Together in one set, Books 4-6 of tWill Travel for Trouble series of short cozy mysteries!
Trouble at Hungry Horse, Book 4: Minnie Crockwell, recreational vehicle enthusiast and traveler, no sooner leaves Glacier National Park than she encounters some trouble with her RV and tow car, necessitating an unexpected layover at a campground in the nearby small town of Hungry Horse, Montana.
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Within an hour of checking in, however, a gunshot rings out, and Minnie finds herself on her hands and knees hiding under a park bench. But the shot wasn’t meant for her. In fact, no one can even find the shooter or a gun.
Peregrine Ebenezer (Ben) Alvord, Minnie’s nineteenth-century ghost traveling companion, knows that someone at the campground has been murdered, but not by a gunshot.
It seems everyone hated the victim. Everyone! The question is who hated the victim enough to kill her? Minnie just wants to get her RV fixed and get on the road, but she soon finds herself immersed in the repercussions of a decades-old tragedy.
Trouble at Snake and Clearwater, Book 5: Minnie Crockwell, recreational vehicle enthusiast and traveler, receives a call from her niece, Tiffany, who has recently moved from Arizona to Washington to be with her boyfriend. Lonely in a new area, Tiffany asks Aunt Minnie to stop by for a visit.
Minnie, on the road in her RV just north in Spokane and hoping to head south to warmer climates for the winter, adjusts her travel plans and heads south to the small city of Clarkston, Washington, at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers.
Finding a wonderful RV site with a panoramic view of the Snake River, Minnie settles in for a short, relaxing visit with her niece. Binoculars in hand, she admires the scenery—from the golden hills across the river to the fishermen trolling in boats. The beauty of the scene is marred though, when one fisherman disappears from his boat right before her eyes.
Peregrine Ebenezer (Ben) Alvord, Minnie’s nineteenth-century ghost traveling companion, can do nothing to save the man from drowning. In fact, he can’t even find him. But search and rescue teams do finally locate poor Jim Olson, only to discover that he didn’t die by drowning.
Everyone liked Jim Olson, everyone except the person who killed him. Minnie vows to stay out of this murder investigation, but she feels responsible since she was the last person to see him alive. Besides the killer, that is.
Trouble in Florence, Book 6: Minnie Crockwell, recreational vehicle enthusiast and traveler, is heading south to warmer climates by way of Highway 101, also known as the Oregon Coast Highway and Pacific Highway. She stops for a few days in the quaint little seaside town of Florence, Oregon, for a stay at the Tuscan Sands RV Park.
Although the park hardly lives up to its evocative name, the sand dunes of the Florence beaches most certainly do. When in Florence…
Minnie wastes no time heading to the beach for a walk with her nineteenth-century ghost companion, Peregrine Ebenezer (Ben) Alvord. Even if it is the middle of December. Less people on the beach though, right? What could be more relaxing than walking on a nearly deserted Pacific Northwest beach?
But the dangerous and erratic driver of a blue Jeep, the fierce coastal storm that sweeps through overnight, a barking dog that paws at the sand, and the discovery of a body partially submerged beneath a log on the beach all conspire to take the relax out of relaxing.
Against her will and Ben’s words of caution, Minnie cannot help but try to solve the mystery of the Trouble in Florence.
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 (coming soon)
Book 9 – Trouble in Orange Beach (coming soon)
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Book 4
Minnie Crockell and her traveling companion Ben a 19th-century ghost are back on the road when they encounter some trouble with her RV and tow car. Due to these mechanical issues result in an unplanned stop at the campground in Hungry Horse Montana. Shortly after checking in a gunshot rings out, Minnie calls the police but there is no gun found. However, there was a dead body but no gunshot wound.
Book 5
Minnie receives a call from her niece, Tiffany, who has recently moved to Washington. Since Minnie is leaving Montana she decides to go visit Tiffany. Minnie finds a campground with a wonderful view of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers. Shortly after arriving Minnie and her traveling companion and ghost, Ben, witness a man falling out of his boat and appears to drown. When the body is recovered, the cause of death was not drowning. Feeling the guilt of not being able to save the man Minnie is determined to find the killer.
Book 6
Minnie hoping for warmer weather heads south to the beach of Oregan. Once settled into the campground Minnie doesn’t waste any time heading to the beach. She encounters a blue jeep a couple of times, the driver drives very fast and reckless. The following morning Minnie get breakfast and heads back to the beach. When she arrives she finds a woman and her dog, the woman is screaming because her dog uncovered a body. This blue jeep was still in the parking area from the day before. Minnie can’t help but get involved in the investigation.
These books are fun quick reads with plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader guessing. Although the mystery can be enjoyed as a stand-alone the backstories can better be understood by reading in order.
I listened to the audio version of these books. Narrator Michelle Babb brings the characters to life. She uses wonderful accents, you have no problem distinguishing which character is which. She is a natural storyteller using great diction and timing. I recommend you checking out the collection of short stories especially if you enjoy cozy mysteries.
I voluntarily agreed to read a copy of this book by the Narrator. All thoughts and opinions are my own and in no way have been influenced.
I listened to the audio version of these books. In this series, poor Minnie just wants to jet around in her RV and explore the country with her companion by her side. Her companion, Ben, may be a ghost but he still keeps her company and tries to keep her out of trouble. He has a really hard job.
It seems like at every camp site Minnie stops at, she finds a murder victim…. She’s really good at putting herself right in the middle of investigations and trouble. At least there are usually good looking police officers along the way to spice things up a little. But Minnie seems to be hung up on her ex-husband. Could there still be something between them if she ever makes it to Colorado in her RV? Then there’s still that pesky attraction she has to the ghostly Ben. Her retirement was supposed to simplify her life…didn’t happen.
This is a great collection of cozy mysteries and the performance by Michelle Babb makes them totally delightful! Very entertaining.
I was given a complimentary copy of this boxed set. All thoughts are my own.