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Rough Start

Edie Fisker wants a normal life for her family in 1975 Minneapolis, but her nit-picky mother, erratic husband, and overactive son aren’t making normal easy. Their lives careen in a comical tailspin after discovering she inherited her uncle’s lake resort in northern Minnesota.

Turns out her uncle’s death was anything but accidental, and the lakes up there are run by a powerful Norwegian men’s club, the Sons of Gunnar, dontcha know. So on top of keeping her husband and son in line, and only having one decent thing to wear, now she needs to solve a murder—and there are plenty of suspects to choose from.

Better throw a potluck, then! But will she find out who killed Uncle Nat and why so many folks hate fruit cocktail in their glorified rice?

Contains Minnesota humor. Uffda!

For Minnesotans and the weirdos who love them.

Book #1 of the RESORT OF LAST RESORT SERIES

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Rough Start
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Series: Resort of Last Resort Series: Humorous Small-Town Cozy Mystery, Book 1
Genres: Cozy Mystery, Humor, Small-Town
Tag: Minnesota
Length: 272 pages
ASIN: B09K8SY2JH
ISBN: 9798985188707

Edie Fisker wants a normal life for her family in 1975 Minneapolis, but her nit-picky mother, erratic husband, and overactive son aren’t making normal easy. Their lives careen in a comical tailspin after discovering she inherited her uncle’s lake resort in northern Minnesota.

Turns out her uncle’s death was anything but accidental, and the lakes up there are run by a powerful Norwegian men’s club, the Sons of Gunnar, dontcha know. So on top of keeping her husband and son in line, and only having one decent thing to wear, now she needs to solve a murder—and there are plenty of suspects to choose from.

Better throw a potluck, then! But will she find out who killed Uncle Nat and why so many folks hate fruit cocktail in their glorified rice?

Contains Minnesota humor. Uffda!

For Minnesotans and the weirdos who love them.

Book #1 of the RESORT OF LAST RESORT SERIES

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Humorous Small-Town Cozy Mystery with plenty of Family Heart.

Endorsements
Rough Start by Chaunce Stanton is a hoot. It is a cross between Monty Python and Mork and Mindy and wrapped in nostalgia. From fashion to cuisine, this author has nailed Minnesota life in the 1970’s and evokes memories both fond and otherwise--but always funny. The consistency of humor left me breathless. How any author can continually provide such detail to every moment and every movement of every character is amazing and very effective. Truly a work of art—smack dab in the middle of a zany mystery. Be aware of your environment while reading it, because sudden bursts of laughter and giggles will happen. This one just can’t miss!
– Susan Joyce
About the Author
Chaunce Stanton

Chaunce Stanton writes stories full of imagination. An avid gardener, permaculturalist, and forager, Chaunce enjoys spending time in nature. With a shovel.

He grew up in Annandale, Minnesota, was kicked out of a Minneapolis Bible college, and graduated from St. Cloud State University with an English, Creative Writing major.

Sorry ladies: he’s happily married to his first wife.

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