Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Every Time I Go on Vacation Someone Dies is a fun read with a bit of armchair travel included. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book provided by NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Eleanor is already a bestselling author with several published books under her belt. She is in Italy for a book tour with several other authors and her sister, who is her assistant. Along with all the authors, a group of reader enthusiasts follow their favorite author's careers pretty closely, sometimes too closely. In addition to Eleanor's sister traveling with her, her ex-boyfriend Oliver, who is also an author, and an ex-boyfriend who forced himself into her life even after they broke up, Connor. Oddly enough, Connor's ex-wife is also present as another author touring with the group. What transpires is a hilarious road trip across Italy.

Connor believes someone is trying to kill him. As the group travels across Italy, it appears he might be right. As much as he gets on everyone's nerves, some of the group begin to investigate the apparent attempts on Connor's life. Catherine Mack tells a good story. In addition to writing a pretty good mystery, she also offers some really good characterization. I enjoyed the humor and the descriptions of Italy. I especially liked Eleanor's asides. The footnotes did not work well on my Kindle app. They were quite funny, but eventually, I stopped clicking them because they took me to parts of the book that did not seem to correspond to where I was, and then I had to find my way back. Hopefully, this will work better in the published copy for readers. All in all, this looks like it might be a series, and I plan to keep up with future releases.