Will Travel for Trouble Series (Book 13-14)

By: Minnie Crockwell

Narrated by: Michelle Babb

Together in one collection, Books 13 and 14 of the Will Travel for Trouble series of cozy mysteries, Trouble at Devils Tower and Trouble in El Paso.

Trouble at Devils Tower

Minnie and Ben are back for more murder and mayhem! Minnie Crockwell, recreational vehicle enthusiast and traveler, and her ghost companion, Ben, are heading to Devils Tower. The massive monolith dominating the Wyoming landscape is the stuff of legends...and mysteries.

One such mystery finds Minnie and Ben before than they find him. A little green man/alien leads them on a merry chase to solve the Trouble at Devils Tower.

Trouble in El Paso

Minnie Crockwell, recreational vehicle enthusiast and traveler, and her ghost companion, Ben, have arrived in sunny El Paso, Texas, land of cowboy boots and 1,000 great Tex-Mex restaurants. One such restaurant makes the greatest fajitas...ever. All Minnie wants to do is eat great food during her stay in El Paso, but there is no way that Minnie and Ben can get through a stay in fabulous fajita land without someone dying an untimely death at the hands of a killer.

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Minnie’s on the move again!

Will Travel For Trouble (#13&14) by Minnie Crockwell finds Minnie visiting Devil’s Tower Wyoming and El Paso TX. She gets goes from the frying pan into the fire by getting embroiled in 2 sets of murders! Luckily she and Ben (resident ghost & guardian angel) remain unscathed and are off to travel another day. I love the series and how the characters gave developed. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book. Narrator Michelle Babb is spectacular in her performance! She creates unique characters, voices and accents. Ms. Babb’s narrative performance is worth a 10-star rating!

Easy listen

These two stories continue the tale of Minnie and her ghost buddy, Ben, traveling around the country to different campgrounds. As always, they run across dead bodies and mayhem as they get to know the people in the campgrounds and the little towns they stop in. Ben is continuing to become more visible and "solid". That in itself is starting to make things more interesting--him eating in a restaurant, having to open car doors to get in instead of going through them.

Entertaining cozy mysteries

Minnie and Ben are back on their adventures. This time they visit Devils Tower and El Paso. I felt this book shorter than the previous ones but a look at the series Audible page shows me that the boxed sets included three books the previous times, while this one only includes only two. I am not sure why, as there is a 15th book already published. This was a light and easy listen, as this series always is. I quite like Minnie and her special relationship with Ben, which is evolving right now due to some changes in Ben’s nature.

The first story, the one set in Devils Tower was a fun one but I somehow expected a bit more grit to it. I kept thinking that there should be something else at play. I think the ending caught me by surprise because I wanted it to be more than it really was. Well, it is a cozy mystery, so I still accept it.

I found the second story more intriguing and surprising, certainly a more risky job for Minnie than Devils Tower. I missed Minnie and Ben’s private conversations, as they did, but this shows a promising future for both of them, and new wait to approach their investigations. I am looking forward to future sequels.

The best part was Michelle Babb’s narration. I always say that Babb could narrate the phone book and make it interesting. She is a natural! Her character interpretations are just amazing, bringing the characters to life in a way that it feels like watching real people interacting. Michelle Babb has an expressive and natural narration style that works well with this genre, but I am sure she will do wonders on any other kind of book.

I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

Mini in Russia and a ghost named Ben

So goes another three adventures of minion been such lovely books murder and love contrast. I recommend all the books in there will travel for travel series.

Excellent cozy

This was books 13 and 14 in the series. Minnie and Ben visit a couple more campgrounds and find more trouble. Minnie has a habit of finding dead bodies and figuring out who did it. I love the way the areas are described in these books. These are a fun and intriguing cozy mystery. The narrator does a great job of voicing the characters and really brings them to life.