"Funny debut mystery!"

Emily Andrew accompanies her grandmother on a senior's tour of Switzerland. She should be bored out of her skull, but someone always needs rescuing. When the tour escort is murdered, it gets really interesting. Emily jumps in Lake Geneva and sundry other bodies of water rescuing toupees, artificial limbs and bodies. When one of the tour members dies in Germany, she keeps his body company in the back of the bus on the return trip to Switzerland.

Emily is on the ball and on Inspector Etienne's list. Etienne, sartorially elegant in his black suit and turtleneck, is Emily's dream come true and, wonder of wonders, the feeling is mutual..

Once I got past the metaphors and similes in the first chapter, I really started to enjoy this mystery. I could have done without some of the conversations, but I stuck with it and was rewarded with a compelling heroine, an intriguing hero and a great scenic tour. I'm impatiently looking forward to the next book by this new author.

Reviewed by Lynne Dillon
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted February 13, 2003