Candles Over the Septic Tank: A Miner's Ridge Mystery

by Chris Phipps

If you're a fan of Janet Evanovich or Carl Hiassen, you’re going to laugh out loud at this book and its witty, quirky characters.Marcie Clifton has an ex-husband who won’t go away; he thinks the “ex” stands for kisses.Randy’s not a bad guy. Just unreliable. His lackadaisical approach to finances has left Marcie with a choice between making the mortgage or car payment this month.Now Randy is trying to get his act together. He’s found a great new job. He just needs a place to stay until he gets a few paychecks. Marcie suspects he’s just trying to move back in and get close to her again; she’s not buying it.But Randy has a proposal for her. His grandfather has been killed by a hit-and-run driver. Randy wants Marcie to go to the little town of Miner’s Ridge to support his grandmother. He points out that Marcie not only wouldn’t be in the house with him, she’d get her car out of town, possibly keeping it from being repossessed. Meantime, he can make the house payment.Marcie likes his grandmother so she agrees and heads for Miner’s Ridge and Randy’s Grandma Edith, whose hobbies are gardening, playing poker, eight-ball pool, and driving telephone scammers to hang up on her.When Marcie and Grandma Edith discover that the hit-and-run is only the beginning of the problems besetting Grandma Edith, they set out to solve the mystery. Their unorthodox methods often produce unexpected results.Grandma Edith is a character you will never forget. If you like books that make you laugh out loud, you need to buy this book.

Genres: Cozy Mystery

245 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 3, 2022

Reviews

[DE Jorgensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amusing story that's not too easy to figure out

Interesting whodunit, and I didn't guess the entire story before the end. Main characters are pretty believable, and secondary characters wander in and out as necessary. Marcie did need to be shaken by the shoulders as she appeared to fall for various lines of BS from male characters. An added attraction was almost no errors or typos. Solid story that's entertaining.

[Margaret lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Candles

Loved this book it really amused my sense of humour ,the characters were great you supported them , well also some you didn't it had a great plot that kept you on your toes and a really good world building you want to visit can't wait for the next one a well deserved 5 stars

[Carey Landrith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed this book

Candles Over The Septic Tank is a fun read. There are a few surprise twists, witty conversations, and lots of humorous moments. If you enjoy mysteries, this book is a must read.

[Karen S. Pitts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well written

I enjoyed this book immensely and do hope to find more of "A Miner's Ridge Mystery" very soon. I'll be unpatiently waiting.

[Karin Tillotson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who killed Grandpa Dan and why??? She took pictures of them??? I enjoyed this story and recommended the book.

[honya vanmeter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute, funny, keeps you interested. Ready for more.