Camper and Criminals Cozy Mystery Boxed Set, Books 1-3

By: Tonya Kappes

Narrated by: Johanna Parker

Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

Follow Mae West as she searches for clues to bring killers to justice in this Campers and Criminals Cozy Mystery bundle.

Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries: Mae West, a far cry from the Hollywood actress, has been thrown for a loop. Her plush lifestyle in the big city of New York comes to a screeching halt after the FBI raids her mansion and arrests her husband, Paul West, for a Ponzi scheme that rips people out of millions of dollars.

Deserts, Driving, and Derelicts: Mae has grown to love her RV community, and now that she's found a place to call him, she's not going to let anybody ruin it. Mae throws all of her heart and amateur sleuthing skills into bringing the real killer to justice.

Forests, Fishing, and Forgery: Happy Trails Campground is at the center of a murder in which campers as well as locals are suspects. It looks likely that a local resident is responsible for the dastardly deed since the victim is the one person who had the power to shut down the national park, which would be devastating to Normal's small businesses.

©2018 Tonya Kappes (P)2020 Tantor

A fun summer listen

This was a fun series to listen to while working around the house or sitting at the pool. A perfect easy summer set to listen to.

Loved it!

Spent a Tuesday listening to this series, thoroughly enjoyed it! Love cozy mystery and this author tells a great story!

Clean Mystery Series

Overall it was ok. The story was pretty engaging. The conclusion of book 3 wrapped everything up but was rather anticlimactic, it felt rushed all of a sudden.
The narration was not my favorite. I got used to it because I paid for it. She struggled often to use consistent accents and voices for characters especially in book 1 and it was confusing.

One Crazy Story

Let me start by saying I am an RV camper & I do spend summers in a National park in a campground. I thoroughly enjoyed Mae's introduction to an RV and to the RV lifestyle.
It is amazing how many dead bodies the author managed to drop into these 3 books. Amazing. And believable (mostly. if you squint a bit with your mind's eye.)
I started this box set as something to listen to in the background while I cleaned. I ended up not cleaning but instead listening to the story.
Good job author.

Cute series

This was a easy read, and very relaxing series of books to enjoy. Narration excellent

Enjoyable!

Not sure what some of the others who complained about the performance were expecting— I found the whole thing to be quite enjoyable!!!

Story is not bad. Narration ruins it, though.

I didn’t mind the stories, but the narrator’s fake southern accent is awful. Nobody talks like that in the south. I also didn’t like that the author felt like she needed to explain everything. There were lots of parts to the story that were unnecessarily explained. I probably would have enjoyed reading the books bc I liked the characters—just couldn’t get past the narration.

Repetition

This storyline is cute and cozy as it should be, but some of the same information is repeated over and over again. How May grew up poor, her family died, she was taken in by a rich family, her husband stole money, she is trying to repay it. The details of how the inside of her camper looks, how she saved the town....are all repeated so often I have them memorized. I am a person who likes to finish a book when I start it, so I find myself fast forwarding through these books a lot. I also find May pretty boring herself, and rude -she doesn't listen to her boyfriend the cop and keeps finding dead bodies and lies to her boyfriend a lot. But the other charachters are interesting.

Likable, Real Characters

I thoroughly enjoyed the first three books of the Camper and Criminals Cozy Mysteries series! The characters are funny and realistic with faults and strengths. I find them relatable and funny. I love this is a cozy mystery story! Now, I’m waiting for the next installment of the series!

Fun and entertaining

Love the rural setting and characters. Narrator is the best ever. read all of them.