Dru’s Short Musing:
Once again Eleanor must put on her sleuthing cap and solve yet another murder while penning her own murder mystery.
This was a well-written drama with crisp writing and a comfortable tone that was gifted with humorous moments throughout. The mystery was nicely executed with a sizable list of prospects and a few twists and turns that kept me immersed in all that was happening on the page. The visually descriptive narrative, engaging and yet witty dialogue kept the story moving at a nice pace in this non-stop-action whodunit that I could not put down until all was said and done. Every time I thought I knew who was doing what to whom, the author changed directions and I had to start over again incorporating the new clues presented in this story. One of my favorite parts was when Eleanor stepped out the story and communicated with the reader (this is called breaking the fourth wall) which made me feel like I was in the middle of all that was transpiring. Overall, this was a fun and delightfully entertaining read, and I can’t wait to see what adventures await Eleanor and her friends.
Series: A Vacation Mystery, Book 3
Genre: Humorous Mystery
Release: April 28, 2026
Format: Print, Digital, Audio
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Book Synopsis:
The third in the witty and captivating series following bestselling author Eleanor Dash, who once again has to swap her sun hat for her detective hat, when a body is found at a murder mystery writing conference in the Bahamas.
Eleanor Dash can never catch a break. Not only has she had to solve two real-life murder plots in the past year, but both times it was when she was meant to be on vacation. Now she’s finally got a ticket to a relaxing weekend—an all-inclusive resort at the Bahamas where she’s speaking at a conference for murder mystery writers—but she arrives to find a body on the floor of her hotel room. Because of course she does.
With plenty of familiar faces at the resort, any one of them could have been the intended target or the culprit behind it all. Was it Oliver Forrest, Eleanor’s dashing boyfriend who’s in danger of getting dropped by his publisher because his sales are dwindling? Or Connor Smith, Eleanor’s infuriating ex-lover-turned-bestselling-rom-com-author with a sordid past of his own? Or her sister Harper, whose own stilted writing career has been a sore point for years as Eleanor’s has soared? Perhaps it’s one of the other writers also in attendance, as friends, frenemies and foes from Eleanor’s past all seem to be invited to the island.
Surrounded by mystery writers who know all too well the many ways to craft the perfect crime, Eleanor is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery and do whatever it takes to get out of this weekend alive.
FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.