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This series just keeps getting better!, July 26, 2004
The third Passport to Peril mystery was well worth the wait! Emily, Nana and all those quirky Iowans are in Italy, along with a big group of romance writers. Of course, Emily's luggage is lost on the flight over, but it turns into a blessing when it arrives AFTER their hotel burns down. Of course, since nothing ever goes right for travel guide Emily Andrew, all the romance writers raid her suitcase, leaving her with nothing but the clothes on her back. To make up for the inconveneience of having their possesions burned to a crisp, the publisher sponsoring the trip announces a writing contest, and the winner gets a book contract. Before you can say purple penned prose three times fast, the "pre-published" romance writers start dropping like flies--and they're all found wearing Emily's new outfits! Maddy Hunter has done it again, I couldn't stop laughing while reading this book. The characters get better with every entry in the series, and the mystery had a great twist that I didn't see coming, though all the clues were there. I've been to some romance writing conventions, and she really captured the types of aspiring authors, which is not surprising considering Ms. Hunter published a few romances herself under a different name. The only complaint I have about PASTA IMPERFECT is that it came to an end. I can't wait to read the next one. There's a preview chapter at the end, it's called HULA DONE IT? and it's set (where else?) in Hawaii on a cruise ship. I can't wait to climb aboard!
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another Winner!!!!!!, September 23, 2004
Maddy Hunter has won the triple crown with this latest and third adventure of what I hope will be a long series! Although the premise is consistent - Emily as a travel guide for a group of seniors - the story is fresh, entertaining and hysterically funny. Pasta Imperfect is all that Maddy Hunter's readers have come to enjoy and anticipate. The characters are so real that you're sure some of them must be the "crazy people down the street," and the heroine, Emily, is just like your best friend. Ms. Hunter added some major characters in this story that were not part of the senior travel group, and they were the perfect addition to the twists and turns of the story! Be careful if you read this book on an airplane or in a doctor's waiting room - your hysterical laughter might get annoying!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Perfectly Funny Mystery, October 13, 2005
In this, the third book in Maddy Hunter's funny Passport to Peril Series, Emily Andrew escorts her group of senior citizens from Iowa on a trip to Italy. Also on the trip are a bunch of would be romance authors. As usual, calamity strikes early and often starting with Emily's suitcase getting lost and their hotel burning down. But things really heat up when the publishing company sponsoring the trip holds a contest where the prize is a book contract with a cash advance of $10,000. Some people will do anything to win and before long the bodies start piling up. All the people who were killed were judges in the contest and Emily's mother is the last judge still around. Emily wants to solve the murder - fast - before her mother becomes the next victim. This is a funny cozy mystery. Hunter uses the story line to poke gentle fun at romance authors and readers, critics, agents, awards, publishers, Oprah's book club and even Amazon reviewers. Hunter populates the book with humorous, eccentric characters, including Emily's hot to trot millionaire grandmother; her mother who likes to alphabetize everything, including people; Emily's ex-husband Jack, who is now a gorgeous female named Jackie (who reminds me a lot of Lula in Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series); and the assorted Iowans on the trip, including one who wears on readers with her habit of rhyming everything. Etienne, Emily's long-distance, boyfriend appears in a series of phone calls and Hunter intriguingly throws in a handsome tour guide named Duncan, who also is attracted to Emily. The solutions to the murders is a bit of a let down, but don't let that stop you from reading this very funny mystery.
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