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Paddlers, Promises & Poison

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A Camper and Criminals Cozy Mystery Book 16

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. 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.

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Ropes, Riddles, & Robberies

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A Camper and Criminals Cozy Mystery Book 15

Small-town cozy mystery cold case sleuth.

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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Eggnog, Extortion, and Evergreens

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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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Gear, Grills & Guns

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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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Kickbacks, Kayaks, and Kidnapping

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(A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery Series Book 12)

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.

Deep in the heart of the Daniel Boone National Forest, Mae West has spent the last few years bringing the rundown Happy Trails Campground and the small southern and cozy town of Normal, Kentucky back to a thriving economic community.

Mae’s efforts haven’t gone unnoticed. Not only is Happy Trails Campground in the running to be named Campground Hospitality of the Daniel Boone National Park, but she landed the coveted Paddle Fest kayak competition that secures the winner a spot on the Olympic team.

When champion and Olympian kayaker Bryce Anderson turns over in his kayak dead…there’s more than paddling going on and his death has been ruled a homicide.

News of Bryce’s death spreads fast and Happy Trails becomes the center of bad publicity. Come camping with Mae West and the Laundry Club Ladies as they put their sleuthing, well nosy, caps on and put their skills to the test so they can figure out who killed the Olympian and save Happy Trails from financial ruin.

Diana L. Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars 
Funny Murder Mystery Series
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2025
Format: Kindle Verified Purchase
I love this series and only out of book 12. The cast of characters are hilarious and their adventures sounds fun. It all makes me want to go camping and hang out with people like these. Although I do wish that Mae would learn some self-defense and actually protect herself during her and the girls sleuthing. You’d think Hank would insist on it.

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