Murder in the Nudist Colony

Nudist Colony #1

by Ted Bun, Will Forest, P.Z. Walker

All earnings from all sales of any titles in the "In the Nudist Colony" series go to Doctors Without Borders (MSF).

Genres: Mystery

238 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 21, 2020

About the author

I was born in London in 1956 and lived most of my life in the south of England, now I live in the sunny South of France.

For three fun-filled summers I ran a holiday resort for naturists in Portugal. Then I discovered what I really wanted to do., and retired.
After spending two years searching Ted and Mrs Bun found L’Olivette, our little paradise in the South of France.

Teachers always tell you to write about things you know about. So, that is what I did!

During the long evenings of the darker season, a series of novellas and short stories started to take shape, one letter at a time

The first book in the Rags to Riches series, in which the central characters first meet and the romance starts, “The Uncovered Policeman” was published on Valentine’s Day 2016.

Since then, I have got a little carried away!

Reviews

[Pete]

Good writing, Great timing, Excellent charity

Ah, murder. In the Nudist camp / colony / resort / space-station. - What-ever. Where-ever. How-ever. Murder ! So many varieties, every type alone and thought provoking with many different species to be encountered and puzzled by, some to be thrown to the ? ? ?. . . Ah,the plots. One must not violate the secrets of the plots. There are numerous plots, hidden agendas, most entertaining and thought provoking. Be careful not to be ensnared by the perpetrators as they do the deadly deeds. A really good read , and one that might again entertain at a later date or two. Applause !

[Bryce Mckean]

The challenge was to for different authors to write short stories on the same subject with the money raised going to charity.
The stories were varied with unforseen plot twists. Very good and a lot of fun.

[Randy]

This book is a collection of short stories written by writers from around the world with a range of abilities given a singular subject. The short aspect of each story does not allow for character development and keeps the stories relatively simple. Most involve someone who dies at a nudist resort, typically murdered somehow (hence the name of the book), the police unit is called and put in the midst of the resort with its rules, and an investigation ensues. The sci-fi story caught me a bit by surprise and it caught the investigator by surprise, too. Not all crimes are solved. I liked the simplicity of the stories since it matched what I expected. I also appreciated the intent of the proceeds of book / kindle sales to go to Doctors Without Borders.

[Günter]

Generally a great idea to collect stories related with naturism. Yet the stories were very much alike and all fo them were about someone getting killed - which might leave a bad aftertaste because in reality there are hardly any murders in the naturist world. A positive turn would be an anthology about "Love in the naturist world" or some other positive topic.