Emily and Etienne Miceli are taking their seniors through Germany during Oktoberfest, and they are sharing their tour with a couple of different bands who are performing at some of their stops. The seniors from Iowa are always up for a little beer!

Everyone is heading to their hotel when an explosion injures Emily and kills one of the group. Astrid was an accordion player for one of the bands. All the band members work at the same company and the CEO is traveling with the group to support his employees. No one has a bad word to say about Astrid but as the tour progresses, Emily isn't convinced the death was an accident. Despite warnings from the local police, Emily steps into the investigation.

To complicate matters, when Emily is injured she has both Etienne and her mother hovering. Emily always loves traveling with her Gran but her mother is another thing. Etienne and her mother are interfering with Emily's questions. As much as she loves Etienne, she can't give up the idea only she can solve the mystery.

This is the first book of the Passport to Peril series in which we meet Emily's parents. Her father displays some unexpected talents, surprising the entire family, and steals some thunder from the bands.

Ms. Hunter's Passport to Peril series is a favorite of mine. Emily blunders around causing havoc in every investigation. Her thoughts on who the killer is are almost always wrong, and FROM BAD TO WURST follows the same pattern keeping the reader entertained as they try to put together the clues. The murder is often solved despite Emily's investigative skills. The characters are so much fun in this series, and the situations Emily manages to find herself will always entertain.