This was an impulse borrow from the library. ✅Christmas ✅cozy mystery ✅campers ✅Kentucky - I figured I would give it a try. This book is part of a series that I will probably check out from the beginning. There’s a woman who owns a campground and rents out the campers. She’s part of a book club with interesting characters and the small town of Normal, Kentucky is quaint. The MC likes to stick her nose into police investigations and try to solve murders. The murder mystery wasn’t too much of surprise, but there was a small twist at the end. This book was just okay for me; not bad and not great either. The narrator wasn’t that good, IMO. ( )

This mystery is a cozy mystery that takes place in a resort RV park. It's Christmas time and Mae (Maybelline) West is prepping for the holiday festivities. Excitement ensues when she receives a reservation from her favorite author. All is wonderful until someone turns up dead. Can Mae solve the mystery?

A very cute Christmas story. The characters were well developed and I enjoyed them. I would have given it higher stars, but I'm not a mystery reader, so I do not want to review the mystery plot. However, if you are looking for a cozy Christmas story, you will not be disappointed. ( )

The holidays have come to Normal, Kentucky and the Happy Trails Campground, and Mae and Fifi are decking the halls and showing off their cute sweaters But Mae isn't thrilled with the arrival of two visitors: first someone from her past and then a romance author with attitude! Luckily, when Mae's claws come out (how dare that romance writer cozy up to one of Mae's crushes!), her friends are always ready to offer support and spoon up words of wisdom, like this one: "Live like a peacock! Don't ruffle your feathers until you're prepared to fight." This festive addition to the bright, breezy camper cozy mysteries gives us more insight into Mae's history and shows us more of the merry gang at the Happy Trails community. I'll revisit this in December for sure!

I love this author. Every book I have read from her has kept me entertained. Christmas, Criminals and Camping is no exception. I had a good time from my first peek until the end of the book. I say first peek because I had promised myself I was not reading this until after Halloween. Temptation was too much and I peeked and peeked until I discovered I had read the whole book, before Halloween!

We are back in Normal, Kentucky for Christmas with Mae and The Laundry Club. A romance author, a favorite of Abby’s, is coming to stay at the campground! Of course she does not come alone. They are not the only new faces in town either. When the author does a reading at the library, a shocking secret is told. One that devastates and angers Abby. Is she angry enough to kill? Sweet Abby? O. M. G. No! Don’t do this to me Tonya Kappes! Everything points to her. Mae is determined to get the real killer before Abby finds herself with lots of reading time behind bars! What Mae doesn’t count on is the surprise at the campground or how it will affect her. Will Mae and Hank be able to continue exploring their romance when he has Abby sitting in jail? Oh so much is not normal in Normal this Christmas!

I enjoyed all the twists and turns of this book. Every time I thought I had it figured out..it would take a turn. The reveal was as shocking as the secret Nadine White had held during her writing career! The author gave us all a peek into an aspect of writing that we all know about but choose to ignore. After all no one wants to think a beloved writer keeps that secret.

I really adore the people of Normal. Don’t we all want friends like the ones in our favorite books? I long to find a laundromat like The Laundry Club. I don’t care that I have machines at home. I would gather some laundry just to hang out there. Though, I suppose, being the stranger in town could make me the next victim! Oh the chilling deliciousness of that! I can’t wait for the next book in the series.

In case you are new to Tonya Kappes, her books are full of fun times and a bit of death. There is no over the top violence or gore, no “bad” language, no graphic sexual content. They are just good people, a few bad, enjoying each other and life, or death, in a small town. Some have a paranormal bent to them. I prefer to read her books in order but if you find yourself reading them out of order, I don’t think you will have a problem. She does a quick run down in the beginning of her books so you won’t be left behind. ( )

Campy and cute cozy mystery ( )