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Science Fiction
A 1937 vintage camper trailer half hidden in weeds catches Lynne McBriar's eye when she is visiting an elderly friend Ben. Ben eagerly sells it to her and she just as eagerly embarks on a restoration. But after each remodel... See More
Travel & Tourism
Frannie Shoemaker and her friends go camping to get away from the real world. So they are surprised and dismayed to find their wilderness campground the production site of a new 'reality' show--Celebrity Campout. Reality... See More
Humour & Satire
A prequel to the Frannie Shoemaker Campground Mysteries. Frannie and Larry Shoemaker have busy jobs, two teenagers, and plenty of other demands on their time and sanity. Larry's sister and brother-in-law pester them to try... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
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... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Bats and Bones is a B.R.A.G Medallion Honoree. Frannie and Larry Shoemaker are retirees who enjoy weekend camping with their friends in state parks in this new cozy mystery series. They anticipate the usual hiking... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
An IndieBRAG Medallion Honoree. A biking and camping trip to southeastern Minnesota turns into double trouble for Frannie Shoemaker and her friends as she deals with a canoeing mishap and a couple of bodies. Strange... See More
Science Fiction
Lynne McBriar swore her vintage trailer would stay in a museum where it would be safe from further time travel. But when a museum in Texas wants to borrow it, she determines that she must deliver it herself. Her husband Kurt... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
During the pandemic, camping was supposed to be a fairly safe activity. That's only if you don't camp with Frannie Shoemaker. Frannie and her husband Larry commit in the fall of 2019 to take on a campground hosting job in... See More
Holidays
Lil's daughter, Georgiann, has taken a new job as director of a visitor's bureau and the first task is to organize the Lights and Luminaries Festival held in December. It's the season of good will and Max and Lil come to... See More
Travel & Tourism
An IndieBRAG medallion honoree. A trip down memory lane is fine if you don't stumble on a body. Frannie Shoemaker and her friends camp at Old Dam Trail State Park near one of Donna Nowak's childhood homes. They take in the... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Max Berra and Lil Garrett, seventy-something sisters, travel the country, annoy their relatives, and solve mysteries. In the first three books of the series, they run risks at a reunion, hunt henchmen and heavies at a... See More
Science Fiction
An IndieBRAG Medallion honoree. Bev was believed to have been washed away in the flood and was never found. As I sat thinking about it, my gaze fell on the spot behind my garage where last year I kept the old 1937 camper... See More
Holidays
Seventy-something sisters, Max and Lil, visit western Pennsylvania, partly to see Lil's son Terry and his family, and partly to enjoy to colorful fall foliage. The sisters volunteer to help staff a fund-raiser haunted house... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A B.R.A.G.Medallion Honoree Over two hundred years ago, famed explorer Meriwether Lewis died on the Natchez Trace under mysterious circumstances. Historians still argue whether it was suicide or murder. That shouldn't affect... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A B.R.A.G. Honoree! Maxine Berra and Lillian Garrett, sisters in their seventies, travel together to visit friends and relatives in Max's 1950 red Studebaker with her Irish Setter, Rosie. Does that mean they are amicable... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Sometimes tiptoeing through the tulips can lead to murder! Max and Lil, seventy-something sisters, visit their cousin Bess in the middle of the Tulip Fest. But things don't turn out so rosy for a couple of Bess'... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
A B.R.A.G.Medallion Honoree A cozy/thriller mystery! The starry skies over New Mexico, the "Land of Enchantment," may hold secrets of their own. The Shoemakers and the Ferraros, on an extended camping trip, find themselves... See More
Holidays
A B.R.A.G.Medallion Honoree A Holiday novella. The Shoemakers and Ferraros plan to spend Christmas in Texas with Larry and Jane Ann's brother and then take a camping trip through the Southwest. But those plans are stopped... See More
Travel & Tourism
A set of the first three Frannie Shoemaker mysteries. All IndieBRAG Medallion honorees! Frannie and her friends look for relaxation in Midwest parks and campgrounds, but occasionally crime becomes a campsite neighbor... See More
Sport
A collection of recipes, camping hints, and campground descriptions from the award-winning Frannie Shoemaker cozy campground mysteries. See More
Sport
A set of books 4, 5, and 6 in the award-winning Frannie Shoemaker Campground Series for the price of two! Join retiree Frannie Shoemaker and her friends as they camp at a lake haunted by a ghost and a more recent... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Max and Lil join their sister Carole for a weekend of glamping. A series of mysterious 'mishaps' raises tension among the friends. Is someone really planning to harm one of the members or just trying to put a scare in them... See More
Fantasy
What if you bought a vintage camper and it turned out to be a time portal? Lynne McBriar does just that. She buys an antique camper, unused for years, in an effort to connect with her 14-year-old daughter, Dinah. Lynne tries... See More
Crime, Thriller & Mystery
Punk and Patty Jo Norton retire and decide to take up camping. But the used trailer they purchase from a shady dealer and their first weekend of camping on Halloween bring them more adventure than they bargained for. A... See More