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Moon Lake Sleuths: Treasure Hunt
A hot cop, a murderer, and a jealous ghost are NOT the recipe for a single woman craving a peaceful life.
I thought I was happy. The joke was on me. I owned a successful dance studio in Chicago and came home to a handsome, charming, successful man. Life was good until the day I discovered he’d cleaned out my bank accounts and leveraged my assets. Grieving and faced with financial ruin and shame, I packed my things and moved back to Moon Lake, Indiana, determined to following three simple rules. No men. No heartache. No drama.
But then I walked into my mother's bookstore and found mom wrapped in the arms of him. The sleazeball, slimy, grab-hands professor who assaulted me in college.
So much for no drama. Worse yet, my great-great-great-grandmother informed me my father's ghosts wants the professor dead. And she wants me to stop Dad. She's on the other side, but I'm supposed to intercede. How?
But wait. There's more. A hot DNR officer is in town sniffing around. And then a body drops. And you guessed it. We've got a murder to catch.
Will I break my "No Men" rule? Can we catch the killer?
Welcome to Moon Lake, where strong-willed women pool their powers to protect the village they love. Here ghosts and witches meddle, animals speak, and psychic magic and mayhem create suspense and mystery. If you love ghost mysteries mixed with romance, download this Midlife Paranormal Cozy Mystery set in rural Moon Lake, Indiana.
I thought I was happy. The joke was on me. I owned a successful dance studio in Chicago and came home to a handsome, charming, successful man. Life was good until the day I discovered he’d cleaned out my bank accounts and leveraged my assets. Grieving and faced with financial ruin and shame, I packed my things and moved back to Moon Lake, Indiana, determined to following three simple rules. No men. No heartache. No drama.
But then I walked into my mother's bookstore and found mom wrapped in the arms of him. The sleazeball, slimy, grab-hands professor who assaulted me in college.
So much for no drama. Worse yet, my great-great-great-grandmother informed me my father's ghosts wants the professor dead. And she wants me to stop Dad. She's on the other side, but I'm supposed to intercede. How?
But wait. There's more. A hot DNR officer is in town sniffing around. And then a body drops. And you guessed it. We've got a murder to catch.
Will I break my "No Men" rule? Can we catch the killer?
Welcome to Moon Lake, where strong-willed women pool their powers to protect the village they love. Here ghosts and witches meddle, animals speak, and psychic magic and mayhem create suspense and mystery. If you love ghost mysteries mixed with romance, download this Midlife Paranormal Cozy Mystery set in rural Moon Lake, Indiana.
- GenresMysteryCozyCozy Mystery
199 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2022
About the author
Lucia Kuhl
231 books37 followersLucia Kuhl is the author of thirty midlife paranormal cozy mysteries. She believes every story needs at least one ghost, maybe a witch, or possibly an angel. A pet is always good. Talking forest animals are even better. Oh, and a hint of romance while headstrong, opinionated characters mingle.
A few of her women sleuths carry guns. Some only need magic. And her characters never miss a chance to dance. Lucia enjoys exploring tough subjects and lighting them in humorous ways to lessen the sting while showcasing their root issues. Her books contain no sex, strong violence, or profanity.
You’ll find Lucia at Luciakuhl.com. Check the social media bar in the header or footer to follow her on any or all platforms. Want to know what’s happening in her story worlds between books.
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A few of her women sleuths carry guns. Some only need magic. And her characters never miss a chance to dance. Lucia enjoys exploring tough subjects and lighting them in humorous ways to lessen the sting while showcasing their root issues. Her books contain no sex, strong violence, or profanity.
You’ll find Lucia at Luciakuhl.com. Check the social media bar in the header or footer to follow her on any or all platforms. Want to know what’s happening in her story worlds between books.
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/authorluciakuhl
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Displaying 1 - 29 of 29 reviews
March 31, 2024
No. Just no. This book was deadly dull. The bit where the fmc’s mother was dating the man who attempted to rape her daughter in college and continued to date him after she found out about the assault? Gross. The mystery was slow moving to the point of stagnation.
dnf-under-100-pages
August 14, 2025DNF 25% 7/17/25-8/14/25
The interactions and conversations were stilted enough to begin with, but the mom’s (non)reaction to finding about her boyfriend’s attempt to sexually assault her daughter in the past pushed it to the limit.
The interactions and conversations were stilted enough to begin with, but the mom’s (non)reaction to finding about her boyfriend’s attempt to sexually assault her daughter in the past pushed it to the limit.
January 17, 2026
Cute book if you're looking for a pallet clense LOL Mystery, ghost...who did it?
October 14, 2025
Entertaining and interesting
July 6, 2026
TW: Sexual assault. This is so poorly written to begin with but I had to stop when she was waffling about how to get her mom to stop dating the professor who tried to rape her when she was in his class in college… like… “how do I convince her not to see him? The heart wants what it wants!” What about tell her you literally had to fight him off with a broom that her dead husband magically put in your hand?!? If you can’t tell your mom that her scum of a boy friend tried to rape you, maybe you don’t have as great a relationship with her as you think.
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May 5, 2025
This was a quick, easy read and kept me wanting to read more. The story follows a bit of a treasure hunt turned murder mystery. Nothing was overly surprising in the book but it was still quite enjoyable to watch it unfold.
There were a few things I had issue with but it didn't detract from the overall story. The timeline was a bit hard to follow at times. It would seemingly jump around in the middle of a paragraph and occasionally I had to backtrack to figure out when something happened. I also understand this is the first in the series, but there are many things that are mentioned with no context so we are just left to wonder for an entire book. I want to know more about the past relationship and what broke it apart. She mentions may times the one DNR officer possibly being linked to her ex but we don't even know anything about the ex. So it being mentioned on multiple occasions was slightly annoying.
Overall, there were a lot of interesting aspects introduced in the first book and I really want to see where they all go. I am hopefully that we will get more backstory for our main characters and learn more about all the attractive men milling about in Moon Lake.
Happy Reading!
There were a few things I had issue with but it didn't detract from the overall story. The timeline was a bit hard to follow at times. It would seemingly jump around in the middle of a paragraph and occasionally I had to backtrack to figure out when something happened. I also understand this is the first in the series, but there are many things that are mentioned with no context so we are just left to wonder for an entire book. I want to know more about the past relationship and what broke it apart. She mentions may times the one DNR officer possibly being linked to her ex but we don't even know anything about the ex. So it being mentioned on multiple occasions was slightly annoying.
Overall, there were a lot of interesting aspects introduced in the first book and I really want to see where they all go. I am hopefully that we will get more backstory for our main characters and learn more about all the attractive men milling about in Moon Lake.
Happy Reading!
April 2, 2025
Cute Mystery
Dance artist and teacher, Sydney, is returned home to start over, opening her own dance studio, but first she had to overcome a murder, solve a secret treasure mystery, over come past hurts and past terrors. The writing and plotting are easy to follow, making this a very quick fast read. I liked that Sydney is a strong, independent woman and stands up for herself. I did feel like a had walked into book 2. Without explanation, we’re carrying on conversations with ghosts. Events happen way too fast, with the ghosts helping out. All in all, a fun, non taxing simple read.
Dance artist and teacher, Sydney, is returned home to start over, opening her own dance studio, but first she had to overcome a murder, solve a secret treasure mystery, over come past hurts and past terrors. The writing and plotting are easy to follow, making this a very quick fast read. I liked that Sydney is a strong, independent woman and stands up for herself. I did feel like a had walked into book 2. Without explanation, we’re carrying on conversations with ghosts. Events happen way too fast, with the ghosts helping out. All in all, a fun, non taxing simple read.
April 26, 2025
Really needs an editor
This series has potential but the numerous punctuation and grammatical errors riddled throughout has put me off reading any other books by this author. Characters are constantly saying things that should have an exclamation point but have a question mark, there are quotation marks missing on nearly every page, and it’s hard sometimes to follow who is saying what.
This series has potential but the numerous punctuation and grammatical errors riddled throughout has put me off reading any other books by this author. Characters are constantly saying things that should have an exclamation point but have a question mark, there are quotation marks missing on nearly every page, and it’s hard sometimes to follow who is saying what.
March 30, 2021
Great
Loved this paranormal mystery series. The plot line is interesting and has lots of twists and turns. The characters are well written with just enough quirkiness to make you enjoy them. The mysteries as there are more then one are intriguing and advance the storyline in ways that bode well for an on going series.
Loved this paranormal mystery series. The plot line is interesting and has lots of twists and turns. The characters are well written with just enough quirkiness to make you enjoy them. The mysteries as there are more then one are intriguing and advance the storyline in ways that bode well for an on going series.
January 17, 2023
Loved this book!
Enjoyed the story, characters, and the mystery. Sydney returned to her home town, Moon Lake, from Chicago. She was looking for, among other things, no drama. Not exactly what she found! Follow along to see how she & her companions investigate the happenings in the town. You'll be glad you did!!!
Enjoyed the story, characters, and the mystery. Sydney returned to her home town, Moon Lake, from Chicago. She was looking for, among other things, no drama. Not exactly what she found! Follow along to see how she & her companions investigate the happenings in the town. You'll be glad you did!!!
May 13, 2025
A bit confusing
This had me a bit confused, like when I started the book I was missing the actual starting of it. I am missing content. I jumped right in the middle, but it was actually the beginning. Hunh?
I don't know, maybe it's just me. Ya, probably. I'm sure the next book will be better now that I know the characters a bit.
Next is book 2 Moon Lake Witch.
This had me a bit confused, like when I started the book I was missing the actual starting of it. I am missing content. I jumped right in the middle, but it was actually the beginning. Hunh?
I don't know, maybe it's just me. Ya, probably. I'm sure the next book will be better now that I know the characters a bit.
Next is book 2 Moon Lake Witch.
July 31, 2025
danger follows
This is a cute story with a good mystery. I couldn’t guess that each person had something to do with it. The one thing was the back story on Sydney. What was she running from? Why was she moving back to the small town she moved away from? The characters were well written emotionally and physically.
This is a cute story with a good mystery. I couldn’t guess that each person had something to do with it. The one thing was the back story on Sydney. What was she running from? Why was she moving back to the small town she moved away from? The characters were well written emotionally and physically.
September 3, 2026
Any review over 1 star has been paid for. Anyone who actually read the book knows it's absolutely awful. Poorly written, disjointed, reads like AI in many places.
And the main character's mother dates a man she knows tries to r*pe her daughter... No.
I deleted the book permanently from my Kindle and this author is on a DO NOT READ AGAIN list. Disgusting.
And the main character's mother dates a man she knows tries to r*pe her daughter... No.
I deleted the book permanently from my Kindle and this author is on a DO NOT READ AGAIN list. Disgusting.
June 25, 2021
Great book!
I got a little confused with the third person point of view. Didn't know which 'she' you were talking about, names weren't used often enough for me. But that's me. Loved the story regardless!
I got a little confused with the third person point of view. Didn't know which 'she' you were talking about, names weren't used often enough for me. But that's me. Loved the story regardless!
July 5, 2023
Good first book in the series.
I enjoyed this story. Just discovered this author, and I am pleased I did. The plot, mystery and characters are good. I will be reading the next book in this series.
I enjoyed this story. Just discovered this author, and I am pleased I did. The plot, mystery and characters are good. I will be reading the next book in this series.
December 28, 2024
Simple attention grabber
Will Sydney follow her own rules to jump start her business and solve the murder of Moon Lake?
Sit back one afternoon and just read this book, it'll put a little feel good in your heart.
Will Sydney follow her own rules to jump start her business and solve the murder of Moon Lake?
Sit back one afternoon and just read this book, it'll put a little feel good in your heart.
January 13, 2025
A wonderful who did what
Sydney comes home to find a fugitive on the loose in the area and her mother is dating her ex professor. A buried treasure brings strangers to town and trouble. I liked the way the story unfolded and I am looking forward to more.
Sydney comes home to find a fugitive on the loose in the area and her mother is dating her ex professor. A buried treasure brings strangers to town and trouble. I liked the way the story unfolded and I am looking forward to more.
November 12, 2025
This was a really good book!
Well written, with a great cast of characters, both good and bad. An interesting location, and ghosts.
I really enjoyed this book, and have high hopes for the other boom.
Lucia Kuhl writes a really good story!
Well written, with a great cast of characters, both good and bad. An interesting location, and ghosts.
I really enjoyed this book, and have high hopes for the other boom.
Lucia Kuhl writes a really good story!
September 9, 2026
I wanted a new series to read and had high hopes for this first book. It was okay; I won't be reading the rest in the series. Not really into the ghost theme plus there were misspelled words and errors in grammar.
December 13, 2023
Who killed Edmund Spencer and why??? Buried treasure??? I enjoyed this story and recommended the book.
January 29, 2024
This was just okay for me. All the paranormal cozy elements were there, but I wasn’t really drawn into it like I hoped. This will just be a blip in my mind.
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January 29, 2024
Who killed Edmund Spencer and why??? A treasure??? I enjoyed this story and recommended the book.
July 28, 2024
Moon Lake Sleuths
I felt like there were so many characters, n I couldn't really tell who was talking sometimes.. it was a good story! I just didn't really get into it..
I felt like there were so many characters, n I couldn't really tell who was talking sometimes.. it was a good story! I just didn't really get into it..
April 19, 2025
Fun story
Amazing, keeping track of all the characters and the ties between each. The plot was interesting and suspenseful. Look forward to the next book.
Amazing, keeping track of all the characters and the ties between each. The plot was interesting and suspenseful. Look forward to the next book.
May 2, 2025
Moon lake sleuths
This is a fun story and there are more of them to read. I will probably get another one to read.
This is a fun story and there are more of them to read. I will probably get another one to read.
October 10, 2025
The writing was a little juvenile to be honest
March 14, 2026
cosy murder mystery
Light and amusing, an obvious start to a series with many things started or hinted at that were left to be fleshed out in future stories
Light and amusing, an obvious start to a series with many things started or hinted at that were left to be fleshed out in future stories
December 15, 2024
2024 bk 174. If I had read this series first before the Farm series I might have enjoyed it more. It was like I came back to review a test after taking the test. Not bad, but I felt that the missing pieces were already stored in my head. That said, I did enjoy getting to know the main character as a main character and not in a supporting role.
July 23, 2024
This is the first book in another paranormal cozy series. I did enjoy this although I really had a hard time understanding how a mom could accept a creep like Edmund after what he did. I loved Aunt Lily and Sydney the main character in the books. I look forward to reading the next book.
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