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.
Passport to Peril
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