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Title details for Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack - Available

Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies

A Novel

#1 in series

by Catherine Mack
Elizabeth Evans
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Ten days, eight suspects, six cities, five authors, three bodies . . . one trip to die for.
"Quick, captivating, and oh-so-much-fun! This delicious mystery is as spellbinding as Knives Out."—Elle Cosimano, New York Times bestselling author of the Finlay Donovan series
"Evans demonstrates her talent for accents and finds voices that capture the personalities of each of the characters. In addition to tense murder scenes, listeners are treated to vivid descriptions of beautiful scenery and mouth watering pizza, pasta, and gelato. Yum and fun!"—AudioFile

All that bestselling author Eleanor Dash wants is to get through her book tour in Italy and kill off her main character, Connor Smith, in the next in her Vacation Mysteries series—is that too much to ask?
Clearly, because when an attempt is made on the real Connor's life—the handsome but infuriating con man she got mixed up with ten years ago and now can't get out of her life—Eleanor's enlisted to help solve the case.
Contending with literary rivals, rabid fans, a stalker—and even her ex, Oliver, who turns up unexpectedly—theories are bandied about, and rivalries, rifts, and broken hearts are revealed. But who's really trying to get away with murder?
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies is the irresistible and hilarious series debut from Catherine Mack, introducing bestselling fictional author Eleanor Dash on her Italian book tour that turns into a real-life murder mystery, as her life starts to imitate the world in her books.
A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Vacation Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 30, 2024

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9781250350473
      • File size: 275805 KB
      • Duration: 09:34:35

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      March 11, 2024
      The pseudonymous Mack’s amusing debut and series launch centers on 35-year-old Eleanor Dash, author of a successful cozy mystery series about a woman who solves crimes in exotic vacation spots with the help of handsome con man Connor Smith. The problem for Eleanor is that, for the past 10 years, the real-life Connor Smith has been threatening to sue her for defamation unless she pays him a healthy chunk of her royalties. Fed up with compensating Connor for her own successes, Eleanor has plans to kill off the fictional character in her next book and finally bring the series to an end. She decides to plot the series’ swan song while on a book tour in Italy with Connor, a handful of other authors, and a group of fans who’ve been tapped to post about the tour on Instagram. Partway through Eleanor’s Italian jaunt, however, a desperate Connor informs her that someone is trying to kill him. But is he telling the truth? And if so, should Eleanor be watching her own back? Mack stacks the whodunit plot with perhaps one too many dead-end twists, but Eleanor’s first-person narration is a delight, chock-full of amusing asides (often in footnotes) that wryly examine the craft of mystery writing and business of publishing. A sequel would be welcome.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Elizabeth Evans masterfully voices successful crime novelist Eleanor Dash, listeners' new best friend, who gossips about all of the people and craziness around her. Dash's behind-the-scenes insights on writing and publishing, along with her plot notes for her next book, add depth and humor to this story. She even challenges listeners to identify the murderer before the big reveal. Dash is on a book tour of Italy with her two exes and a crew of characters who include a murderer. Evans demonstrates her talent for accents and finds voices that capture the personalities of each of the characters. In addition to tense murder scenes, listeners are treated to vivid descriptions of beautiful scenery and mouthwatering pizza, pasta, and gelato. Yum and fun! E.Q. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      December 6, 2024

      After falling for private detective Connor Smith and helping him solve a bank heist, Eleanor Dash was electrified, quickly writing her first mystery and signing a book deal. She believed Connor would be thrilled that she left his name intact and described him so heroically, but she was dead wrong. After 10 years and almost 10 books, Eleanor feels trapped by this wildly popular series: Connor's constant "consulting fees" and appearances; her failing relationship with her assistant, who is also her sister and an aspiring writer; and her own imposter syndrome. When her publicist books her, Connor, other mystery authors, and fans on an Italian tour, Eleanor dreads it. Then Connor says that someone is trying to kill him and begs for Eleanor's help. Sprinkled with newspaper articles, reviews, book blurbs, itineraries, and a protagonist who breaks the fourth wall to speak to listeners, this novel by a pseudonymous bestselling writer takes an unusual, not completely successful approach. Elizabeth Evans accurately portrays Eleanor as an acerbic, self-absorbed, and unhappy protagonist. VERDICT Though this is the first in a series, its characters are so unlikable that listeners might not clamor for more. A supplementary purchase for libraries looking for a new mystery series with a bit of a twist.--Lisa Youngblood

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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