I haven’t seen Stanley Shelton since the flamingo keychain with the campervan key dangled from his fingertips as he ripped the Maserati keys out of my grip after my ex-now-dead husband left me broke and penniless, until now.
Stanley claims the Diamond Swamp Mob is after him and he needs my help. Something about my past, but I didn’t take him too seriously until someone was murdered in Stanley’s rented room at the Milkery. The person just so happened to have a tattoo I’ve seen before.
One problem, the tattoo is a brand from a mob in New York City.
Sheriff Hank Sharp has hauled Stanley down to the Normal sheriff’s department for the murder, leaving it up to me and the Laundry Club Ladies to clear Stanley’s name. Looks like I’m driving my campervan back to New York City and make it a girls trip.
I sure hope I can get to the mob boss before he sends anyone else to Happy Trails Campground to finish the job and get revenge on who actually killed the mobster.
Welcome to Normal, Kentucky, where nothing is normal!
Welcome to the Bean Hive Coffeehouse where the coffee is as hot as the gossip!
And The Bean Hive Coffee shop was usually the magnet to where it all occurred.
Honey Springs, Kentucky is abuzz with the opening of a new holistic health spa. There are all sorts of outsiders in town to visit and participate in the opening. A reviewer from a famous magazine is there, but he has the bad habit of writing scathing reviews of everywhere he visits.
Could this be trouble for the grand opening?
Add to the mix Loretta Bebe (the town socialite) wants her granddaughter, Birdie, to work for Roxy, so what if she has a bad reputation that’s a mile long?
Things get a little frothy after the famous magazine reviewer turns up dead and the weapon is found on Birdie.
Do you think Loretta is going to let anyone but Roxy Bloom use her lawyering skills to solve the murder?
You’re darn-tootin’ she aint!
Grab your coffee and hold on to your hat, this southern mystery is full of red-herrings with all sorts of snorts that’ll having you wanting to stay for bit longer at the Bean Hive!
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REALTOR Chelsea O’Connell is found dead in a model home of the new development in Normal. She was not popular in the small tourist town located in the Daniel Boone National Park because the last thing this town wants is for more development to come in to take away anymore of the forest.
Detective Hank Sharp has his own hands full instead of worrying about his girlfriend Mae West and her nosey set of friend, The Laundry Club Ladies, now that he found out cuts are coming the Normal Sheriff’s department.
Rumors are swirling around about the Sheriff’s department doing some outsourcing and Hank’s job is one of them. Mae finds herself at a crossroads, does she put on her sleuthing cap to help out a friend who is the number one suspect on Hank’s list, or does she let Hank solve the murder by himself so he can prove how valuable his position is to the department?
Small-town cozy mystery cold case sleuth.
Solving murders usually comes easy for Mae West and the Laundry Club Ladies of Happy Trails Campground. But this time the mystery isn’t fresh—it’s buried deep in the past.
For years, Mae believed the tragic house fire that killed her family was simply a terrible accident. As a child, there was nothing she could do to question the official story.
But now, with years behind her and a loyal group of friends ready to help, Mae begins to wonder if the truth about that night was never fully uncovered.
Determined to finally learn what really happened, Mae and the Laundry Club Ladies start piecing together old clues, forgotten memories, and long-buried secrets. What begins as a search for answers quickly turns into something far more dangerous.
Because the deeper they dig into the past, the clearer it becomes—someone worked very hard to keep the truth hidden.
And they may not be ready for it to come out.
As the investigation heats up, Mae must uncover the truth before this cold case turns into something even more deadly.
Perfect for readers who love:
🔎 Small-town cozy mysteries
🏕️ Campground life and tight-knit communities
👭 The beloved Laundry Club Ladies
🕵️ Amateur sleuths solving layered mysteries
🐾 Cozy charm, friendship, and Southern humor
Return to Happy Trails Campground—where the campfires are warm, the friendships are strong, and mysteries are always waiting to be solved.
