Author: Tonya Kappes
Published: November 19, 2020 by Tonya Kappes Books
Format: Kindle, 206 Pages
Genre: Amateur Sleuth
Series: Camper & Criminals #14
Blurb: 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.
My Opinion: I’m really enjoying how this series fits into my reading rhythm. Mae West and her band of laundry ladies have become my go to palate cleanser when I want something I can slip in between other books. Normal, Kentucky is a familiar, cozy, and entertaining place where everyone already knows your name and your story.
This installment has that festive energy I hoped for in a holiday cozy, even though I was reading it during a summer heatwave. The characters feel settled in their roles, and there’s a nice spark to their interactions; enough to keep things lively without tipping into unnecessary chaos.
The mystery itself is fun, a little twisty, and just complicated enough to keep me interested without demanding full detective mode attention. That’s part of the charm of this series: I can enjoy the ride and appreciate the atmosphere without feeling that I had to work too hard to get to the end.
If the world feels a little too loud or too heavy, this series offers a soft landing where a cozy comfort read can go a long way.
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.
My Opinion: I’m really enjoying how this series fits into my reading rhythm. Mae West and her band of laundry ladies have become my go to palate cleanser when I want something I can slip in between other books. Normal, Kentucky is a familiar, cozy, and entertaining place where everyone already knows your name and your story.
This installment has that festive energy I hoped for in a holiday cozy, even though I was reading it during a summer heatwave. The characters feel settled in their roles, and there’s a nice spark to their interactions; enough to keep things lively without tipping into unnecessary chaos.
The mystery itself is fun, a little twisty, and just complicated enough to keep me interested without demanding full detective mode attention. That’s part of the charm of this series: I can enjoy the ride and appreciate the atmosphere without feeling that I had to work too hard to get to the end.
If the world feels a little too loud or too heavy, this series offers a soft landing where a cozy comfort read can go a long way.
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