The Blue Coyote

The Frannie Shoemaker Campground Mysteries, Book 2

By: Karen Musser Nortman

Narrated by: Michelle Babb

Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

The Blue Coyote is an IndieBRAG Medallion honoree and a finalist in the 2013 CLUE Awards.

Frannie and Larry Shoemaker love taking their grandchildren, Sabet and Joe, camping with them. But at Bluffs State Park, Frannie finds herself worrying more than usual about their safety, and when another young girl disappears from the campground in broad daylight, her fears increase. The fun of a bike ride, a flea market, marshmallow guns, and a storyteller are quickly overshadowed. Accusations against Larry and her add to the cloud over their heads. Frannie begins to puzzle out the mystery: Are the itinerant road workers as much of a threat as Frannie thinks? What about the lone woman camper who also disappears? Or is the girl's deadbeat dad behind it all?

©2013 Karen Musser Nortman (P)2016 Karen Musser Nortman

Adorable cozy mystery suitable for older kids

Great story! Grandparents Frannie and Larry take their grandkids on a camping trip and meet up with friends. Then a girl from the campsite disappears. When Frannie and Larry come under suspicion, she decides to investigate. One thing’s for sure, Frannie is not your run-of-the-mill grandmas! This grandma is a super sleuth and will leave no stone unturned. and start to investigate. Really enjoyed it.

Great Cozy Mystery

The story was well written and kept me entertained. Love seeing what trouble the characters find themselves in each camping trip they take.

Michelle Babb does an amazing job as always bringing each character to life. Onto the next one.

The Blue Coyote

A very fun mystery to listen to. I really enjoyed this story and they way this couple of grandparents are able to solve this mystery to prove that age really doesn’t matter. Narration was done very well also.

Jenny's review

The Blue Coyote is a great mystery and I seriously enjoyed listening on my way to and from work.

Larry and Franny Shoemaker are going camping with their grandkids and meeting up with family and friends. Everything is going great until a girl comes riding by with her bike that has very screechy training wheels on it and Larry goes to intercept . The little girl goes to a lady for help and after that disappears without a trace. Franny Shoemaker's mind starts running wild with how to solve this crime and point the law in the right direction. Will Franny and her friends solve this latest odd mystery in time?

Michelle Babb of course did amazing job and I have really enjoyed her story telling voice. Michelle can make the characters come to life

Great Book!

Any additional comments?

This is a great book; this is the second book in the Frannie Shoemaker Campground Mystery series written by Karen Musser Nortman and narrated by Michelle Babb. Frannie and Larry Shoemaker love taking their grandchildren, Sabet and Joe, camping with them. But at Bluffs State Park, Frannie finds herself worrying more than usual about their safety, and when another young girl disappears from the campground in broad daylight, her fears increase. The fun of a bike ride, a flea market, marshmallow guns, and a storyteller are quickly overshadowed. Accusations against Larry and her add to the cloud over their heads. This is a great book with a wonderful story and well developed characters. The story flowed very well and was very enjoyable. This book will keep you reading long into the night and you will not want to put this book down until you finish. This was such a great read and full of surprises.The narrator did a wonderful job with this book. She did a great job with the different voices of each character in this book. It was very easy to listen to and I didn’t want to stop listening until the end. If you are looking for a great book with well-developed characters then you need to listen to this book. I am looking forward to listening to the next book by this author and narrator. I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader’s copy of this book. The free book held no determination on my personal review.

A warning to all parents

Would you consider the audio edition of The Blue Coyote to be better than the print version?

Did not read the print version.

What did you like best about this story?

The persistence of Frannie to follow clues and inklings.

What about Michelle Babb’s performance did you like?

Good diction. Knew the characters well.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It's always better in one sitting. You can follow the characters better.

Any additional comments?

It took too long to get to the abduction. I almost quit listening.

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Enjoyable camping cozy mystery

Trigger warning:Abduction
Quick cozy mystery that was articulated so good you could almost smell the campfire and feel the chill you get in the morning when camping. Narrator has clean, easy to listen to voice and I had no trouble knowing which one of the characters were 'talking' Near the end of the story there was a 1 min. or so section where the 'voice' was incorrect for the character, but this did not take away from the storyline or enjoyment of the book
Good enough that I will seek out more of thos series.

really good story

subject matter is very difficult. the story handled it well. not everything is black and white and accusations are really taken to seriously all of the time instead of being based on credibility. case in point accusing abuse because you are mad that someone did something to you or you are having a bad day. I love these characters. the performances are spot on for making them sound different. maybe not the accents all the time but overall I like them.

Camping with the grandkids! 😂

Another great mystery 😉 The fun and adventures of camping with your grandchildren! Let the mystery begin! Narrator was awesome!

Great Mystery Series

The main characters are likeable and well-written. The plot kept me and kept me guessing the whole time. It is fast-paced. Great books to listen to while driving.

I listened to the audio version. The narrator, Michelle Babb, always draws me into the stories she narrates. Her voice is perfect for story telling. She Always does a great job. I really enjoy listening to her.