Cozy mysteries set in the midwest
Note from the author:
The Bumfuzzle and Cattywampus; Unlikely Detectives series emerged from a conversation about unusual words. Eccentric seniors, Marge and Joey mirror their surnames, defined by Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary as:
Bumfuzzle: Transitive verb. Chiefly dialectal: Confuse, Perplex, Fluster. (Marge’s roundabout speech sometimes makes her almost incomprehensible.)
Cattywampus: Adjective, Dialectal: Askew, Awry, Cater-cornered. (An old war injury has left Joey slightly shorter on one side of his body, causing him to tilt slightly. Although physically fit, he uses a walker to assist him with his balance.)
Trouble at the Buckeye Festival
Downward dog in the park, falling out of trees, poisoned chili.
Eccentric, retired seniors, Marge Bumfuzzle and Joey Cattywampus have a penchant for stumbling into trouble.
Though largely misunderstood and dismissed as a couple of old kooks, the unlikely pair unravel the mysteries around them in a hilarious and often touching way.
In Trouble at the Buckeye Festival, what starts as general mischief and sabotage soon escalate to murder! Marge and Joey must find the perpetrator before the festival is ruined!
A delightfully warm detective mystery led by two retired seniors and their beloved hometown festival
“When you hear the words “mystery novel,” you rarely expect a delight. You think of murder, crime, investigation, stress, but what about warmth, humor and friendship? That is exactly what Alice Kanaka has achieved with Trouble at the Buckeye Festival. Like a cozy tale written for adult children who refused to grow up, this book is as fun as it is charming.” -Independent Book Review
Mystery at Rutherford Mansion
Hilarity ensues when Bumfuzzle and Cattywampus are on the case.
Retirees and best friends, Marge and Joey are investigating mysterious events at Rutherford Mansion.
Is the mansion cursed? Is it haunted? Secret passages, a cryptic journal, and missing paintings lead to murder. The stakes rise with the body count. Will the two friends’ antics land them in the hospital, or worse, on the growing list of victims? Only time will tell…
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