Hula Done It?

by Maddy Hunter

Book Overview

Dead in the Water For travel escort Emily Andrew and her fellow Iowans, aloha means "hello" to all the sun, surf, and scrumptious cuisine their Hawaiian cruise has to offer. But for Professor Dorian... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743482921
• ISBN13: 9780743482929
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 4.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.6" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Super fun

Every one of this series has been a fun, happy read. Well plotted. Goofy characters, some quite believable. The writing is sprightly without even a hint of self-consciusness. No faux anything here. Just a fun, whacky cozy. I save these books for plane trips...they dull the pain.

Another homerun for Maddy Hunter

As with the other books in this series, I devoured it in three hours. Another hilarious story! Emily is back and has to deal, yet again, with dead bodies. Nana is as funny as ever. Bernice is still a pain in the neck. The rest of the Iowa contingent is the same, punctual, Midwestern group we've all come to love. And once again, we have the Etienne factor. Jackie does not appear in this one, but I really didn't miss his/her presence. The story goes along just fine without her. I cannot wait for the next book in the series - the group is in Australia!

Murder on a Hawaiian Cruise Ship

Emily Andrews is off on another adventure. This time they're on a Hawaiian cruise. She is a travel escort for a senior citizens tour from Iowa which includes her Nana. Professor Dorian Smoker, Captain Cook expert, goes overboard not long after a journal was lent to him by Nan's friend. Was it an accident or was it murder? Emily begins to investigate. Then it is discovered the journal had a mysterious treasure map. The Iowa group decides to go treasure hunting on the river rafting trip the next day. Emily doubts there really is a treasure. Unfortunately, the next day, everyone on the river seems to have a map and is searching for the treasure. Who gave them copies? It is determined that there was one other copy that wasn't "distributed." If they can figure out who has it, then they can find the murderer. There are lots of suspects in his death as he was having affairs with many of his students. Some of them were on board. Can Emily figure out who the real killer is before anyone else is hurt or murdered? I always enjoy books in this series. I laugh out loud when reading them. Emily is such a fabulous character and Nana and her friends really add to the story. The locale for each book is different and it makes it even more enjoyable to read about such exciting places! The tension between Emily and Etienne adds to the mystery as well. I can't wait to find out what happens with the two of them! I highly recommend this book and the whole series. It's a great, fun, fast read! check out: www.mysteryloverscorner.com

fabulous cozy

She has the perfect job as a tour guide for a senior travel club but every time Emily Andrews takes a trip with her group, someone gets murdered and she is in the thick of the investigation. The trip on the cruise ship the Aloha Princess touring the Hawaiian Islands is no different. Professor Dorian Smoker, a lecturer on the famous explorer Captain Cook is thrown overboard as witnessed by his teaching assistant Bailey. On his person was a book written by seamen Griffin Ring which contained a map of buried treasure located on Kauai given to him by one of the members of Emily's travel group. She wanted him to authenticate it for her. Luckily, another member of the group made a photo copy of the map and they look for the treasure. Professor Smoker had many enemies including two groups who disagreed with his portrayal of Captain Cook. Also on the cruise is an ex-student he flunked which cost her a once in a life time job and a couple of students he slept with. When a second murder occurs and Emily is attacked, she and the group investigate all the suspects hoping to find the killer. HULA DONE IT is a fabulous cozy that is filled with intrigue, humor and a protagonist who is a combination at Calamity Jane and the Stooges (yes, all three of them). There are some scenes that are so hilarious readers will laugh so loud that tears will stream down their eyes. The secondary cast is a delightful crowd that will charm readers with their eccentricities. Maddy Hunter writes a great who done it that doesn't contain violence or blood but tells a good story. Harriet Klausner