You know that eccentric great-aunt no one wants to sit beside at family functions? Or that neighbor who's just a little too strange to get to know? Or the pushy woman at the thrift store?

Maybe you know Gertrude.

She's rude. She's frightfully frugal. And she's fearless. Here are the first three Gertrude, Gumshoe novellas, collected for you in one place.

She'll find a body in a house of balls. She'll tick off the local police. She'll go undercover at her local thrift store. And she might even manage to get herself kidnapped while yardsaling. All in the name of justice.

"Cozy fans who enjoy ample servings of tongue-in-cheek humor may find Merrill's series debut to their taste. ... Gertrude's inept doggedness will entertain readers who don't take their mysteries too seriously." —Publishers Weekly

"Merrill's second comic mystery featuring a curmudgeonly sleuth is even funnier than her first ... Readers who enjoy tongue-in-cheek whodunits will find themselves grinning frequently." —Publishers Weekly

The Gertrude, Gumshoe Books in Order:
Book 1: Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe
Book 2: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Murder at the Thrift Store
Book 3: Gertrude, Gumshoe and the VardSale Villain
Book 4: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Slam Is Murder
Book 5: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Gunslinger City
Book 6: Gertrude, Gumshoe and the Clearwater Curse
Gertrude in South Dakota Book 1: Gertrude, Gumshoe: S'more Murder
Gertrude in South Dakota Book 2: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Haunted Hotel
Gertrude in South Dakota Book 3: Gertrude, Gumshoe: Cowboy Shoot
Gertrude also makes an appearance in Minivan Malice.