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"Another fantastic and hiliarious Passport to Peril mystery."
Reviewed by Tanzey Cutter
Posted July 10, 2004

Emily Andrew and her group of senior citizens from Iowa are on their way to Italy, following tense, albeit exciting (and hilarious!), trips to Switzerland and Ireland. To save on expenses, they're sharing their tour with a group of highly competitive aspiring romance authors, two published divas and their publisher. Read more...

"The Tour From Hell is a Laugh Riot"
Reviewed by Linda Hurst
Posted August 11, 2004

After reading Pasta Imperfect, the third book in the Emily Andrew tour guide series, I immediately went to Amazon and ordered the first two books! Emily Andrew and her merry band of Iowa senior citizens are hilarious. I loved her amorous grandmother, who nearly crippled her elderly lover Read more...

"The tour business can be deadly"
Reviewed by Dawn Dowdle
Posted December 24, 2004

Emily Andrew is at it again. She helps escort a trip to Italy with the senior citizens from Iowa. Even Emily's mother comes along, much to her grandmother's chagrin. They have joined a group of highly competitive aspiring romance writers. There are some seasoned writers on Read more...

Summary

IT WAS AN OFFER SHE COULDN'T REFUSE....

The discount travel package to Italy seemed like a great deal: Emily Andrew could lead her globe-trotting Iowans on the trip of a lifetime and bring her family to boot. Maybe she should have read the fine print....Sharing their itinerary with a group of hyper-competitive aspiring romance writers is just a prelude to more Machiavellian drama than an Italian opera.

First, their hotel burns to the ground. Then, when Emily's lost luggage turns up found, the disgruntled literary ladies raid her clothing supply like she's a one-woman Gucci outlet. But the real killer is a contest sponsored by a publishing house -- and the depths to which the dime- novel divas will plunge to win a book contract. Amid backstabbing and catcalling, bodies start turning up -- in Emily's favorite outfits! Now, Emily will need more than a phrasebook to say ciao to someone with a hot and spicy passion for murder.