Vexed in Vermont

Rambling RV Cozy Mysteries #18

by Patti Benning

Sometimes accepting a helping hand…
Can be murder.
Tulia Blake is traveling to a historic colonial village in Vermont when the unthinkable happens – her RV breaks down. With Olivia delayed, Tulia is on her own to solve the problem.

With no phone service and a nearly empty tank of gas in her sedan, she’s faced with trying to figure out her best course of action and is getting nowhere until a friendly woman pulls up and offers Tulia a spot for the night in her spare bedroom while the RV gets towed to the nearest shop that’s capable of working on it. Grateful for the help, Tulia and Cicero join the woman on her farm.

When the body of a farmhand is discovered during a tour of the farm, Tulia realizes the woman might not be quite what she seems. Is she staying with a killer, or is a dangerous outsider targeting the little farm?

She’s determined to get to the truth and fast, before she becomes the next victim.

Can she crack the case before the rooster crows? Or will crows be circling overhead? Find out in this exciting Rambling RV Cozy Mystery!

120 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 4, 2024

About the author

https://www.facebook.com/Patti-Bennin...

When Cozy Mystery author, Patti Benning, isn’t busy plotting the deaths of multiple fictitious characters, she loves to spend time hiking with her rescue dog, Max, who is her bestest writing buddy.

​Patti loves to cook and the food in her books has been tried and tested in her very own kitchen. She’s technologically shy, and stays away from social media a great deal, because it makes her feel more awkward and introverted than meeting someone face to face.

​Writing is the perfect job for her because in her books, she gets to explore all the topics she loves, food, animals, crafts and reading. She loves her readers dearly, and is thankful for the opportunity to share with them through her work.

Reviews

[William]

Entertaining mystery listening 🎶🔰

This kindle e-book novella is from my Kindle Unlimited account book 18 of 18 more to come.

Tulia is in Vermont when the RV breaks down. She is helped by a woman 🚺 who has cabins for rent. Then there is a murder. By who? It all comes to a sad 😢happy ending 😀.

I would highly recommend this series and author to 👍 readers of travel mystery novels. 2024

[Tom]

Another excellent book in the second part of the series

Tulia is driving the RV through the back country of Vermont where she is planning on meeting up with Olivia the next day. Suddenly the RV engine gives out and she manages to get over on the side of the road. She has no gas in the sedan that she pulls behind the RV so she is stranded and has no cell service where she is. It is too far to walk back to the last town she drove through. Finally a pickup truck drives by and stopped to help. After talking to the woman Tulia takes her bird and what she needs for a couple days. The woman takes her to her farm where Tulia can use the landline to contact a tow company and let Olivia know where she is. Things start out well as Olivia agrees to meet her at the farm the next day while Tulia stays over at the farm. The next morning they find one of the farm hands dead in the barn. The mystery deepens as Tulia tries to find out what happened. Lots of twists and turns with a surprise ending. A fun read.

[Tari]

There wasn't much Tulia could do at the point where her RV broke down so staying at a cute Vermont farm sure brought on a heckuva new adventure for her and Olivia. As always, a murder got the better of Tulia and her curiosity and she ended up figuring this one out a well. It was a kinda sad revelation and while I was right about whodunit, I never suspected what we learned after that.

It sounds like maybe New York state’s the next stop for Tulia and her trusty videographer whose videos sure help when there's a crime to be solved.

[Debbi]

This next book in the Rambling RV Cozy mystery series finds Tulia heading to an historical village. But before she gets there her RV breaks down. Thankfully a Good Samaritan picks her up and lets her stay at her farm. While there a farmhand ends up dead. Can Tulia and Olivia figure it out? This was another enjoyable read with some definite plot twists. It’s fun to escape for a short period and read about Tulia and her adventures. It is a wonderful quick to read series.

[Marissa]

When Tula’s RV suddenly breakdown in a small historical town in Vermont. Her phone service is spotty and no gas as she waits for her friend who been delayed to arrive. A passing stranger offer a room for her tp s[end the night. The woman offers a tour of her farm as they discovered a body. Could this be more to this woman than she seems? Tula will have to watch her step or she can be the next victim? All is not what it seems in this cozy read.

[Sally Antoinette]

The RV breaks down and then...

Well this time the RV break down chose the place in Vermont that they got to visit. So a nice family run farm should be fun. But things just aren't what they seem. Again. At least having the camera filming is helping to get confessions recorded and sent to the police. Now onto the next state, NY!

[Anne G. Kasaba]

I do enjoy this series a lot but this book fell a little short of the rest of the series. It was well written but the storyline felt forced. The characters as always are engaging and the book was enjoyable.

[E]

Fantastic!

Another state, another murder. Tulia finds herself in the strangest situations. Vermont brings more adventures and trouble. Great story/series. I look forward to more.

[VICTORIA STEWART]

Great Read

I really enjoyed this installment of Tulias adventures. Fast paced and full of excitement and some shock. Well written adventure that leaves me excited for the next one!

[Shannon Binegar-Foster]

This was such a fun read. A few twists in this one. Very entertaining.

I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book provided by the publisher.

[Barbara]

Another unexpected adventure in this book. Tulia is in Vermont where her RV dies. She finds herself inserted into a murder Again. It was a good story, and I enjoyed it. Recommend reading.

[Mark]

The suspense picks up a bit in this edition of Tulia's travels, but the typos sneak back in again too.