Amy Abel is timid and learning to stand up for herself, she is the reasonable, calm influence to balance her nutty mother. Fanny, Amy's mother, is half frustrating and half funny. She writes a blog (TrippyGirl) for the travel agency, supposedly based on real travel adventures - but it is entirely fiction and a wild travelogue. Amy's boyfriend, Marcus Alvarez, is the charming rogue who opts for a lie when the truth would do. He gets a little page time, and some of it is humorous. Amy's friend, Peter Borg, owns his own agency and asks Amy to help with his trips. So Amy is on this trip for the money to keep her agency alive. Peter is angling for Amy as girlfriend, but I found him too bossy. Paisley may be dead, but she is still controlling from the grave.

The settings of Paris, Taj Mahal , Hawaii, and New York are fun and a delightful escape during this pandemic to feel like you got some international sights and culture done.

Weaving a murder plot into a whirlwind travel itinerary is a challenge. It worked well and added to the danger as you traveled with a killer. Amy is the one seeing more to circumstances and sensing danger when others are quick to dismiss. The pacing lagged at times, but I didn't feel the spots lasted too long.

The killer confrontation was nicely tense and suspenseful. Although, the killer wasn't a complete surprise at that point. The wrap-up secured the financial future of Amy's Travel Agency.

This is perfect for the armchair traveler and fans of Maddy Hunter's "Passport to Peril" series will find this fun. There is light humor, particularly with the TrippyGirl blog escapades Fanny makes up. This book has an original and intriguing plot that lags in a few spots, but ultimately delivers. I am looking forward to book three: Death on the Patagonian Express.

Rating: Good - A fun read with original plot.