Organized for Picnic Panic: Organized Mysteries, #6

By Ritter Ames

A town wide picnic is all fun, food, & games—until Kate McKenzie stumbles onto another body…

The annual Hazelton, Vermont Labor Day Picnic is something all the residents look forward to each year. Kate has spent the past week organizing everything to help her family and neighbors enjoy a relaxing community event. As a relatively new family to the area, the McKenzies look forward to beginning this tradition. Things start off terrific, with the kids competing for great prizes, and the parents getting all the picnic eats ready.

Until a bit of discourse enters the scene and disturbs the family-friendly vibe of the day.

Things seem to settle down again, thankfully, and everyone returns to their previous high humor. However, as everyone drifts toward an after-lunch spectacular show, Kate stumbles onto a different kind of spectacle—a dead body. And this time she and Keith find themselves slapped into the middle of the mystery. They must capture the killer before the murderer flees. Or before another killing occurs…

Please note: This title originally appeared in a much shorter version in a multi-author short-story anthology, when it was titled "Organized for Labor Day Foul Play." New content has been added to this novelette release.

Organized for Picnic Panic is an end-of-summer holiday novelette in the popular Organized Mysteries series from USA TODAY bestselling author Ritter Ames. The series features a small town New England setting and interesting characters, along with humor, strong family and friendship ties, and absorbing cozy mysteries.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ritter Ames
• Release date: Aug 24, 2019
• ISBN: 9781393314776

Ritter Ames

Ritter Ames is the USA Today bestselling author who writes the fast-paced suspense Bodies of Art mystery series and the cozy Organized Mysteries series. She focuses most of her time and writing energies on globe-trotting the world via her keyboard to create memorable characters and fascinating fiction novels for readers. 

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Organized Mysteries by Ritter Ames:

A DELIGHTFUL NEW COZY mystery series starring an intriguing heroine—Kate McKenzie. Twists and turns abound, entertaining the reader throughout! I loved it and look forward to the next installment. Ritter Ames is a new star on the cozy set! ~ Michele Scott, bestselling author of the Wine Lovers Mystery Series, featuring Nikki Sands

"Organized for Murder is a very enjoyable first in a new series. Ritter Ames really hit it out the park with this debut, and with her organizational tips included (throughout the book and at the end), I know this is one book I will be hanging onto. If you haven’t discovered this series yet, I highly recommend picking it up." ~ Cozy Mystery Book Reviews

RITTER AMES KEEPS RATCHETING the suspense until I started skipping sentences just to find out who murdered Amelia and another woman. It was thoroughly enjoyable with well-developed, 3dimensional characters. ~ BookTalk with Eileen

IF YOU ENJOY COZY TYPE mysteries, I think you'll enjoy this light fast read. ~ Murder Most Cozy

THE CHARACTERS ARE well written and stay true to who they are from the beginning to end of the book, and they feel real as if you could meet the in real life. ~ Hiding from My Kids

"Organized for Murder by Ritter Ames is the first in a new cozy mystery series, Organized Mysteries. This is a quality cozy mystery. The story is well-written and the mystery kept me guessing. This is a great start to a new series, and one I am looking forward to revisiting. Great characters, fantastic writing, and a clever mystery all combine to make a really wonderful book." ~ Brooke Blogs

I AM A HUGE LOVER OF cozy mysteries, and this by far is one of my favorites. I loved the premise of the main character Kate being an organizer and I loved all the organizational tips that I picked up throughout the story. ~ Doctor’s Notes

THE PLOT WAS WELL PACED and I enjoyed the way Kate followed the clues in a very organized fashion. The author added some great twists, I was surprised by the actual murderer. I enjoyed all the organizational tips that started each chapter. Several will be introduced into my own household. ~ Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book

ORGANIZED FOR PICNIC Panic

by Ritter Ames

ORGANIZED FOR PICNIC PANIC

by Ritter Ames

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Organized for Picnic Panic

Labor Day, Hazelton, Vermont

HONEY, DOES THIS SHIRT look okay? Keith McKenzie called before he’d even made it down the stairs.

Kate smiled and spoke over her shoulder, Come into the kitchen and let me see.

Her handsome husband came into the room grinning, his wavy brown hair still mussed from pulling the golf shirt he was talking about over his head. I guess it would help if you could see what I’m asking about, before you have to answer.

Sometimes I just guess, she said, reaching up to twist straight the navy blue collar of the shirt with the WHZE radio logo, then used her fingers to return his hair to a more managed state. But on the whole, yes, I prefer to see ahead of commenting. She patted his chest and added. It’s all fine now.

Keith waved a hand toward the items she had set