📮 Max's Campervan Case Files Series by Tyler Rhodes (.ePUB)

Tyler lives with his wife and son in the beautiful county of Shropshire on the England/Wales border. Never happier than when he's walking his dog and dreaming up new stories, he also enjoys gardening, waiting for it to stop raining, and writing his own bio in the third person.

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1. Campervans, Cooking, and Corpses

1. Campervans, Cooking, and Corpses - Burned-out chef, and a bit of a hippy at heart if he's honest, Max Effort, has had enough. He's packed in his job at a swanky Michelin 3-star restaurant, grown his hair, berated his parents yet again for giving him such a "go get 'em" name, accepted he's never going to get his ex-wife back, and he's hitting the road. The house is sold, a VW Campervan bought, and Anxious his trusty Jack Russell Terrier has already picked his spot (the bed, duh!). Max has a plan, and he thinks it's a cunning one. Sick of the sight of joux, defiant in the face of deconstructed trifle, green at the sight of truffles, and despairing of anything served on a slate rather than a plate, he's about to embark on a tour of the backroads of Britain. He'll weave his way around the country to visit the sights, go to a few festivals, catch up with friends, and just chill out. And every single night without fail, he's going to make his main meal in his cast-iron pot. It's one-pot cooking or bust for Max, and he cannot wait. Freedom at last. The open road with his best friend for company. No hot, sweaty kitchens, shouting chefs, uppity waiters, or demanding customers. Just countryside, campsites, back-to-basics cooking, and the stars at night. Then there was a murder…

2. Slaughter at the Seaside

2. Slaughter at the Seaside - A foot in the sand. A body on the shore. Sometimes the coast can be deadly. Burned-out chef Max Effort—he still hates his parents for the name—is slowly settling into vanlife. After cruising along the North Wales coast, he's finally got a system for keeping his VW organised, bought himself a sun shelter, and even come to terms with cold showers. Used to swanky kitchens and state-of-the-art equipment, he's even mastered cooking outside without the flame blowing out. One-pot cooking or bust was Max's promise to himself, but the joys of letting his dinner simmer for hours on lazy summer days are soon on the back-burner when murder rears its ugly head once more. A relaxing walk on the beach with his best friend Anxious the Terrier turns into a total stress-fest when he stumbles across a severed foot poking out of the sand. The rest of the body is discovered soon after, and Max feels like it's his duty to help solve this puzzling crime. Trying his best to stay out of the way of the local detectives, the clues soon mount up, along with the body count, and it becomes apparent that nothing is at is seems in the once quiet coastal town of Abergele. With his trusty Terrier sniffing out the clues, and stealing all the ice-cream, Max teams up with the local lifeguard to solve the mystery, but he can't stop pining for his ex-wife. When she arrives for an impromptu visit, the team are soon up to their necks in the carnage as accusations fly and an innocent man risks spending the rest of his life in prison. Can Max figure this out in time, or will he push his luck too far?

3. Pickled in the Pub

3. Pickled in the Pub - Max Effort never thought he'd find himself at The Dead Crow's sixth annual pickled onion festival, but serendipity is a peculiar thing, so here he stood. He didn't care, because his two best friends—Min his ex-wife, and Anxious the Terrier—were with him so life was sweet. With his VW campervan in a nice corner of the pub's grounds, and his outdoor kitchen set up for another one-pot wonder, he couldn't have been happier. When the pub's chef goes missing, Max reluctantly agrees to step in and save the day. Having vowed never to enter a commercial kitchen again, he soon regrets the decision, especially when the chef is found dead in a broom closet with a jar of pickled onions. With the pub landlord under pressure to keep the premises open, and the death seemingly natural causes, Max relaxes in the bar where a fun evening of festivities with the fiddler band turns into an after hours lock-in like no other. Booze, music, way too many pickled onions, and another body means there's a murderer on the loose and a room full of suspects. Now certain that his vanlife is a means of helping out local communities by solving crimes, Max begins to peel back the layers of this most puzzling of pickled problems. It might leave a sour taste in his mouth, but the stakes are high and the cost of failure lethal. As the team navigates a labyrinth of suspects as slippery as the pub floor, it becomes obvious the motive for the killings is wilder than anyone could have imagined.

4. Vetted for Violence

4. Vetted for Violence - Max's Vanlife Adventure Stutters to a Stop When a Trip to the Vets Turns into a Nightmare! Anxious the Jack Russell Terrier has a poorly paw. Burned-out chef and vanlife convert Max Effort will do anything for his best friend, even if that means a visit to the vets and the inevitable whining. Stopping in Harlech on the Welsh coast means they can get the little guy sorted out and take in the sights, too, even if Anxious is less than keen on visiting THE DOCTOR! With the 67 VW complaining louder than Anxious, they barely make it, and it seems this might be it for the old campervan. Time for repairs later. Friends before mends. Five minutes into their consultation, the waiting room is filled with gas and there's been a murder. Pet owners are distraught because not only has everyone been clobbered, but someone's stolen half the animals from right under their noses. After teaming up with the young receptionist, Max slowly begins to unravel his most mysterious case yet, while Anxious hobbles along, refusing to be left out. But they aren't alone, as no way will Min, Max's ex-wife and other best friend, stay away when there's trouble afoot. As rivalries surface, and bodies drop like overcooked scones, Max does what he can to help the local community. With little time for one-pot wonders, he still manages to cook up a storm, but will his eye for detail and deep-seated desire to help be enough this time, or is he finally out of his depth?

5. A Festival of Fear

5. A Festival of Fear - Murder, Mayhem, and Mosh Pits Turn Max's Chilled Weekend into a Festival of Fear! It's Lydstock time again, the most anticipated music festival of the year. Max Effort, chilled ex-chef turned vanlifer, is already there, the VW camper is up on its levelling ramps, and when Min arrives to spend the whole weekend with him and Anxious the Jack Russell Terrier, he's as happy as any ex-husband could be. As the first night gets underway, and Uncle Ernie "Elbows" Effort's ska punk band The Skankin' Skeletons headline instead of their arch-rivals The Third Skatallion, things get spicier than a habanero vindaloo. ️ Just as Ernie belts out the final note, a bandmate keels over like a dropped mic, stone cold dead. ☠️ The officious DS Kate Moss (not that Kate, although it would be a plot twist!) dismisses it as an overzealous guitar solo gone wrong, so it's down to the team to solve this heinous crime. Joining forces with Moose, a keen security guard with freaky ninja skills but a body that doesn't suit, the pounding bass and blistering drums are hiding more than some dodgy riffs as yet another murder rocks the site. Lukewarm lager and limp lettuce wraps fly, and rockstars reel, as it all comes down to a heart-pounding crescendo. Can Max uncover the truth before another headline act bites the dust? Equal parts hilarious, heartwarming, and suspenseful, this cozy mystery has enough twists and turns to leave you begging for an encore! Let the skanking begin…

6. Stewed to the Bone

6. Stewed to the Bone - Parents, Pink Caravans, and Cooked Corpses. Sometimes Vanlife gets Gnarly! Ex-chef and now fully dedicated vanlifer, Max Effort—his parents still don't understand why it was a poor choice of name—picked the perfect spot for a relaxing few days. A quiet campsite where he could unwind with his best friend Anxious the Jack Russell (sausage enthusiast, and occasional existential Terrier). When his parents arrived to spend a few days with him during the continuing unprecedented heatwave, he wasn't too surprised to find them towing a huge monstrosity they called a "caravan"—think flamingo pink with enough chrome to blind astronauts. Even more shocking was the stewed corpse of a man inside their rental. Campfire chill instantly becomes crime scene grill! With Max's nomadic vanlife now undoubtedly intertwined with his new destiny of helping out the local communities, he teams up with his folks to solve this most peculiar of mysteries. Anxious is on fine form as he sniffs out the suspects, nabs a few sausages (sorry, not sorry!), and almost loses the plot at the hotdog factory, but the gang really struggle to crack the case this time. When another corpse is discovered, all Max's theories are thrown out like last week's congealed leftovers. Determined to stick to his pledge of cooking every evening meal in his cast-iron pot, Max needs all the sustenance he can muster when the team find themselves in one predicament after another. With a campsite full of suspects, and the restaurant across the road clearly up to something dodgy, stress levels soar as fear spreads faster than a case of botulism at a barbecue. Will the macabre murderer be discovered, or will the gang become little but minced meat?

7. A Comedy of Terrors

7. A Comedy of Terrors - Max's Vanlife Takes a Wrong Turn—Bodyparts Ensure the Comedy Festival is no Laughing Matter. Disaster struck the morning of the Chucklefest Comedy Festival. Not with a bomb (thank goodness), but with a canine whimper. Vanlife convert Max Effort's best buddy, Anxious the Jack Russell Terrier, managed to disassemble his favourite toy, leaving him bereft. But help was on hand, and Min, Max's ex-wife, best friend (besides Anxious, obviously), and the true love of his life, hightails it across the country, determined to deliver a replacement bestie. Feeling chilled and in good spirits, Max's mood soon soured when he reached into the festival freezer and discovered a smiling face staring back at him. Shame it wasn't attached to the rest of the poor comedian's body. Once again the gang are embroiled in a gruesome murder mystery, and it's no laughing matter. Who killed the comedian? Why chop him up? And where's the rest of him? As clues are uncovered, everyone becomes a suspect, including the posh landowner, the event manager, and even the comedians themselves. Trying to fit in a one-pot wonder amidst the chaos was a real challenge for our struggling ex-chef, but he was determined to not only cook a feast but uncover the truth too. Then everything changed, and life would never be the same again, as none of the gang were prepared for what became the most surreal experience of their lives. When another body is discovered, events spiral and, horror of horrors, it seems like dinner might have to be put on the back burner.

9. Ninjas and Nightmares

9. Ninjas and Nightmares - When Hippy Vibes Meet Funfair Rides, Murder Sideswipes Max's Vanlife Ex-chef and now full-time nomad Max Effort is fully into the rhythm of vanlife. He made it through the unprecedented heatwave, and is now being truly tested by a return to unpredictable (meaning mostly soggy) British weather. He's even had to consider ditching his Crocs (we won't hear of it!) for something more sensible. Footwear is the least of his worries, though, when Min, ex-wife and love of his life, comes to stay in his awesome 67 VW Campervan so they can visit the largest funfair in the UK. The moment they stepped inside the haunted house, murder of the most nightmarish kind greeted them. Freaked out and reeling from the death, they are buoyed by the return of an old friend. Moose, man of mystery and considerable ninja skills, teams up with the gang to help solve a truly perplexing whodunit, with plenty of help from Anxious, the smartest Jack Russell Terrier you're ever likely to meet. As the clues, and red herrings, mount up and the funfair tries to come to terms with yet another shocking murder, the stakes are high and the stress even higher as the team rush to uncover the killer before they strike again. But has Max pushed his luck too far this time? Has he finally met his match? Even more concerning are the dire threats and warnings he's been receiving lately, with their perplexing and cryptic messages and offerings. One-pot wonders are all that keeps Max sane, as you can't beat a full belly to help unravel the clues and chill with those you love the most. As the showdown finally climaxes, secrets from his past are uncovered, leaving Max dangerously close to becoming nothing but an ex-vanlifer as he battles to survive and continue his new way of life.

10. Island of Death

10. Island of Death - A Rowing Boat Disaster Turns Max's Cornish Trip into a Soggy Nightmare! Ex-chef Max Effort, a van-dwelling culinary connoisseur, and his trusty sidekick, Anxious the Jack Russell Terrier, are on a Cornish adventure. Their plan? A leisurely row, sunshine, and a bit of coastal charm. But when they become stranded on a tiny island, their idyllic getaway takes a decidedly sinister turn. One again, Max finds himself thrust into the middle of a murder mystery when an islander is found dead. Pining for Min waiting for him on the mainland, but unable to escape, Max sets out to solve the crime, but the island and its inhabitants prove to be more challenging than any kitchen nightmare. As Max races against time to escape the killer, and secretive residents, he discovers that even the most picturesque coastal town can harbour a dark side. Will he make it off the island alive, or will his new role in life as an amateur detective lead him to a grisly end?

11. Christmas Corpse

11. Christmas Corpse - It's Christmas Day, and ex-chef and recent vanlife convert Max Effort couldn't be happier as he wakes feeling snuggly and content in his 67 VW Campervan. Anxious, his best pal, and the brightest Jack Russell Terrier you're likely to meet, is super-excited as against all the odds not only has Santa been and left gifts, and even decorated a miniature tree, but Min, Max's ex-wife and love of his life, has spent the night and that means the family is all together. When the gang rub the sleep from their eyes and look out the windows, they can't believe their luck. It's snowed! Yay! What a perfect day it will be. But it's not all snowballs and frosty walks. The snowstorm has plenty of surprises in store for the trepidatious threesome as large drifts have trapped them inside Vee, Max's beloved campervan. When they do finally manage to escape, it's to discover a corpse at the surprisingly busy campsite run by enthusiastic but newbie owners. All Max wants to do is cook the perfect Christmas dinner, but with a killer on the loose, and frozen pipes to contend with, not to mention a lack of dry clothes, he's got way too much on his plate but zero to eat. Can the team figure out this perplexing winter mystery, enjoy their time together, and somehow manage to eat a scrumptious dinner, or will the killer strike again and ruin not only Christmas, but chase Santa off for good? Noooo! Time to dive into the snow and figure this out. With a grumpy detective full of holiday despondency, and cramped conditions in the van, will it be peace and goodwill, or war and vitriol for our usually upbeat group of vagabonds?

12. Dead in the Deli

12. Dead in the Deli - A Dead Dude in the Deli Makes Max's Stomach Churn When ex-chef turned vanlifer Max Effort pops into Del's Deli for some well-deserved treats, his hunger is soon forgotten when the owner, a complete stranger to our culinary hero, is discovered murdered. Max is used to the rather astonishing number of murder mysteries he encounters on his travels, but when a note is found asking him to discover who killed Del, and written by the deceased himself, he's left with a real head-scratcher. How did the man know in advance he would be killed? How did he know Max would enter the deli at precisely the right moment? And most perplexing of all, how come the deli owner made a quiche with a soggy bottom when he was a pro with pastry? With Anxious the Jack Russell Terrier helping to sniff out the clues—attention firmly on the pork pies—the duo are determined to get answers, and team up with Del's distraught assistant to uncover the truth, or possibly die trying. There's much more to this case than any of them could have imagined, and the deeper they dig the more they realise this is one murder that might best remain unsolved.

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