Campers & Criminals (Beaches, Bungalows, and Burglaries) by Tonya Kappes

[jaxnsmom]

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.

Mae finds herself homeless, friendless, and penniless. All hope isn't lost. . .the only thing Mae got to keep that the government didn't seize is a tourist camp ground, Happy Trails, in Normal, Kentucky and an RV to live in. One problem, Mae's idea of camping has room service.

Other books in the series:

[Nell]

Several books in this series are free if you have Kindle Unlimited.

[Julesy]

I listened the first book on audio. It was just okay. Not enough for me to want to continue even though I can get them from hoopla.

[Alice]

I read the first book and it seemed like it was lacking detail and did not follow on in the series.

[Zermeena]

I listened to and . I can't say that I really enjoyed either one. The narrator Johanna Parker is one of my favorites, but she sounded like she was sleep-walking through these. I had to turn the speed up to 1.25x to get through them.

The characters were flat and there was no growth in the second book. The mysteries were not very exciting. And the supporting cast was not interesting. On the whole these were disappointing.

Oh well - there are lots of other cozies out there!

[Julesy]

So far, seems pretty unanimous that this series is pretty blah. 🥱 I wonder if Kappes's other series are any better?

[Lea]

Started reading Beaches, Bungalows and Burglaries by Tonya Kappes.

This is my third book by this other and looking forward to it. I have read first two books in her newest series- Stamped Out series.

[Mark]

I'm glad to see others are having trouble with this series. I read the first one last year, and it failed to hook me as well. Since she is a popular author, I thought it might be me. Guess not.

[Lea]

I gave Beaches, Bungalows and Burglaries 4 stars. I enjoyed it, it was what I was expecting. Light summer read and yes campgrounds have a lot of the same people in them. Will be reading next one.

[Alice]

I have a different series by Tonya Kappes. Mocha and Murder. It was a did not finish for me. It tried. I didn't like the writing style or characters although recipes at end of book look good.

[Julesy]

Alice wrote: "I have a different series by Tonya Kappes. Mocha and Murder. It was a did not finish for me. It tried. I didn't like the writing style or chara..."

Kudos to you for giving the author another shot with a different series. That's too bad the series wasn't any better. I think I won't read any more books by this author. I just don't think it will be worth my while.