Stan: So there I was, driving the Winnie down I90 looking for the turnoff to the campground. . .my lovely wife, supposedly navigating, was snoring softly in the passenger seat.
Emily: I don’t snore!
Stan: Right. But my point is you were sleeping when I took the wrong exit and we ended up on–
Emily: The point is this was supposed to be a relaxing week at the Colonial Pines RV Park, swimming and hiking with the grandkids, and it turned out to be–
Stan: –the vacation from hell. Beginning with my missing the exit and ending up on Storrow Drive in the middle of Boston.
Emily: Boston! Not a place you want to take an RV to. There were a few highlights, though. The Boston Pops show. Fourth of July fireworks.
Stan: A delightful day. Except for when we had to call 911. That poor lady! I can’t believe we didn’t realize she was dead in her lawn chair.
Emily: Until Allyn stumbled over her body. Poor girl. Not an auspicious start to the week.
Stan: I did enjoy the Freedom Trail tour. Loved the cordwainer telling tales from the days of Paul Revere. I’d say that day was a success.
Emily: Yeah, maybe not so much. The kids were hot and whiny. I was hot and whiny. You were–
Stan: –inside Paul Revere’s actual house!
Emily: Admittedly, a history professor’s dream date. And you and Megsy did get to try your hand at ringing the bells at the Old North Church.
Stan: The very bells that Paul Revere once rang. An unforgettable experience. Until, well, um, until. . .
Emily: Until you found the body hanging in the steeple.
Stan: Oh, man. That’s an image I’d like to forget.
Emily: That was…unfortunate, to say the least. Set off quite a chain of events.
Stan: And you were worried you’d be bored in retirement. Turned out the investigation was just up your alley.
Emily: Actually, after thirty plus years on the police force, this was an alley I’d hoped
to leave behind. I do have to say, though, your research skills came into good use, professor.
Stan: Why thank you, detective. I gotta say, though, Boston proved to be a bit of a culture shock compared to back home. Give me the good old Upper Peninsula of Michigan any day. Can you believe that auction house we visited? Talk about hoity toity.
Emily: Ha ha! I thought you were going to sneeze and accidentally buy us a musty old book worth the cost of our RV!
Stan: Oh, hey, did I tell you? I got an invite to talk about Great Lakes shipwrecks at a Wayfarer’s Academy conference up on Madeline Island.
Emily: Madeline Island?
Stan: One of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior off the northern Wisconsin coastline.
Emily: Lake Superior? I could go for that.
Stan: But I’m thinking that next time we hit the road in the Winnie, we leave the dead bodies behind. Not good for my blood pressure.
Emily: I’ll drink to that.
About Emily and Stan: Sleuths Emily and Stan Remington retired early from their jobs (respectively) as a small town police officer and a college history professor living in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. They inherited their RV from Emily’s aunt and took it on their maiden voyage in On the Road to Death’s Door, to reunite with some old college buddies of Stan in Wisconsin’s famous vacation spot Door County. Their second trip, which they reminisce about above, took them to Boston in On the Road to Where the Bells Toll. Author M. J. Williams is working on the Remingtons’ next adventure in On the Road to the Deadly Apostles.
GIVEAWAY: Leave a comment by 12 a.m. eastern on July 24 for the chance to win either a print copy or the Kindle edition of On the Road to Where the Bells Toll–winner’s choice. The print giveaway is open to U.S. residents only. The Kindle giveaway is open to everyone. Winner will be notified within 48 hours after giveaway closes and you will have three days to respond after being contacted or another winner will be selected. Make sure to check your SPAM folder.
Meet the author
The writing team of M. J. Williams is comprised of sisters-in-law Peggy Joque Williams and Mary Joy Johnson (nee Williams). Peggy, having grown up in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and thus a Yooper-by-Birth, has just retired from a rewarding career as an elementary school teacher; she is also a freelance writer and screenwriter. Mary Joy, a retired English professor, specialized in teaching writing on the community college level. She is an accomplished quilter and has had her work displayed in shows. Having lived in a variety of places, she spent her career years in Escanaba, Michigan, making her an honorary Yooper. Both writers now live in Madison, Wisconsin where they happily identify as Cheeseheads-by-Choice.
These are new authors for me, so can’t wait to get involved in their murders. Hope to win this #2 in the series and put the other on my Mystery Read Wish List.
Dru, I love it. Ross my hat into the ring please.
Sounds like a fun couple to vacation with! Would love to read this book! Thanks for the chance!
Sounds like a fun read. Thank you for the giveaway.
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A great post, very enjoyable.
How did I miss the first one? Sounds fun!
Sounds like a great fun read
I have missed this series. It sounds as though that has been a mistake. If I won this one I’ll just have to buy the others.
Very entertaining post! Would love to read it.
If the series reads like this post, it must be hilarious. Count me in. I love paperbacks. Thanks for the chance.
I would love to read this book—thanks for the chance to win a copy!
Looking forward to reading this book!
This sounds like an intriguing series. I’ve had friends sell their homes and become full-time RVers, and they absolutely loved it, crisscrossing the country and stopping where they wanted. I doubt they found a few dead bodies along the way, so I’ll have to recommend your series to them to help spice up their travels–and to let them know what they’ve been missing..
More new to me authors to put on my t-b-r list. Thanks.
Sounds like a great book! I would love to read this book. Thank you for the chance to win!
Sounds like a fun series. Would love to win.
Sounds perfect for me
Sounds like a fun. Good to have a couple solving crimes.
Print copy please. thanks.
Oh boy! This sounds like it’s going to be fun! Thanks for the chance to win a copy!
Captivating and wonderful. thanks.
What a fun couple to solve murders. Thanks for the offer.
The plot sounds like my trip to Boston except for the dead bodies. I can do without them. Thank you for the giveaway; I hope I win.
Love humor in my mysteries. This sounds like a fun read. Thanks for the chance.
Sounds like a fun read, would love to win, ty
What great characters to join for a road trip!
What a hoot this book sounds. Coming from a family that camped I can remember the times we would look for an exit or road to find a campground only to pass it by and then have to circle back around. Definitely added to my want to read list. robeader53@yahoo.com
Perhaps a GPS to help avoid wrong turns?
Dru, thanks for giving Emily and Stan a chance to speak their mind! As you can see, this couple is not shy. Good luck to everyone in the drawing.
p.s. Libby, you are a lady after Stan’s heart. But Emily was the one who insisted on using old fashion paper maps. However, wrong turns are always where the fun begins, don’t you think?
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Sounds like something I’d enjoy. The dialog posted was fun and I’ve done the Freedom trail, so it would especially be fun. Didn’t find a dead person, though.
The dialogue was a hoot – sounded all too much like the bantering my dh and I get into. Definitely adding this one to my TBR list.
I’d love to go on a road trip with the hubby and no need to hurry home. Sounds like a great book to enjoy.
Just finished reading Where the Bells Toll on Kindle – great conversational flow, exciting and hard to put down. Now I need to backtrack & read the first in the series. You’re a great team MJ! 😍
It sounds like a cool book
Being retired myself, it sounds like a fun book.
I love reading books written by teams of authors–this one sounds great.
I had an aunt who took off after retirement and becoming a widow. Never heard from her again. Oh, yes, she did buy an RV and took to the road. I have thought of doing the same – on and off. Thanks for the giveaway (print copy, please). Judy D.
Sounds entertaining.
Love a road trip. This should be a good read. Print is good.
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