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. REALTOR Chelsea O’Connell is found dead in a model home of the new development in Normal. She was not popular in the small tourist town located in the Daniel Boone National Park. The town does not want more development. They fear it will take away more of the forest. Detective Hank Sharp has his own hands full. He should focus on his work. Instead, he worries about his girlfriend Mae West. Her nosey set of friends, The Laundry Club Ladies, also concerns him. Cuts are coming to the Normal Sheriff’s department.
Rumors are swirling around about the Sheriff’s department doing some outsourcing and Hank’s job is one of them. Mae finds herself at a crossroads. Does she help out a friend? Her friend is the number one suspect on Hank’s list. Does she let Hank solve the murder by himself? This way, Hank can prove how valuable his position is to the department.
I’m a Mom, a Grandmom, and a Veteran. Nothing scares me! That’s the saying on my favorite T Shirt. I’m enjoying life too much to let the little things slow me down. If you can’t tell from my Avatar, I live in Florida where I enjoy the sunshine and endure the hurricanes with good grace. Sometimes you have to take the bad with the good!
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Solving murders usually comes easy for Mae West and the Laundry Club Ladies of Happy Trails Campground. But this time the mystery isn’t fresh—it’s buried deep in the past.
For years, Mae believed the tragic house fire that killed her family was simply a terrible accident. As a child, there was nothing she could do to question the official story.
But now, with years behind her, Mae has a loyal group of friends ready to help. She begins to wonder if the truth about that night was never fully uncovered.
Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies are determined to finally learn what really happened. They start piecing together old clues, forgotten memories, and long-buried secrets. What begins as a search for answers quickly turns into something far more dangerous.
Because the deeper they dig into the past, the clearer it becomes—someone worked very hard to keep the truth hidden.
And they may not be ready for it to come out.
As the investigation heats up, Mae must uncover the truth before this cold case turns into something even more deadly.
Perfect for readers who love:
🔎 Small-town cozy mysteries 🏕️ Campground life and tight-knit communities 👭 The beloved Laundry Club Ladies 🕵️ Amateur sleuths solving layered mysteries 🐾 Cozy charm, friendship, and Southern humor
Return to Happy Trails Campground. The campfires are warm. Friendships are strong, and mysteries are always waiting to be solved.
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(A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery Series Book 14)
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 is busy this Christmas season. She’s running around Normal getting the town ready for the first Winter Festival, which she hopes will become an annual event for the tourist town. The freshly fallen snow sure does make the Daniel Boone National Park beautiful and ready for Santa’s arrival, but it also makes the curvy roads through the forest very slick.
Unfortunately, Mae finds out just how slick the roads are after her car slides off the road and hits a tree, putting Mae into a deep coma. Mae is one of the lucky patients who does wake up and happy to celebrate Christmas with family and friends. One of the patients in the emergency room with Mae didn’t die that night of natural causes, and Hank Sharp has himself a new homicide case on his hands.
Mae starts having memories about the fire that took her family and a memory of a murder plot that she thinks happened when she was in her coma. Only, she’s having a hard time distinguishing between the two memories and the clues seem to have blurred lines. There’s one thing she does know for sure, both incidents come with clues that neither were accidents. Once again, Mae West with the help of the Laundry Club Ladies put on their ameatur sleuth cap to help solve the mystery of the murders before the killer sends her Christmas gift she can’t return.
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(A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery Series Book 13)
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 is bound to prove she deserves the seat she was appointed to on the National Park Committee when she brings a big car show to Normal during the slower fall month. But, when Wendell Holliday’s body is found dead in one of Happy Trails Campground bungalows and one of the rentable campers is burning to the ground, Mae along with the help of the Laundry Club Ladies once again put on their sleuthing caps to figure out who is trying to sabotage Mae and her new position on the committee.
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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.
Everyone in Normal is excited for the Hoe Down to celebrate the opening of the new Old Train Station motel grand opening. The evening comes to an abrupt end when a lightning storm knocks out all the power.
At least, that’s what appears to have knocked out the electricity. But things aren’t always as they appear. Mae West has a way of sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong and finds herself in a dangerous situation when she finds a treasure map that leads to more than just treasure. . . a dead body!
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See what readers and reviewers are saying about Tonya Kappes’s books:
“Romance, a lovable bunch of eccentrics, and a collection of recipes with murder most foul.” –Kirkus “Scrumptious… Fans of culinary cozies will have fun.” –Publishers Weekly
“A sweet Southern mystery with a delightful plot and quirky characters who quickly make you feel at home.” –San Francisco Book Review”Hitches, Hideouts & Homicide will have you guessing until the very end in this quirky-character-filled whodunit. Ride along with Mae West as she overcomes any obstacle to bring justice back to Normal, Kentucky.” Jessie B., Copy Editor, Red Adept Editing
“Fresh and witty, Hitches, Hideouts and Homicide is another win for Mae West with her clever determination to discover the truth.” Amanda K., Proofreader, Red Adept EditingTami Wells Silva “All of her books are everything you could ever want in a book series. Great stories full of adventure, mystery, romance and always some fun. Each book will make you want more and give you the feels we all love to get from a great writer.”Ginger Heruska Tonya is a wonderful author. All of her series are enjoyable. Her ghost story line is exciting as well. She is a coffee addict (and I mean that in the nicest sense) and comes up with the funniest post that always involve coffee somehow. I also love all the interactions she has with her readers. I know it allows me to feel like I’m really friends with her. I look for her posts every day. She is my #1 favorite cozy mystery writer.Monica Boudreau Love her books. She has just the right amount of mystery, wit and love story.Brenda Tannehill Turner I love reading Tonya Kappes books! They are filled with mystery humor, drama, nostalgia and bites of beginning romance. She is definitely a keeper!Tara Tara Tonya is an amazing author! Her books are wonderful and she is so much fun! Her constant interaction with readers makes her a #1 favorite to so many! Thank you, Tonya!Susan Angy Clark Good character development. Plenty of laughter and suspense. I was surprised by the whodunits and why. Love these booksDonna Dean MiccoI love Tonya’s books. I also enjoy how she interacts with her readers and all the great contests she has. I always look forward to her newsletters. Ruthann McCoy She puts you in the small town, and really brings the characters alive. They are real. They are funny. They are lovable. And I love them all!Kim Perry Gayheart Absolutely great author and person. she really knows how to connect with her fans.JoAn Varner Tonya Kappes is an amazing author and woman. Her books are filled with southern charm, cozy mysteries and likable characters that make you want to move to these small towns so you can continue to spend time with them. She interacts with her readers on a daily basis and allows us to share life with all of it’s ups and downs with her.
About the Author
Tonya Kappes has written more than fifteen novels and four novellas, all of which have graced numerous bestseller lists, including USA Today. Best known for stories charged with emotion and humor and filled with flawed characters, her novels have garnered reader praise and glowing critical reviews. Kappes lives with her husband, two very spoiled schnauzers, and one ex-stray cat in northern Kentucky. Now that her boys are teenagers, she writes full time but can be found at all her sons high school games with a pencil and paper in hand.
