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Festival-set Southern cozy mystery at a campground

Welcome to Normal, Kentucky—where nothing is ever normal, especially during a holiday weekend.

It’s Labor Day at Happy Trails Campground, one of the busiest times of the year for campers, RV travelers, and local businesses. But the holiday rush takes a dark turn when Daniel Boone National Park faces possible closure due to a drought—and the one person with the power to shut it all down is found murdered.

With the campground at the center of the investigation, suspicion falls on both locals and visitors alike. If the park closes, Normal’s small businesses won’t survive. This scenario gives nearly everyone a motive. It turns a packed campground into a pool of suspects.

Mae West is determined to uncover the truth before the fallout destroys the town she’s grown to love. As rumors spread and tensions rise, Mae digs into campground politics, local grudges, and secrets hiding behind friendly campfire smiles.

A Southern cozy mystery is filled with small-town gossip, holiday chaos, and amateur sleuthing. It’s perfect for readers who love campground settings, festival weekends, and clean whodunits with heart.

(A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery Series Book 2)

A small-town cozy mystery with a quirky amateur sleuth, a murdered nanny, and a pampered show poodle at the center of the case—Normal, Kentucky has another problem on its hands.

Mae West is settling into her new life. She is the owner of Happy Trails Campground. At the campground, RV living, Southern hospitality, and gossip all travel fast. Normal is usually quiet this time of late summer. However, chaos erupts in the town when Mae takes a cleaning job at the mansion of heiress Tammy Jo Bentley. With the Kentucky Kennel Association’s annual gathering about to descend on the estate, even the poodle has security.

Fifi Bentley—prized, pampered, insured, and treated like royalty—is set to charm every top breeder in the region. But when Fifi’s devoted nanny, Camille Braun, is found murdered just days before the big event, Normal’s newest scandal threatens both the kennel show and the town’s reputation.

Tammy Jo begs Mae to help uncover the truth. Mae has already shown she is talented at solving small-town mysteries. This delights the Laundry Club Ladies but frustrates the sheriff. Local tourism, business, and Happy Trails itself are on the line. Mae refuses to let a killer ruin the town she’s finally come to call home.

With the Laundry Club Ladies sleuthing at her side, Mae digs into a world of dog-show politics. She encounters jealous rivals and unravels small-town secrets. The victim may have been hiding more than anyone realized.

In Normal, Kentucky, nothing is simple—unless you count murder. And Mae West is determined to sniff out the truth before another body turns up.

A warm, witty, Southern cozy mystery in development for a Hallmark Channel television adaptation, perfect for readers who love quirky characters, small-town secrets, and a dash of homicide with their hospitality.

Small-town Southern charm, a down-on-her-luck amateur sleuth, and a campground with a murder problem—Normal, Kentucky is anything but normal.

Mae West loses everything after her husband’s massive Ponzi scheme collapses. She’s left with something she never asked for: a rundown campground in Kentucky. There’s also a set of old camper keys. Determined to rebuild her life, Mae heads to Normal hoping for peace, quiet, and maybe a little sweet tea.

Instead, she gets FBI agents, furious townspeople, and a dead body floating in her own lake.

Now Mae is the number-one suspect in a murder she didn’t commit, and the only way to clear her name is to team up with the quirky locals—including the Laundry Club Ladies, a gossip-loving group of sleuths who treat crime-solving like a community sport. Mae encounters suspicious neighbors. She discovers buried town secrets. The sheriff is equal parts handsome and exasperated. Mae quickly learns that her new home comes with more mysteries than amenities.

But if there’s one thing Mae refuses to lose again…it’s her freedom.

A Camper & Criminals Cozy Mystery is a warm, witty, Southern whodunit series now in development for a Hallmark Channel television adaptation. Perfect for readers who love small-town secrets, clever amateur sleuths, and mysteries served with humor, friendship, and a touch of homicide.