rich humor and executed for the most part with breezy skill."
—ForeWord
"I loved this book. The story is typical of a lot of small towns anywhere in the US, but Elizabeth Spann Craig added a new dimension with Myrtle and her elderly friends."
—Midwest Book Review
"Elizabeth Spann Craig delivers up one spunky crime-solver in her
delightful new mystery. I look forward to future tales of
crime-fighter Myrtle and her band of Southern side-kicks!"
—Times Record News, Wichita Falls, Texas
The Publishers Weekly review: "The amusing first in a new cozy series from Craig...Myrtle's wacky personality is a delight."
