Welcome to Normal, Kentucky~ where nothing is normal. A Campers and Criminal Mystery Series is another brainchild of USA Today Bestselling Author Tonya Kappes. If you love her quirky southern characters and small town charm with a mystery to solve, you're going to love her new cozy mystery series!
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 amateur sleuth cap to help solve the mystery of the murders before the killer sends her Christmas gift she can't return.
Print length : 193 pages
Publication date : November 19, 2020
ASIN : B08B4WC569
Purchase Link: Amazon
My Review:
Eggnog, Extortion, and Evergreens is book #14 in Tonya Kappes' Camper and Criminals Cozy Mystery series. This book actually begins a lot differently than the rest of the books in the series. It's Christmastime in Normal, Kentucky and the town is abuzz as they prepare for the upcoming Winter Festival. First of it's kind, Mae West is hoping to make the festival an annual event. As preparations are being made, Mae becomes the victim of the dangerous and icy roads curving around Daniel Boone National Forest.Mae is in the hospital wavering in and out of consciousness. She's been in a coma after a tragic car accident due to the dangerous road conditions. As she's finally coming to she overhears a conversation between two people in the area next to her. The patient doesn't make it but Mae's mind is suffering from a concussion and she's unable to distinguish her thoughts. To make it worse, Mae starts flashing back to the fire that claimed her family all those years ago. Let me tell you dear readers, the first three chapters of this book are packed full of tragedy. As Mae's past memories collide with current ones, she's a mess.
When Hank is handed another homicide case, Mae is certain is has something to do with the people next to her in the hospital. Unfortunately, her memory loss and continual walk down an unpleasant memory lane, prevent her from tying the homicide to those people. With the help of the Laundry Club, Mae just might be able to figure this case out before it's too late.
Eggnog, Extortion, and Evergreens is another great book in the Campers & Criminals series. The mystery is exciting, intriguing, and kept me guessing. The author did a wonderful job introducing several potential suspects and providing the reader with means, motive, and opportunities for each. There were twists and turns that had me going in one direction only to have the mystery shift. The author did a great job building up the suspense until the reveal of the murderer and motive. As Mae and the Laundry Club unravel the murder, shocking events are revealed, suspects are added, as well as removed, from the list, and danger abounds. We also continue to get more glimpses into Mae’s past.
Eggnog, Extortion, and Evergreens is another great book in the Campers & Criminals series. The mystery is exciting, intriguing, and kept me guessing. The author did a wonderful job introducing several potential suspects and providing the reader with means, motive, and opportunities for each. There were twists and turns that had me going in one direction only to have the mystery shift. The author did a great job building up the suspense until the reveal of the murderer and motive. As Mae and the Laundry Club unravel the murder, shocking events are revealed, suspects are added, as well as removed, from the list, and danger abounds. We also continue to get more glimpses into Mae’s past.
I was provided a copy of this book to read.
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