Elizabeth C. Bunce is an American author who writes mysteries, fantasy, and ghost stories featuring strong female characters.
Best known for her Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery series and her novel A Curse Dark as Gold, her books are often inspired by folklore, and targeted toward young adult and pre-teen readers while also appealing to adults. Her writing style has been referred to as literary fiction, and her works have been called “mysteries in fantasy dress,” “spun with mystery and shot through with romance.”
Her works are infused with the results of her research into history, science, culture, and etymology, often set in or inspired by historical places and times.
Books in order of publication:
Novels
- A Curse Dark as Gold (2008), Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic
Thief Errant series
- StarCrossed (2010), Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic
- Liar’s Moon (2011), Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic
Myrtle Hardcastle Mystery series
- Premeditated Myrtle (2020), Algonquin Young Readers/Workman Publishing
- How to Get Away with Myrtle (2020), Algonquin Young Readers/Workman Publishing
- Cold-Blooded Myrtle (2021), Algonquin Young Readers/Workman Publishing
- In Myrtle Peril (coming 2022), Algonquin Young Readers/Workman Publishing
- Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity (coming 2023), Algonquin Young Readers/Workman Publishing
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