Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Wheeler-Dealer – A Ghost & Camper Kooky Mystery by Rita Moreau! Today we are featuring a review of the high-spirited first book in the hilarious Ghost & the Camper kooky mystery series. If you like golden-girl sleuths, zany characters, and sardonic humor, then you’ll love Rita Moreau’s witty whodunit.

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Wheeler-Dealer Ghost & Camper Kooky Mystery

Paranormal Cozy Mystery

1st in Series

Independently published (April 1, 2021)

Paperback: 332 pages

ISBN-13: 979-8676266394

Digital ASIN: B08YP5NJNV

About the Book:

Solving a murder might raise her spirits. But will it spring her spectral friend from Purgatory?

Mabel Gold still isn’t sure what happened. Traded by her husband for a busty bimbo the same age as their youngest daughter, the feisty sixty-something rejects the retirement community and heads west in a vintage camper. But the RV comes complete with a ghost who needs a good deed to get into Heaven, and cracking open a homicide at their first stop in Savannah could give them both a new lease on life.

Determined to dig up the dirt on the dead wheeler-dealer, Mabel and her phantom companion tackle the crime. But with two rich dudes from Dubai, a Willie Nelson lookalike mobster, and a widow nicknamed The Barracuda all on the suspect list, conjuring up the truth could take a real live miracle.

Can Mabel catch the killer before she’s the next soul crashing the Pearly Gates?

 My Review:

When I saw that the book blurb included the following: “golden-girl sleuths, zany characters, and sardonic humor,” I knew I was in. This was a lot of fun. The mystery doesn’t happen until mid-way, which is typically a bit later than I like, but honestly I didn’t notice because I was enjoying getting to know the characters. They are each so unique and Mabel is my favorite – she has such an authentic voice. I laughed out loud and shook my head several times after she said something or shared a thought. She’s a hoot. I also admired her for living her life to the fullest. She’s been dealt a rough hand, but decides to move to Florida, buy a renovated camper and take a summer trip – life goals, right there! 

The mystery has several twists, which kept me guessing until the end. I did love Irma – I always enjoy a ghost side-kick and Irma, like Mabel, is a woman who knows her own mind. 

This is a great book to read during the summer if you’re looking for some arm chair travel! I could easily picture myself riding along with Mabel. I’m delighted to know there are more books in the series. What a fun, light summer read! 

About the Author:

Rita Moreau is the author of  two cozy with a lot of kooky mystery series: The Mary Catherine Mahoney series and The Ghost & Camper series.

A workaholic by nature, upon retirement, Rita Moreau began to work on her bucket list, writing a book. Traveling the national parks with her husband, George in a vintage Bluebird motor home (on George’s list), Rita completed her first novel, Bribing Saint Anthony. Back home, she was having so much fun she completed four more novels in the Mary Catherine Mahoney mystery series. The year we entered the twilight zone, Rita decided to put this time to good use and wrote the first two novels in a new Ghost & the Camper mystery series. She kept going. The third in the series – Murder in the Badlands released fall 2021 and Murder in the Rockies released fall of 2022. Murder in Wacky Florida in  2023 and Murder in Wacka-Doodle Florida in 2023.

Rita lives in a postcard called Florida where George, the love of her life, always had fun telling everyone he’s the author’s husband. He was her lightning rod. Rita lost George in December 2021. She honors his memory daily. He lived life to the fullest. When not writing she joins PatZi Gil on the Joy on Paper radio program with Book Buzz Mysteries, or you can find her teaching Silver Sneaker fitness classes and walking the beach. She loves connecting with readers. Visit her website and sign up for her newsletters and download a free copy of the Russian & Aunt Sophia.

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Purchase Links: Amazon

TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

• May 26 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
• May 27 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST
• May 28 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT 
• May 28 – Frugal Freelancer – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• May 29 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
• May 30 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT 
• May 30 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
• May 31 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
• May 31 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
• June 1 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW
• June 2 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT
• June 2 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• June 3 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR GUEST POST
• June 4 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

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