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Passport to Peril #6
Norway to Hide
Sure, Jackie Thum's newly published novel might not be Hemingway, but bad reviews from her fellow travelers have Emily Andrew's transgender ex-husband (Jackie was formerly Jack) steaming like a sauna. It's a dismal start to their Scandinavian tour, and group leader Emily is getting that sinking feeling in Helsinki: something fishy this way comes. When Jackie's most outspoken critic, a Floridian from a picture-perfect gated community called The Hamlets, is found dead, suspicion falls on Jackie -- who surprises everyone with an airtight alibi. But when another guest turns up dead, Emily realizes there is a killer hiding among them. Herrings, both red and pickled, abound on a Norwegian fjord cruise -- and Jackie is suddenly nowhere to be found. With her mother arranging a wedding disaster for Emily back home in Iowa, Emily must somehow salvage her nuptials from overseas while icing a killer -- before someone else meets a nasty Finnish.
279 pages, Paperback
First published October 30, 2007
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July 9, 2023
I enjoy the books from this series; the recurring senior characters are a hoot, and I get a kick out of the MC and her family. Travelling vicariously to areas I've not had the privilege of visiting adds a lot to the stories, as well. It's also always fun to revisit those places I've been. This is another very good addition to the series. So glad I have a couple more waiting TBR!
March 23, 2017
Yeah. This one was fine until we got to the end. It was your usual hijinks all through the book, but that ending? Really? I won't spoil it for you, but the motive was LAME. To an extreme degree.
September 10, 2008
Not as good as ALPINE FOR YOU. The humor seemed a bit forced and I didn't like the ex-husband very much, not because she's a transexual but because she was so annoying.
That said, I do think it's a great notion for a story, how to behave when your husband changes genders and writes your live into a novel. That's not really explored well here, which is a shame because the actual mystery isn't much of one.
That said, I do think it's a great notion for a story, how to behave when your husband changes genders and writes your live into a novel. That's not really explored well here, which is a shame because the actual mystery isn't much of one.
May 30, 2013
I really enjoyed certain aspects of this sixth book in the Emily Andrew chronicles while completely being annoyed by others.
First of all, the motive behind the murders was so inane and weak that the whole thing seemed really ridiculous and pointless. I always have issues with motive, why would anyone go to the lengths of killing another human if there wasn’t a good reason for it? Motive and the conclusion are what make it or break it for me regardless of how good the rest of the book is. Although motive in the other books were kind of waffly, this one was the worst in the series. Also, the title is kind of misleading as the book mostly takes place in Finland and not Norway.
The rest of the book was a lot of fun up until you discovered who did it and what their motive was. I really enjoyed reading the about “competing” senior home from Florida and their interactions with our usual band of Iowans, that was hilarious. Also, something happens in the overarching storyline that I was really happy about because it FINALLY happened. Interested in seeing what happens in the next book.
First of all, the motive behind the murders was so inane and weak that the whole thing seemed really ridiculous and pointless. I always have issues with motive, why would anyone go to the lengths of killing another human if there wasn’t a good reason for it? Motive and the conclusion are what make it or break it for me regardless of how good the rest of the book is. Although motive in the other books were kind of waffly, this one was the worst in the series. Also, the title is kind of misleading as the book mostly takes place in Finland and not Norway.
The rest of the book was a lot of fun up until you discovered who did it and what their motive was. I really enjoyed reading the about “competing” senior home from Florida and their interactions with our usual band of Iowans, that was hilarious. Also, something happens in the overarching storyline that I was really happy about because it FINALLY happened. Interested in seeing what happens in the next book.
May 9, 2015
This is the first Maddy Hunter’s Passport to Peril book I have read and I really enjoyed it. The one thing I noticed though was that the story actually takes place in Finland, not Norway.
Emily Andrews is the guide for a group of Seniors from Iowa on a trip to Scandanavia. As in the other books, there is a murder. Jackie Thum, Emily's roommate is her previous husband who is transgendered and recently authored a book which is autobiographical from Emmily's point of view. While this sounds rather trite, it works quite well. While on this trip, they meet up with a group of seniors from "The Hamlets" in Florida. The two groups clash several times and fortunately for Emily's group the murders are members of the Florida group. Lots of fun and a quick read. I will look for more of the books in this series.
Emily Andrews is the guide for a group of Seniors from Iowa on a trip to Scandanavia. As in the other books, there is a murder. Jackie Thum, Emily's roommate is her previous husband who is transgendered and recently authored a book which is autobiographical from Emmily's point of view. While this sounds rather trite, it works quite well. While on this trip, they meet up with a group of seniors from "The Hamlets" in Florida. The two groups clash several times and fortunately for Emily's group the murders are members of the Florida group. Lots of fun and a quick read. I will look for more of the books in this series.
June 13, 2016
Norway to Hide by Maddy Hunter is the 6th book in A Passport to Peril mystery series. Emily Andrews is escorting her Iowan seniors travel group through Scandinavia and they are joined by a group from a retirement community in Florida. When two of the Floridians are strangled, her group finds themselves embroiled in another murder investigation. Another fun book in the series. I love how the feisty seniors are willing to help out with the investigations and take advantage of their various skills and how they are always willing to try new things. Lots of funny and entertaining moments.
April 4, 2019
Emily and the Iowa travelers are off again. This time they are headed to Norway with Emily's ex-husband Jack/Jackie in toe. Jackie has written a book and is trying to get people to read her book, she's more concerned about her Amazon numbers then the dead body everyone thinks she killed because she didn't like Jackie's book.
This is another one of the series i couldn't stop laughing at while reading. The things that happen to Emily on the trip and at home to her wedding. I just wanted to say crawl into bed and stay there. I love this series so much.
This is another one of the series i couldn't stop laughing at while reading. The things that happen to Emily on the trip and at home to her wedding. I just wanted to say crawl into bed and stay there. I love this series so much.
July 1, 2020
This was a good installment in the series. Not quite as over the top as some of the other ones can be, must have been the Scandinavian influence. I do enjoy traveling with Emily, Nana and everyone else. #readforkimberly
April 25, 2010
For some reason I didn't like this one as much as the others. It seemed a little too far fetched and I had a hard time getting into it. The ending was nice but predictable.
April 18, 2013
Eh, this book was okay. Everything was so rushed at the end, and it just came together too quickly. It's still a fun series and quick read, but I wanted a bit more.
December 2, 2019
This is a series I actually enjoy makes me want to go in a trip and visit other countries I do miss traveling.
I do believe Emily has it out for her to the point the seniors have an average for how many dead bodies Emily will find which is funny. I love the senior citizens they may be getting old but their young at heart.
This time their in Norway and Finland with a group of seniors from Florida. And they fight especially with the leader Portia. Emily of course finds Portia and a mystery begins
Now along this trip we finally meet Jackie, Emily ex husband who is now female. And omg I hope she shows up more she can be annoying but boy is she hilarious.
The trouble seems to follow Jackie anytime she’s missing a dead body shows up but it is too obvious if she is the killer even though she would have issues with the deceased. Do you all of this Emily is still trying to plan her wedding and that is going to be a disaster but in the end everything works out we find the killer and have a happy ending
I do believe Emily has it out for her to the point the seniors have an average for how many dead bodies Emily will find which is funny. I love the senior citizens they may be getting old but their young at heart.
This time their in Norway and Finland with a group of seniors from Florida. And they fight especially with the leader Portia. Emily of course finds Portia and a mystery begins
Now along this trip we finally meet Jackie, Emily ex husband who is now female. And omg I hope she shows up more she can be annoying but boy is she hilarious.
The trouble seems to follow Jackie anytime she’s missing a dead body shows up but it is too obvious if she is the killer even though she would have issues with the deceased. Do you all of this Emily is still trying to plan her wedding and that is going to be a disaster but in the end everything works out we find the killer and have a happy ending
February 26, 2023
#6 in the Passport to Peril series. In this one, Emily and the Iowa crowd are touring Scandanavia. There's also a tour group from Florida as well. One of the Floridians is murdered, and of course, Emily finds the body. Then another....are these murders due to something with the Florida tour group, or are the Iowa crowd at risk?
Jackie has become an author and is fixated on sales and reviews. A tornado destroys Emily's Iowa town, resulting in chaos for her upcoming wedding. And of course, the Iowa tour group is in a world of there own...including Nana and Bernice who act true to form.
I really like this series, and thought this was a solid entry. I really liked the ending. I did not know who the murderer was, and there were red herrings all over the place, which kept it interesting.
I do get a bit irritated at the Jackie character, which kept me from going for 4 stars.
Definitely a series I will continue.
Jackie has become an author and is fixated on sales and reviews. A tornado destroys Emily's Iowa town, resulting in chaos for her upcoming wedding. And of course, the Iowa tour group is in a world of there own...including Nana and Bernice who act true to form.
I really like this series, and thought this was a solid entry. I really liked the ending. I did not know who the murderer was, and there were red herrings all over the place, which kept it interesting.
I do get a bit irritated at the Jackie character, which kept me from going for 4 stars.
Definitely a series I will continue.
October 1, 2020
The Maddy Hunter "Passport to Peril", always get a high score from me. It's been a while since I picked this series up again, but was sucked in again straight away. I absolutely love the adventures from Emily and her Iowans. This time they are visiting the Scandinavian countries and bump into some Floridians. When the first murder happens, whose body of course is found by Emily, tension between the groups flairs up. Then a second murder happens and Emily and her Iowans do everything they can to find the murderer.
I had no idea who it was until it was revealed. I just couldn't put my finger on it. Also loved the side story line with Jackie and the fact that the wedding plans from Emily and Etienne got ruined because of a tornado in Emily's hometown. The ending in the book was so perfect. I don't want to spoil, but I LOVED it! I can't wait to start the next book!!
I had no idea who it was until it was revealed. I just couldn't put my finger on it. Also loved the side story line with Jackie and the fact that the wedding plans from Emily and Etienne got ruined because of a tornado in Emily's hometown. The ending in the book was so perfect. I don't want to spoil, but I LOVED it! I can't wait to start the next book!!
October 18, 2021
Okay the only reason this book got two stars is that I have always liked this series and I love Emily, Nana and the other seniors. Besides that this book was slow going and the ending was just plain crazy. A really silly reason to kill. Plus I am not sure if the author knows any transgender people but I really hate what she does to Jackie. First of all Emily continues to call her Jack, second if Jackie said one more thing about it being a girl thing, or pouted or cried I was ready to kill her. Jackie has been made to be what a guy thinks a girl should be and not what a woman really is. Plus I have never known a transgender person who continuously talked about when they were the other sex. I am not sure if I will try another book in this series.
April 5, 2021
The group is traveling with another group from a high end Florida retirement center and not getting along when the bodies start showing up.
What I enjoyed
* The second group was interesting and had a ton of secrets
* Emily dealing with her group of seniors is always entertaining
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What could have been better:
* The formatting of the kindle edition. Many times the scene would change but there was no page break or anything to indicate it.
* Jackie is a bit annoying, she doesn't seem to care about anyone but herself
What I enjoyed
* The second group was interesting and had a ton of secrets
* Emily dealing with her group of seniors is always entertaining
*
What could have been better:
* The formatting of the kindle edition. Many times the scene would change but there was no page break or anything to indicate it.
* Jackie is a bit annoying, she doesn't seem to care about anyone but herself
January 17, 2019
I should probably read this series in chronological order. Norway to Hide is a fun read but without having read earlier books in the series it was often quite confusing with the myriad of characters. My only real complaint is the "dumbing" down of Nana's grammar. I live in the Midwest and there are truly very few people who use such poor grammar consistently.
December 7, 2016
Picked up this book at a used book sale and I'm so glad I did. It's very amusing with all the senior citizens and their quirks. The murderer was a surprise to me. Will definitely seek out the other books in this series.
October 23, 2017
A lot of changes ahead, as it seems, for Emily and her group of senior travelers.
I liked the competition between the Iowans and the Floridians, that was a breath of fresh air and funny. The murders were interesting, though I found the motive a bit weak.
I liked the competition between the Iowans and the Floridians, that was a breath of fresh air and funny. The murders were interesting, though I found the motive a bit weak.
December 5, 2022
This is one of those books that are a fun read if you don’t think very hard and just go along for the ride. If it is important to you that the motivation etc. actually make sense you might want to try a different book.
September 13, 2017
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April 24, 2020
Fun, Fun!! Love traveling with this older group from Iowa!
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July 28, 2020
Not as funny as the other installments.
September 12, 2020
A wacky cast of characters...almost too many to kept up with. Fun, if improbable. Enjoyed ‘traveling’ in Scandinavia.
September 14, 2021
2.5 stars
October 15, 2022
I always enjoy the setting and the mystery. The self-consciously quirky characters, not so much.
January 20, 2024
ATY 2024 #33 A book involving travel
The senior citizens from Iowa are once again traveling, this time Finland to Lapland to Norway. And once again Emily has found two dead bodies.
The senior citizens from Iowa are once again traveling, this time Finland to Lapland to Norway. And once again Emily has found two dead bodies.
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April 23, 2013
Emily Andrews certainly has her hands full as she leads her group of senior citizens from Iowa on their tour through Norway. First, she is worried about the health of her beloved grandmother whose handwriting seems shaky all of a sudden. She is also trying to console her transgender ex-husband, Jackie, who is worried about the bad reviews and slow selling status of her first novel. Plus, she is getting married soon and her mother is busy fixing things after a disaster back home threatens her original plans. Throw in a couple of murders with Jackie as a suspect, and Emily once again is stuck trying to solve the murders and keep her sanity.
"Norway to Hide" is an extremely funny but light cozy mystery. The emphasis is on humor and not character development as most of the characters are over the top and not very believable in their actions. Readers who have read the other books in the series may be disappointed that Etienne is barely in the book and usually appears only in phone conversations with Emily. The characters are very funny, especially Jackie (who reminds me of Lula in Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books) and her obsession with her Amazon reviews and sales. Many parts of the book are laugh out loud funny (a bit about a marshmallow almost being sold for a large amount of money was especially hilarious) but a lot of it is filler and doesn't move the story along. At times author Maddy Hunter tries too hard and a joke about the Boston Red Sox being cursed and never being able to win the World Series fell entirely flat. Hunter is at her best when her humor is over the top, like Emily's mother's plans for the wedding.
The plot device of Emily helping a group of seniors' tour different countries feels more and more weak in each book of the series and I never got a feel of what Norway is like. In fact, at one point I thought they were on a cruise ship when they were actually in a hotel. The mystery elements were weak and the motive truly unbelievable.
"Norway to Hide" is perfect for those who like very funny but light and fluffy cozy mysteries.
"Norway to Hide" is an extremely funny but light cozy mystery. The emphasis is on humor and not character development as most of the characters are over the top and not very believable in their actions. Readers who have read the other books in the series may be disappointed that Etienne is barely in the book and usually appears only in phone conversations with Emily. The characters are very funny, especially Jackie (who reminds me of Lula in Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books) and her obsession with her Amazon reviews and sales. Many parts of the book are laugh out loud funny (a bit about a marshmallow almost being sold for a large amount of money was especially hilarious) but a lot of it is filler and doesn't move the story along. At times author Maddy Hunter tries too hard and a joke about the Boston Red Sox being cursed and never being able to win the World Series fell entirely flat. Hunter is at her best when her humor is over the top, like Emily's mother's plans for the wedding.
The plot device of Emily helping a group of seniors' tour different countries feels more and more weak in each book of the series and I never got a feel of what Norway is like. In fact, at one point I thought they were on a cruise ship when they were actually in a hotel. The mystery elements were weak and the motive truly unbelievable.
"Norway to Hide" is perfect for those who like very funny but light and fluffy cozy mysteries.
May 6, 2011
I liked the storyline of this book as well as the characters. It was not exceptionally well written, but the point was conveyed and I did not encounter any issues due to an inability to read the text. The story progress and progresses, but at the end there's a serious case of deus ex machina and suddenly the crime is solved and it doesn't really make sense what the motive of the killer was, generally people aren't killed over scrabble titles, but in competitive circles who am I to know (its a murder mystery by the way)? I recommend this book to people looking for a gentle, not too serious read with some humor and amusing characters. I do not recommend this book to anyone visiting a senior park.
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