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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 competitors, 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.

**SPOILER ALERT WARNING**

I’ve been on a cozy mystery binge lately, so I thought I’d give this a whirl–snappy cover, interesting premise, and a story about an author. Why not?

I tried to get into this story, but I did not connect with the main character AT. ALL. I have a hard time sympathizing with people who cause their own problems and complain about them, and Eleanor did that for several chapters. When I got to the part when (SPOILER ALERT) we find out she wrote a book about a crime she didn’t report and used the criminal’s real name in the book, I lost all sympathy for her. And then, at the end … the tower scene reminded me of the teenager in the slasher movie who goes into the dark basement even though she knows there’s a murder on the loose. (END SPOILER)

If Eleanor had actually been responding to situations outside of her control, I’m sure I would have been sucked into the book, but I couldn’t feel bad for her. Which is too bad, because I enjoyed the writing style. I might pick up a different book by this author to see if I can connect with it better, as I’d love to read more of this style.

Rated PG/PG-13 for some drinking, swearing, and violence (nothing too graphic)

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