Norway to Hide

I love Maddy Hunter's book, and was really disappointed to hear that her Passport to Peril series had come to a screaming halt. I hope another publisher picks up her books-because I love all of them and have read each 2-3 times. I was hoping that eventually they would turn them into books-on-tape/cd.

I love this series of books. Maddy Hunter is hillarious, and she really knows how to spin a tale. I reccomend all the books in this series for a light, quick read!

In Norway to Hide, Ms. Hunter continues to delight me with her characters, plot and descriptions. Add in the general foibles of group travel touring; the action, re-action and interaction of two groups on a tour; the idiosyncrasies of the Scandinavian culture with murder and mayhem and you have an entertaining read that captures the attention. Emily Andrew's and her band of stalwart Iowa senior citizens are off on another adventure hopefully without any dead bodies. Their Scandinavian tour includes a group of seniors from a closed Florida gated community - very select, very proper. And that's where the fun begins. Of course bodies are found - with each group pointing to the other. This book follows in the tradition of the Passport to Peril mystery series. I would highly recommend the series start to finish.

The latest entry in Maddy Hunter's series does not disappoint those who expect a quick and fun read. This series is not meant to be heavy and serious, so the negative reviews are a bit puzzling. Emily Andrews, the protagonist, is quite likable as she strives to handle the bizarre occurrences and deaths that plague her trips, this time to Norway. Her tour group is quirky, but enjoyable, especially Nana and Jackie. While to some, the solution to the murders in this book may seem a bit unrealistic, anyone choosing books in this genre must suspend belief somewhat, but that's part of the charm of reading this type of book. This series continues to be fun. Give it a chance.

Norway to Hide is not my favorite installment in the Passport to Peril series, but I still found it entertaining. Fun, quirky thirty-something tour escort Emily Andrew and her group of lovable yet slightly annoying Iowa senior citizens are back on another tour, this time to Norway. Unfortunately, there is a group of senior citizens from Florida who is also on the tour and the two groups of seniors have taken a disliking to each other. What's more, there is something quite odd about the Florida group: they live in a freakishly-perfect, gated retirement community and each of them seem to have something to hide. As usual, poor Emily stumbles upon dead bodies, the victims of course being members of the tour group. With the aid of her irrepressible Nana, and some long distance detective help from her fiance and long distance computer hacking help from her mother, she begins to piece together the motive. Compounding Emily's worries is the fact that a tornado hit Iowa and destroyed the bridal shop, the church, and the location where her reception was supposed to be held. While Emily tries to find the killer on their tour in Norway, her well-intentioned mother has taken over the wedding preparations back home, and let's just say her taste is quite different from Emily's, and from that of other normal human beings, for that matter. My only two criticisms of the book is that there was too much focus on Jackie's histrionics (a little bit of her goes a long way) and that the tour of Norway was sort of shoved into the background. Usually, in these books, the author describes various areas in whichever country the book is set in, but not so much this time. I would still recommend this book to fans of Maddy Hunter's Passport to Peril series, and to any fan of fun, cozy, laugh-out-loud mysteries. I highly recommend you read this series in order. 1. Alpine for You (tour of Switzerland) 2. Top O' the Mournin' (tour of Ireland) 3. Pasta Imperfect (tour of Italy) 4. Hula Done It? (Hawaiian cruise) 5. G'Day to Die (tour of Australia) 6. Norway to Hide (tour of Norway)