Murder and Mayhem on an Alaskan Tour
This is a wonderful adventure and a hilarious cozy mystery. This is the twelfth in this series and the first one that I have read. It stands alone extremely well. Previous episodes are mentioned in such a way that the reader is aware of pertinent events, yet doesn't feel left out. Nicely done! The story is a breath of fresh air. The plot is well thought out and executed. There are many clues that the reader doesn't know were clues until the final reveal. The book is entirely believable and being set against the beauty and majesty of Alaska is truly an added bonus. I plan on reading the entire series! I received this ARC book for free and this is my honest review.

What i loved about this book is it features intelligent seniors that is rare to read about. Thank you to the author for your inclusion of seniors. I received a ARC for review from the publisher and my opinion is my own.

This is the twelfth book in the Passport to Peril series featuring Emily Miceli as tour guide to the senior citizens of her Iowa town. The story you can well enjoy as a stand alone. This is a successful long running cozy series as the author has the definitive cozy mystery formula including laughter, travel and always a good sleuth.
Emily is taking her tour group through several stops in Alaska. She does this with much humor. Much of the humor in this book is the fun that evolves having a group of senior people together. The humor is not done at the expense of the seniors but funny in a real humorous way that is enjoyable to the reader. I enjoyed the frustration they had at their loss of technology throughout their tours. Its great to laugh out loud and enjoy such a pleasant read as this book.
When they are hiking through the Yukon one of their group is murdered. Questions abound of the murder and Emily is determined to solve this murder as her forte is solving murders. She fears for her senior group and steps up to determine the right clues to put her on the path of the suspect.
I loved this pleasing story with a well crafted sleuth and enjoyable charcters throughout the story. I love this series and hope it continues. Thank you with gratitude for the ARC. I highly recommend this series for your reading enjoyment for all that love cozy mysteries with a wonderful backdrop of location. Very well done to the author.

Catch Me if Yukon by Maddy Hunter is the 12th book in the Passport to Peril series. This is my 2nd book I have read by this author. I'm sure I would have gotten more out of this book if I read the previous ten books, but I really enjoyed reading about these crazy quirky characters. In this book Emily Miceli takes her Iowa seniors to Alaska, when one of the tour members dies on a mountain hiking trail. Emily blames herself, until there is evidence that she was killed by something, could it really be bigfoot? I look forward to going back and starting this series from the beginning. I recommend this book/series for cozy mystery lovers.

I was given a copy of this book for a fair and honest review.

This is a fun series in which each book can be happily read as a standalone. This time out, Emily is leading a tour of a large group of seniors around Alaska. Dealing with the bickering that this type of situation can foster is one thing but Emily also has to deal with her mom, dad, and grandmother (who is the easiest of the group.). There's a murder, of course, but more interesting is what happens after because Emily's dad takes a photo which appears to include Bigfoot! Hah! This isn't too twisty, there's a good cast (albeit a large cast) of characters, and there's lots of humor. Thanks to net galley for the ARC.

Thanks to NetGalley and Midnight Ink for providing me an advanced digital read copy of Catch Me If You Can by Maddy Hunter. This is the twelfth book in the Passport to Peril series featuring Emily Miceli as tour guide to the senior citizens of her Iowa community. The story is completely self contained and you do not need to have read any of the earlier books to read and enjoy this one.
The story is narrated by Emily, as she shepherds her group through several stops in Alaska. Her narration is heavy with the use of humor, some slapstick, some ironic and some satirical. Humor encompasses nearly every page, more so than clues to the primary or the secondary mystery. Much of the humor pokes fun at the situations that occur when a group of people join together on a bus and in hotels. There is great play given to the idea that people have become so attached to their technology, particularly their smartphones, that they are missing much of the world around them.
There is a large list of characters on tour, and it is somewhat difficult to keep all of them separate, with the exception of those characters who are essential to the solution of the secondary mystery along with Emily’s parents and grandmother. The solution to the primary mystery has limited clues provided throughout the book. There is an encounter early in the book that foreshadows the final solution and is easily recognized by most readers of cozy mysteries.
This book is probably best suited for the reader who prefers humor over having clues that allow for the solving of a puzzle before the protagonist. The humor can become intrusive in the story for the reader who is looking for clues and reading to find a solution. I haven’t read any of the earlier books in this series, but I suspect they are also replete with the same type of humor. Because humor is highly individual, I believe this book will have a narrow appeal to a specific set of readers. For those who are more interested in serious mysteries, this is probably not the book for them.

Thank you Netgalley and Midnight Ink for the ARC.

This is a fun cozy mystery filled with adventure.
A group of intelligent seniors from Iowa are touring Alaska. While they're busy handling their cellphones, selfiesticks and likes-per-post on their newly built website, the reader gets a good impression of the glorious Alaskan outdoors.
When nobody's paying attention one groupmember disappears and is later found dead. Was it really Bigfoot?
The tour continues and of course there are more awkward moments and viral situations. The constant bickering of the seniors is hilarious. The tourguides are truly admirable throughout the tragedies.
A good twist solves the mystery.
Catch Me If Yukon is a well written, fast paced, highly entertaining read. I will definitely explore more books by this author.

**The review will be featured on Randee Green's blog. It will be published on 10/29/2018, and it will remain on the blog indefinitely. **

CATCH ME IF YUKON by Maddy Hunter is the 12th novel in the Passport to Peril mystery series. The novel is due out on December 8th 2018 by Midnight Ink. The Passport to Peril series follows tour guide Emily Miceli as she escorts groups of travelers to various locations all over the world.

Emily Miceli and her band of world travelers are back in their 12th adventure. This time they are visiting Alaska. Tragedy strikes the group when one of the members dies while hiking in a thick fog. At first, everyone assumes that the death is nothing more than an accident. It's not until Emily's dad posts one of his vacation photos that allegedly features Bigfoot that everyone begins to believe that the accident might have been foul play. When a second tour member dies in a ziplining accident, Emily knows that a killer is targeting her tour group.

CATCH ME IF YUKON is the first one of the Passport to Peril mysteries that I have read, and, when I started reading the novel, I was worried that I might have some trouble following along with Emily and her band of world travelers. Lucky for me - and other readers who haven't read the rest of the series - this novel reads as a standalone, and all necessary background information is provided. I'll admit that the main reason I requested CATCH ME IF YUKON on NetGalley was because the description mentioned Bigfoot. I hadn't heard of the Passport to Peril mystery series, but I was also intrigued by the premise of the series. Having read CATCH ME IF YUKON, I plan to read all of the novels in this series.

CATCH ME IF YUKON is a quirky and fun cozy mystery. Having been on a few group tours, I found myself both laughing and cringing as I commiserated with Emily and her band of senior travelers. Maddy Hunter's descriptions of Alaska were amazing - I've never been to Alaska, but, thanks to her details, I was easily able to picture the locations and landscapes. The two murders were interesting - I can't imagine being on a group tour and having multiple members of my trip die while we're traveling. Hunter kept the plot well-balanced between the vacation and the police investigations. I also enjoyed that Hunter included storylines that involved Emily's and other characters' lives back in Iowa. The storylines involving their home lives kept the characters grounded. The novel is well-written, and the characters were well-developed.

What a delightful book! Having been raised in the Midwest, I totally identified with the characters in the book. A delightful tour of retirees from Iowa made a once in a life time trip to Alaska. As usual with this series there is a death, but wait there are more and a serial killer is found. A book full of delightful information about the quirks of the tour members makes this a fun read.

Interesting story. Unusual characters that were well developed. Hard to believe so many mishaps could happen on one trip. You'll laugh and then try to figure out who done it.

In this latest Passport to Peril Adventure, Emily and Etienne have taken their tour group to Alaska where Emily's dad accidentally takes a photo of Big Foot. Once Bernice makes sure the media know about it, reporters swarm the group. When a member of the tour gets killed, Emily stops at nothing to find the killer. This book features all the characters readers have grown to love throughout the series. Emily's grandma is just as feisty as ever. I highly recommend this fun read and look forward to the next installment.

The next in the Passport to Peril series, wherein Emily, her husband Etienne, and their merry band of senior globe trotters get embroiled in yet another murder mystery. In Catch Me if Yukon, the travelers are on a scenic trip to Alaska (not the Yukon, despite the title), and their number has been expanded by the addition of a book group. When one of their members dies under somewhat mysterious circumstances, the entire group is under suspicion. Matters are not helped when Emily's father posts a photo with an image that could be, might be, is interpreted as and voraciously shared around the Internet as--Bigfoot. The seniors' addiction to their smartphones was funny but may have been overplayed just a little. The group is always fun to visit with, and Hunter's style is light and breezy. A perfect airplane read. Recommended to cosy mystery lovers who enjoy funny mysteries.

Notes: a couple of spots in the Kindle-formatted galley where hyphens were missing (e.g. locations 1739 and 2346) or grammatical typos (should be of, not or, at location 2588). Also, was stunned to see "wanker" used in this generally family-friendly book; does author know what this British slang word means?

Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me an advanced copy of another great entry in the Passport to Peril series. When the book is published, it deserves a place on your shelf.

In this installment, Emily and her seniors are joined by some book club members and the expanded tour group visits Alaska. This time, Emily and Etienne are also joined by Emily's mother and father (her mother wanting to keep an eye on Nana, and keep her out of trouble and safe. That's an undertaking in itself). When Emily's father takes a photo of what looks to be Bigfoot, the tour starts to be plagued by the press. Since the seniors all have smart phones and have discovered social media, the photo and news is all over the place. But the Bigfoot sighting is dwarfed by a death on a hiking trail. And then, an obnoxious member of the group falls to their death. Or were they pushed? The tour is heading downhill fast. Add some less than stellar accommodations and chicken that looks like fish, and you have a bunch of unhappy senior tour members.

I found it very hard to put this book down once I started it. I fell into a reading groove and kept coming back to it every opportunity I had over the course of two days. I laughed out loud at some of the antics of the tour group. I especially enjoyed the side conversations Emily had with Jackie (or Jack, her ex-husband), who is on a tour trial, leading a few folks on a smaller, but equally disastrous, first ever tour of her own.

There are several mysteries going on in this story. No spoiler here, but there are two deaths, and one of the tour member's wife back in Iowa disappears. All these seemingly different situations get neatly packaged and resolved by the end of the book. There are a few additional wrinkles I didn't expect thrown in. I did figure out the disappearance situation, but the 'who dun it' for both of the murders was a gleeful surprise.

All in all, this book kept my interest and made me laugh. Oh yes, and it had bigfoot (or did it???). I look forward to the next installment.

Catch Me if Yukon is the twelfth installment in the Passport to Peril series featuring tour director Emily Miceli. Accompanied by her husband Etienne, Emily has brought her misfit band of Iowan seniors to Alaska and joining them are members of the Windsor City "Norwegian Only" book club.

Things begin to spiral out of control right from day one. While it's normally Emily's usual crowd that causes trouble this time it's the book club members. One of the gentleman has taken a shine to the beautiful local guide they've hired much to the chagrin of his wife, another gentleman is treating his wife like a pack mule forced to lug his camera equipment far and wide and another's wife has gone missing back home and is presumed kidnapped.

Their first evening in Alaska ends when one of the group is found bludgeoned on a hiking trail and all fingers point to Bigfoot as the culprit. It seems that Emily's father has inadvertently captured the elusive creature on his camera. True to their nature the seniors have all posted videos and pictures to their social media accounts and the media swarms in.

Things continue to go downhill literally when a ziplining accident leads to the death of another member. Emily has her hands full trying to keep everyone under control but making matters worse are the constant phone calls from her ex husband, Jack. Readers of the series know that Jack is now Jackie, and Emily has hired her to lead a separate group of seniors on a trip back home in Iowa. Jackie's tour is also filled with mishaps and the majority of her passengers have landed in the hospital.

An easy quick read filled with the quirky characters that have joined Emily from the start of the series. Humorous hijinks will have you laughing out loud from page one until the finish.

I received an advanced copy of Catch Me if Yukon from NetGalley via Midnight Ink. While not required to write a review I am more than happy to offer my honest opinion.

I enjoyed the characters, setting, and plot line. Book was well written and a good distraction from the real world.

Delightful book! Emily Miceli, a tour group owner takes a group of senior citizens on an Alaskan tour. Two in the group die mysterious deaths. Bigfoot is even sighted. I enjoyed the humor and Norwegian slant. How many books do you read that have "uff-da" in them?! This is a great murder mystery book, that will keep you on your toes. The characters were all well developed. I can't wait to read more of Maddy Hunter.

I received a copy from Midnight Ink through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Emily and her husband have taken their group of world traveling seniors and a small book club to Alaska where they’re sure everyone will survive the trip. After whale watching goes well, the trip quickly takes a turn when a tour member is murdered on a hiking trail. Once it appears that Emily’s father caught the legendary Big Foot on film, everyone questions whether or not it was Big Foot or a member of the tour that murdered their fellow traveler. Emily believes that Big Foot is just a legend, but is it possible that he really exists and attacked a poor unsuspecting hiker? Watch Emily slowly unravel the mystery in the latest installment of this hilarious series!

I am so excited about this installment. Big Foot? Sign me up! Being introduced to this series is probably one of the best things that’s happened because it’s such a fun and heartfelt series that’s also unbelievably hilarious. Just when you think Maddy Hunter has done it all, she brings us another entertaining installment that will leave you in stitches.

This time around, Emily’s parents are traveling with her and her group of regulars as well as the new characters that are a part of a book club. Emily’s mom, Margaret, is usually a bit irritating but she wasn’t so bad this time around. She also has one of the best lines in the novel:

“It’s Bob’s creature. It’s gone on a killing spree!” – Chapter 8

I always love Emily’s father, Bob, and that didn’t change this time around. In fact, he’s a man of little words, but this is probably the most he’s spoken during the series. The regulars are back and continuing their shenanigans with taking pictures and trying to get the most social media hits. I love that something always happens to Bernice. This time around, she gets ignored and has one of her social media posts mistaken as something that Bob posted.

I also love that Big Foot is a mysterious addition to the book. Bob accidentally caught what appears to be Big Foot, or a funny looking tree, in one of his photos, which causes a media frenzy. No one knows if Big Foot is really in the photo, especially because Big Foot has never been confirmed to exist. So many people are questioning their existence, if they killed a member of their tour, and if it was really just a funny looking tree or a wild animal caught in the photo. Funnily enough, who or what Bob caught on camera is confirmed at some point during the book and I love it.

While many of the books in the series can be read in any order, I think this one might be a little harder for people new to the series to follow because of the amount of characters. There are the regulars that are in each book, Emily’s parents, the book club, a tour guide, a bus driver, two detectives, and the unseen spouses of two members of the book club. Plus, there’s Jackie via phone and the members of her tour. I think that it’s easier for fans of the series to follow because we already know the characters that have appeared in past installments, so the new characters are easier to recognize and put a name to. If this was the first book that I ever read from the series, I would’ve had a hard time following along because of the amount of characters. As someone who occasionally starts a series by picking up a random installment, I think that anyone who chooses to start with this book will have a hard time following along.

That said, I cannot recommend this book enough. It’s fun, heartwarming, and bound to make you laugh several times. Emily didn’t do as much investigating as she usually does, but it was still fun to see her come to her own conclusions, which are always wrong. I didn’t figure out who the killer was until it was right in my face, just like Emily. The signs were there but I didn’t put two and two together! Instead, I developed a crack theory of sorts toward the end that was totally wrong. Emily and I were in the same boat on that front! As always, I can’t wait until the next installment.

Emily and her seniors are back at it. Glad to see this series continue. I love a good cozy full of humor and I needed this between a few heavier reads.

Emily Andrew-Miceli and her husband Etienne own a tour company that caters to a lively group of Iowa seniors, along with others who may sign up - and usually do. This time out they're traveling through Alaska, along with members of a local book club who are 'first timers' on the tour.

While Emily doesn't want any problems along the way, she always expects them, because that's pretty much been the luck of this luckless group. This time out the seniors are being a usual rambunctious bunch, as they always are, and along with the group are Emily's parents, Margaret and Bob. Margaret is there because she thinks she needs to keep an eye on Emily's Nana, her mother, who doesn't need help from anyone.

Yet while on a whale watching boat, Margaret is the one Emily needs to keep an eye on. When she senses danger ("Run for your lives!") where there is none, Emily fears that from this moment on the tour is going to be a disaster...and she's not far off.

Then there is an argument on a tram between a particularly nasty guest - Thor Iverson (who thinks he's smarter than anyone else) and a retired newspaper owner, Delpha Spillum, that doesn't end peacefully. Later that evening Delpha doesn't arrive for dinner and Emily is worried. But after texting her, Delpha texts back that she's decided to walk back to their lodgings instead.

So Emily relaxes for a little while...which is the wrong thing to do (of course) when Delpha's body is discovered on the trail. Yet no one seemed to have a reason to kill the woman, and while the investigation is ongoing, they continue on with their tour.

Along with this Emily's life is about to get even more complicated by her ex-husband Jack who's now female friend Jackie and an employee of their company. Emily has given her a fairly easy assignment: travel with a different group of seniors to a new Iowa amusement park that's centered around farming (yes, around farming). She thinks that will be easy enough...until the calls start coming in. It seems one of the seniors has had a slight skin reaction to one of Jackie's makeovers and is in the hospital. But that's minor compared to the rest of them...

Then there's the fact that a traveler whose wife had an emergency at the last minute and couldn't come isn't able to be reached; one of the travelers is making goo-goo eyes at Emily's hired tour escort Alison and won't let her out of his sight; her father seems to have inadvertently taken a picture of Big Foot and the press are following the group everywhere trying to get him to talk (which won't be easy considering the man doesn't make coherent sentences very often); and as if this wasn't enough, one more member of their group makes a trip with Destinations Travel a final destination...

While it seems like I've given a lot of background on this book, it's not enough. As you can tell, there's plenty going on, and I'm surprised poor Emily isn't in a wheelchair by now with everything her seniors put her through.

I've read every single one in this series so far, and I have to say that I've never been disappointed in any of them. The conversations between the seniors have me laughing out loud at times ("Hush, you Muskies!") and while they're quite a handful, I'd have the time of my life traveling with them anywhere they go.

I've actually become quite fond of Nana, the two Dicks, Tilly, and the others (even Bernice) and love being a part of their world. If this is your first foray into the domain of the Windsor City, Iowa seniors you're in for a real treat. If not, you probably feel much the same as I do.

While Emily is worried - because the police aren't sharing any information at this time - that Delpha's death wasn't merely an accident, she's not letting on to anyone except her ex-policeman husband Etienne. And if he knows anything more than her, he's not telling.

As always, Ms. Hunter does not disappoint in either humor nor action, and there are plenty of both. She writes with a definite flair and gives enough background on wherever they are at the moment that you almost feel as if you are traveling along with the group. The writing flows easily off the page and the tale is spun nicely.

In the end, when everything is starting to come together, there are more than a few surprises. Yes, there are a couple of things you can start to figure out on your own, but I will say that still I was surprised at the ending, and that's a good thing. The only problem I have is having to wait so long for the next installment of the series. Highly recommended.

Fun and enjoyable book. I enjoyed meeting up with the seniors (as annoying as some of them can be) again. Loved the Alaskan setting. The mystery was enjoyable, but I would really like to see more of the husband.

I received an eARC from Midnight Ink via NetGalley and Midnight Ink for an honest review. - I look forward to more in this series.

What a fun book, Majestic scenery and tons of mysteries. I enjoyed this one even more than the previous books in the series.