{"product_id":"2940045741705","title":"Bats and Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003eCamping can be murder. Oh, sure, there's the stunning scenery, socializing with old friends and new acquaintances, amazing food cooked outside, and so on. But what if a dead body turns up on one of your hikes-for-fun-and fitness?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrannie and Larry Shoemaker, retired baby boomers, are looking forward to a relaxing Fourth of July weekend with friends in beautiful Bat Cave State Park in Eastern Iowa. They begin with a wonderful meal and some laughs over the antics of nearby novice campers. But when someone kills the campground host and Frannie's group discovers the body, their favorite getaway becomes a quasi-prison, and the eccentricities often seen in a campground are viewed as suspicious behavior. A severe weather threat and the possibility that the murderer could be either a campground resident or an intruder from the outside compounds the danger. Frannie, while naturally curious, is warned off by her retired-cop husband, but still stumbles on information making her a target of the killer. At the same time, Frannie is working through the recent loss of her mother and an uncomfortable relationship with one of her own camping group.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBats and Bones is an Indie BRAGMedallion honoree and is the first of the Frannie Shoemaker Campground Mystery series. At the end of each chapter is a camping tip, some serious, some not-so-much.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karen Musser Nortman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108265804016,"sku":"2940045741705","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045741705_p0.jpg?v=1763682892","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045741705","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}