Dru’s Short Musing:
Does finding a body make you a prime suspect? It does if you’re Bobbie Brooks who is determined to clear her name by starting her own investigation with assistance from her friends.

This was a well-written whodunit with a comfortable tone that I could not put down until all was said and done. The author did a great job in staging this mystery with a bevy of suspects, evidence to follow, and enough suspense and intrigue that kept me in the game. With visually descriptive narrative the story came alive making me feel like I was part of the non-stop action. As the story moved forward, we meet the residents and potential suspects as each engaging dialogue brings us clues that once they are pieced together will reveal the person responsible. The pacing was on par with how well this story was being told. I enjoyed the relationship between Bobbie and her friends which made them a mighty force in protecting their own. Boasting a great cast of characters and a small-town atmosphere, CAUGHT ON CAMERA is a great beginning to a delightfully entertaining debut series, and I can’t wait to see what adventures await Bobbie and her friends.

Series Name: A “Camera Club” Mystery, Book 1
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release: September 2024
Format: Print, Digital
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Book Synopsis:
Blue skies and wildflowers signal the start of summer in southern Vermont, and the Stonebridge Keep it Snappy Camera Club lenses are zoomed in on…murder.

It’s been more than a year since the sudden death of her husband, and photographer Bobbie Brooks wants nothing more than to escape her grief. Fleeing her life in the city, she seeks a fresh start in the serenity of the Green Mountains. But Bobbie’s new beginning comes to a halt when she finds a member of her camera club dead beneath the village’s idyllic covered bridge. Tragic accident or something sinister? With a keen photographer’s eye, Bobbie suspects murder.

As if transitioning to small-town life wasn’t challenging enough, Bobbie’s missing scarf is found at the murder scene, making her the primary focus. Scorned by local gossips, she enlists the help of her camera club and shifts her lens from photographer to amateur sleuth. Using photos found on the victim’s camera, they waste no time setting out to catch the killer—and discover no shortage of suspects. Secrets, lies, and blackmail…Danger abounds as they close in on the killer.

Her camera holds the answers… But can she develop the clues in time to stop the killer?