#FlashbackFriday featuring Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder (A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery Series) by Tonya Kappes #Review #Giveaway

On Flashback Fridays I will share with you
the books I was not able to review
when they were first released that have been screaming at me
from my To-Be-Read bookshelf.

Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder (A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery Series)
Cozy Mystery
5th in Series
Setting – Kentucky
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tonya Kappes Books (February 11, 2019)
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 206 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8749336269
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 179344403X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1793444035
Kindle ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07MLYCVLX

SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY WITH A SMIDGEN OF HOMICIDE

USA Today Bestselling author Tonya Kappes brings you southern and quirky characters in her mystery series. Her stories are charged with humor, friendship, family and life in small southern towns.

Welcome to Normal, Kentucky where NOTHING is normal.

Mae West, owner of Happy Trails Campground, never thought she would become an actress like her namesake.

Calling herself an actress might be far stretch as she plays a minor role in the local Civil War reenactment BATTLE AT CAMP WILDCAT.

When the reenactment doesn’t go as planned, not one but two of the town’s folks aren’t playing dead. . .they were MURDERED!

Come to find out there was a prison break and the serial killer is believed to be in Normal and someone has stolen a motorhome from Happy Trails Campground. Are these connected?

Mae lets boyfriend and hunky detective, Hank Sharp, follow all the leads about the murders and on the trail of the serial killer because she’s got bigger s’mores in the fire. The motorhome owners have filed a lawsuit and suing her for the deed to Happy Trails Campground.

Mae has embraced Normal and there’s nothing or no one going to take her campground. She’s determined to find the motorhome and return it to the owners before she hands over any deed to anyone.

Mae just might find out that tapping into her namesake just might come in handy when coming face to face with a serial killer.

Dollycas’s Thoughts

Mae West has settled nicely into her new life in Normal Kentucky and the Happy Trails Campground. So much so she has been talked into playing a minor role in the town’s Civil War reenactment of the Battle at Camp Wildcat. It is a huge event for the community.

What the community was not planning on was a prison break. The man who escaped has vowed to kill the members of the jury that sent him to prison. People who call Normal home. Detective Hank Sharp has made a vow of his own to keep everyone safe. Still, after the enactment, two people are found dead. And if Mae doesn’t have enough on her plate, a motorhome has been stolen from her campground and its owners have filed a lawsuit and they want her deed to Happy Trails.

Could the convict have stolen the RV? Is he still nearby? or has he gotten away with the murders and driven off into the sunset? Mae desperately needs to find that motorhome, will she find a killer too?

I am slowly working my way through this series, I can’t believe how fast Tonya Kappes writes and her imagination to come up with now 37 books in the series along with all the other series she has going.

Mae West is a unique individual as are all the characters the author has created. Mae has come to enjoy campground life with her French poodle Fifi. She has made some improvements to her camper and several in the campground. Her relationship with Detective Hank Sharp is loving and comfortable. The Laundry Club, a group of Mae’s friends is always busy doing something. Queenie is in charge of the reenactment and Betts Hagar has her hands full with her preacher husband Lester. Librarian Abby Fawn is a pro at posting on social media and posts about everything happening in Normal and Happy Trails. Dottie stays busy working with Mae at the campground. Mary Elizabeth, Mae’s adopted mother, has also moved to Normal. She has a huge heart but is best in small doses.

A Civil War reenactment, a prisoner on the loose, and a missing motorhome fill the pages of this 5th Camper and Criminal Cozy Mystery and the author sets a brisk pace as Mae, Hank, and their friends try to untwist it all.  The search for the convict was Hank’s priority and there was a lot of wooded area to cover. A hunting dog, Chester was even brought in but he lost the scent. Mae’s priority was finding the RV and saving the campground. They still found time to get together to compare notes. It was very easy to escape into the action and fun to sort through the clues. There were some great twists to keep the characters and readers on their toes.

There appears to never be a dull moment at the Happy Trails Campground or the town of Normal. Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder is an entertaining addition to this series and I know I have just scratched the surface. I hope to return soon for another visit.

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