Summer Camp Culprit: A Short Romantic Cozy Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Setting – Michigan
Independently Published (May 11, 2022)
Print length ‏ : ‎ 66 pages

Synopsis

Camp Starfall is closing. But that doesn’t mean the past is going with it.

 

Despite her misgivings, Lindsey returns to the campground she last left as a broken-hearted teen. She’s determined to spend Camp Starfall’s farewell weekend focusing on the good memories she has of her time as a camper. But fate has other plans.

Lindsey’s teenage sweetheart Tyler shows up, stirring up feelings in her that had long lain dormant. Too bad she doesn’t have time to dwell on him. Someone is breaking into the cabins, and if she doesn’t find the culprit, more than her heart will be at stake.

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Review

This mystery novella brings together characters with various motives, a mystery to solve, and even a little potential romance.

This group of former campers gathers for a final reunion before the camp is sold. It brings back memories for them, and for me, at least a little bit thinking back to my youth, but someone is skulking around the camp. What are they up to? Why are they searching the cabins? Lindsey pulls out her detective skills to uncover the culprit.

Because this book is short, there isn’t much time to build deeper characters or the crime. I have to admit I didn’t catch onto what was going on and what the person was looking for in the cabins. Once all was revealed, it made sense. The crime is minor; no one dies or is hurt.

There is a potential romance between Lindsey and Tyler, picking up where they left off years ago. It is a sweet romance and could grow into more outside of the camp.

The story has humor peppered throughout, and this was an enjoyable read. I wouldn’t mind seeing this turned into a longer book and a potential series.

We give it 3 1/2 paws up.

About the Author

C.K. Fyfe has always enjoyed a good mystery. Fyfe’s childhood love of Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys led to a grown-up love of writing cozy mysteries with quirky, funny, and kindhearted characters. Fyfe lives in “The Wolverine State.” Much like wolverines, Fyfe’s villains have vicious dispositions, but the clever sleuths know how to tame their foes’ tempers.

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