Minnie and Ben are back for more murder and mayhem!Minnie Crockwell, recreational vehicle enthusiast and traveler, and her ghost companion, Ben, are heading north toward Colorado with a side trip to the Diablo Canyon Guest Ranch in northwest New Mexico. Beautiful scenery, private cabins, picnics and cookouts, guided horseback trail rides…what’s not to like? One victim will tell you…if they … will tell you…if they were still speaking. Minnie wanted a vacation, but murder and mayhem take no vacations.
Each story in the series can stand alone, but to avoid extensive repetition of the backstory, the books would be best read in order.
Book 1 – Trouble at Happy Trails
Book 2 – Trouble at Sunny Lake
Book 3 – Trouble at Glacier
Book 4 – Trouble at Hungry Lake
Book 5 – Trouble at Snake and Clearwater
Book 6 – Trouble in Florence
Book 7 – Trouble in Tombstone Town
Book 8 – Trouble in Cochise Stronghold
Book 9 – Trouble in Orange Beach
Book 10 – Trouble at Pelican Penthouse
Book 11 – Trouble at Island Castle
Book 12 – Trouble at Yellowstone
Book 13 – Trouble at Devils Tower
Book 14 – Trouble in El Paso
Book 15 – Trouble in Diablo Canyon
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This is another fun book in the Will Travel for Trouble Series. Minnie and her traveling companion, Ben, which just so happens to be a ghost, are entertaining characters. I loved the changes that are happening with Ben. The setting changes with each book and I enjoy learning about the different tourist attractions in the locations Minnie is visiting. Having the victim die before Minnie arrive was a nice change of pace. Although Minnie’s need to know what happened gets the better of her, and she just has to investigate the death even though she never met the man. There was no shortage of suspects and plenty of red-herrings to keep the reader guessing.
I listened to the audio version of this book, and narrator Michelle Babb gives another extraordinary performance. Mrs. Babb can convey different emotions easily through her different accents and tone of voice. Her narration really brings to story to life.
All thoughts and opinions are my own, and in no way have I been influenced by anyone.
This review is the audio book.
I enjoyed this book. This is such a fun and unique series and each book it very different from the last, well except they all have a murder to solve and at book fifteen I think it is just as much fun as the very first book. The characters are interesting but the only continuity is Minnie and Ben which keeps the story fresh and evolving, especially as Ben the ghost has a few problems in this book. I love the changing setting and some of the locations sound like place you would like to visit (as long as Minnie wasn’t there). The mystery was interesting and with plenty of suspects it kept me hooked until the end trying to work out who the killer was. Keep the adventures coming.
Minnie wants to try something different and sleep out doors in a tent under the stars, trek in the mountains on horse back and find out what it is like to live in a working ranch. The problem is one of the other guests dies suddenly before she has even out on her cowboy boots. The guests are all meant to be strangers but as Minnie asks questions and Ben the ghost eavesdrop they on conversation they begin to suspect that there is only six degrees of separation and the world isn’t so small. But which one of them had the biggest motive to killer the propriety developer and everybody hated him even he own wife.
I like the narrator and think she is very talented at what she does. It is always a pleasure to listen to a story read by her.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
This is book 15 in the Will Travel for Trouble. I love this cozy mysteries series. Minnie and Ben’s adventures continue in this installment. The story is entertaining, fun, and intriguing. Michelle Babb did an excellent job with the narration. I enjoyed it. Looking forward to listen to Trouble in Santa Fe, the next book in the Series.
Poor Minnie and Ben find themselves in the middle on a murder mystery again and this one is so twisted around you won’t know which way is up! Such an entertaining mystery that kept me interested until the end. On to the next!
I listened to the audio version of this book.
This was another delightful installment of the traveling adventures of Minnie and her traveling buddy, the ghostly Ben. Although Ben’s shape was becoming more solid in the last few books, the author decided to retreat the other way again. Ben is once again totally invisible and can communicate silently with Minnie. Although this creates sadness for Minnie and Ben, it again makes it easier for Ben to eavesdrop on suspects and evade detection.
It seemed like there were a lot of characters in this story that has Minnie camping in a tent on a horse ranch. Of course there is a murder to be solved and lots of mayhem and secrets to be discovered.
I love narration by Michelle Babb because she manages to express all sorts of emotions without yelling and making constant adjustments in volume necessary.
I was given a complimentary copy of this audio book. All thoughts are my own.