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Northwest Cozy Mystery #14
Murder on the Train
A luxury train tour in Europe.
A dysfunctional family.
A murdered matriarch.
When a long-awaited vacation ends in murder for one of the tour guests and passports are confiscated by the authorities, the dream trip turns into a nightmare.
DeeDee, Jake, Al, and Cassie find themselves stranded in a luxury hotel in Venice, Italy. Sounds great, but they can’t leave until the murderer is found. They have no choice but to help the local police, so they can return home to the United States.
This is the 14th book in the bestselling Northwest Cozy Mystery Series by a USA Today Bestselling Author and Amazon All-star.
A dysfunctional family.
A murdered matriarch.
When a long-awaited vacation ends in murder for one of the tour guests and passports are confiscated by the authorities, the dream trip turns into a nightmare.
DeeDee, Jake, Al, and Cassie find themselves stranded in a luxury hotel in Venice, Italy. Sounds great, but they can’t leave until the murderer is found. They have no choice but to help the local police, so they can return home to the United States.
This is the 14th book in the bestselling Northwest Cozy Mystery Series by a USA Today Bestselling Author and Amazon All-star.
264 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 10, 2020
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July 20, 2021
I listened to the audiobook of this one and while it was my first in this series I was not lost about the characters or their backstories. I didn’t love the narrator as much as I liked the story. The main characters DeeDee, Cassie, Al, and Jake take a trip to Europe and when they are on the train between Scotland and Italy one of the people from their group is murdered. They find themselves stuck with the group in a luxury hotel in Venice while police from each country fight over who has jurisdiction. There was great character development for not just the main characters but all of the people in the group. Everyone was really a suspect and the mystery was pretty good. I love that the group of amateur sleuths (although Al and Jake appear to have a PI business so less amateur than most cozies) is from the Pacific Northwest and I will definitely be looking into more in this series as I love stories set in my home region.
January 21, 2021
The last thing you want on your vacation is a murder, particularly if the murderer is probably one of your tour group. The book has a good plot and is peopled with a lot of suspects to try and decide who is the killer.
June 13, 2021
I enjoyed this book. This is another great who done it mystery by this author. I liked the fact that the murder happened on the train so apart from the main characters everybody was a suspect. There was plenty of suspects and I did start to suspect the wrong person before they too were ruled out. Like always the author created some great characters, including the murder victim that everybody is bound to hate. It was also fun traveling around to all the different locations and with the police trying to pass the difficult case off to someone else, thank goodness for DeeDee and her friends. Like DeeDee and Cassie I think it might put you off traveling or at least on the same holiday package as them though.
DeeDee and Jake are joined by there good friends Al and Cassie on a train trip around Europe. The rest of group is mostly made up of one big happy family only the matriarch is making everybody's life a living hell. She is rude, vindictive and just plain mean. Everybody tries to ignore her but it proves too difficult for one member of the party. Somebody strangles her in her sleep and as the train eats up the miles audible the track, fingers start to point. The police are busy arguing who's jurisdiction the murder occurred in so it is left up to DeeDee and her friends to find the killer.
I liked the narrator. She didn't try to pull of a Scottish accent which in my opinion was a good idea because unless you are Scottish few can pull off but the rest of the voices sounded good.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
DeeDee and Jake are joined by there good friends Al and Cassie on a train trip around Europe. The rest of group is mostly made up of one big happy family only the matriarch is making everybody's life a living hell. She is rude, vindictive and just plain mean. Everybody tries to ignore her but it proves too difficult for one member of the party. Somebody strangles her in her sleep and as the train eats up the miles audible the track, fingers start to point. The police are busy arguing who's jurisdiction the murder occurred in so it is left up to DeeDee and her friends to find the killer.
I liked the narrator. She didn't try to pull of a Scottish accent which in my opinion was a good idea because unless you are Scottish few can pull off but the rest of the voices sounded good.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
August 31, 2020
My absolute favorite character is back in this one, Al DeDuca with his wife DeeDee and best friends Jake and Cassie. Al used to be a security guard for a big mob boss-After his boss died--Al went straight, met and married DeeDee. He became a partner with Jake in their PI firm. Al has a heart of gold--until his protective instincts kick in. One other other about Al--he has not lost his Brooklyn accent!
Well the two couples decided to go on vacation--they really hadn't gone anywhere for a long time. They made sure their dogs were safe in a kennel--and went on a European tour which included train rides between venues and countries. It would have been a really nice trip if a truly dysfunctional family hadn't been on the same tour. Then one night when they were traveling to Italy by train--the matriarch of said family was murdered! She was such a miserable person that any one of her children might have done it. Even though Jake and Al were PI's they refused to get involved!
A street thief made a bad mistake by trying to steal Cassie's Nikon camera while she was walking and taking pictures--uh Al's instincts took over--you will laugh when you hear his reaction as they took him away to jail--and when he got out the next day!!
Meanwhile DeeDee was trying to figure out who killed the mean old woman. She stumbles upon clues and does figure it out. Hey, she didn't want to get stuck in Italy until the case was closed!!
Getting to the truth sent Cassie in many different directions, not all leading to the culprit.
I truly enjoyed this one and those recipes--I wish I was a better cook!!
Well the two couples decided to go on vacation--they really hadn't gone anywhere for a long time. They made sure their dogs were safe in a kennel--and went on a European tour which included train rides between venues and countries. It would have been a really nice trip if a truly dysfunctional family hadn't been on the same tour. Then one night when they were traveling to Italy by train--the matriarch of said family was murdered! She was such a miserable person that any one of her children might have done it. Even though Jake and Al were PI's they refused to get involved!
A street thief made a bad mistake by trying to steal Cassie's Nikon camera while she was walking and taking pictures--uh Al's instincts took over--you will laugh when you hear his reaction as they took him away to jail--and when he got out the next day!!
Meanwhile DeeDee was trying to figure out who killed the mean old woman. She stumbles upon clues and does figure it out. Hey, she didn't want to get stuck in Italy until the case was closed!!
Getting to the truth sent Cassie in many different directions, not all leading to the culprit.
I truly enjoyed this one and those recipes--I wish I was a better cook!!
March 31, 2022
I have read all of the previous books. I enjoy the foursome: Deedee, Jake, Al, and Cassie. In this book the four are on a European train vacation and a murder occurs while on board. I felt the author did a good job of not revealing who the murderer is til the end. You know it had to be someone on the train, but who? Deedee and Jake agree not to get involved yet by having discussions with the group of passengers, Deedee figures out who the killer is. As a subplot, Al gets arrested and it wasn’t clear how long he would be held! They have just a few days left of their vacation and the group is ready to go home as scheduled. This book was entertaining as it told somewhat of the train adventure and the places they visited. Yet there was intrigue, murder on a train and in a foreign country. Deedee gets clobbered on the head with her friends as witnesses. There is a dog in the story; a minor character but a dog! One of the group passengers has their support dog with her. The book is easy reading and will hold your interest. As like her other books, there are recipes at the end of the book.
August 28, 2024
Murder on the Train: A Northwest Cozy Mystery (Northwest Cozy Mystery Series), my seventeenth read/listen from author Dianne Harman and my fourth read in her Northwest Cozy Mystery Series. Well-written and developed, an enjoyable read/listen. I received an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it. Anna Wheeler's narration adds to an good book's enjoyment. I look forward to reading more in this series & from this author, in fact I just put Murder on Bainbridge Island: A Northwest Cozy Mystery (Northwest Cozy Mystery Series Book 1) on my TBR list. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).
September 1, 2020
DeeDee, Jake, Al and Cassie
On a vacation trip beginning in Scotland, they stay at a manor house hotel, then board a train to London, stay overnight, then board a train to a ferry across the Channel where they board yet another train that goes through France to Italy ending in Venice. On the last train there is a murder.
This is one of the best Northwest Cozy Mysteries. I really enjoyed it.
On a vacation trip beginning in Scotland, they stay at a manor house hotel, then board a train to London, stay overnight, then board a train to a ferry across the Channel where they board yet another train that goes through France to Italy ending in Venice. On the last train there is a murder.
This is one of the best Northwest Cozy Mysteries. I really enjoyed it.
January 9, 2022
I though I should give this book a chance. Multiple times actually. But that was just not it. The pacing was way too slow. Even if it was meant to be a ‘cozy mystery’, can’t the events just take place quicker? Perhaps I’m a short tempered person. Was I entertained? Slightly. Was it worth the patience? Nope. Will I be reading another Northwest Cozy Mystery book? Probably not. If you do enjoy a slow-paced book however, with not much really going on, I’d recommend this.
August 20, 2020
Happy families, not!
Another mystery outing for the intrepid four, this time solving a murder on a train en route to Venice. This is definitely not the restful vacation they had planned. The scenic descriptions are lovely and the Scottish food pretty authentic. Well worth reading.
Another mystery outing for the intrepid four, this time solving a murder on a train en route to Venice. This is definitely not the restful vacation they had planned. The scenic descriptions are lovely and the Scottish food pretty authentic. Well worth reading.
May 22, 2021
Murders Everywhere Even on a Train
Oh to travel on luxurious trains and stay in hotels around Europe. Glad that Cassie and Al and Jake and Dee Dee can travel outside Bainbridge Island. But Cassie, grow up and stop being a whiney bitch when everything isn’t calm and be an adult. She is really starting to get on my nerves!
Oh to travel on luxurious trains and stay in hotels around Europe. Glad that Cassie and Al and Jake and Dee Dee can travel outside Bainbridge Island. But Cassie, grow up and stop being a whiney bitch when everything isn’t calm and be an adult. She is really starting to get on my nerves!
July 13, 2021
DeeDee and Jake are headed off on a fun train tour of Europe with their friends Al and Cassie. They quickly find out that they are traveling with a dysfunctional family. And to make it worse, one of the family members is murdered. Now they are all stuck in Venice until the murderer is found. Well, now DeeDee and Jake have no choice to help find the killer.
October 8, 2024
Another good Cozy mystery to enjoy in my Kindle Bobble
I always enjoy Dianne Harman’s captivating Cozy Mysteries. . The ending was a surprise. It is a sign of a good mystery. I’m glad the little girl spoke up to her mother. She knew she could trust her mother. It is good she has a good support system so she can grow up to be a stable happy person.
Robert Ericksen
I always enjoy Dianne Harman’s captivating Cozy Mysteries. . The ending was a surprise. It is a sign of a good mystery. I’m glad the little girl spoke up to her mother. She knew she could trust her mother. It is good she has a good support system so she can grow up to be a stable happy person.
Robert Ericksen
September 9, 2020
Cassie,DeeDee, On Vacation
Entertaining storyline about DeeDee and friends going on vacation, this time on a train, and of course gets involve in a murder mystery! As always, a fantastic story!
Entertaining storyline about DeeDee and friends going on vacation, this time on a train, and of course gets involve in a murder mystery! As always, a fantastic story!
October 22, 2020
Great book
Loved the book! The characters and location description was interesting. I can’t understand how a person could be so evil so family members. Location description was fabulous.
Loved the book! The characters and location description was interesting. I can’t understand how a person could be so evil so family members. Location description was fabulous.
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January 18, 2021Very different plot with surprise ending !
From the.start the interest builds ax.the Europe vacation moves along. The mix of characters is mixed and enjoyable. Another good read.
From the.start the interest builds ax.the Europe vacation moves along. The mix of characters is mixed and enjoyable. Another good read.
July 6, 2022
14th book in the Northwest cozy mystery series finds DeeDee and Jake along with Al and Cassie on a European train trip along with an unhappy family led by a cantankerous mother. When she is found dead on the train to a Venice, everyone is suspect until DeeDee figures it out.
August 14, 2020
Great book
This was a wild ride a vacation for Al and Cassie, and Jake and Dee Dee. Hey probably won't want to repeat it any time soon.
This was a wild ride a vacation for Al and Cassie, and Jake and Dee Dee. Hey probably won't want to repeat it any time soon.
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August 25, 2020Strong character writing and a easy to follow story makes this series come alive. The characters are your friends and you want the best for them. You'll love this series. Great Reading Everyone!
August 27, 2020
I love Train Rides; but this was a Woompey Ride!!!
In 7 months I have read nearly every book written by Dianne Harman has written! I have enjoyed them all!
Stella Sutton
In 7 months I have read nearly every book written by Dianne Harman has written! I have enjoyed them all!
Stella Sutton
October 10, 2020
Unusual murder
I love the characters as well as the way they are presented. This is a very interesting murder which would be hard to solve.
I love the characters as well as the way they are presented. This is a very interesting murder which would be hard to solve.
December 21, 2020
Families, nice or nasty
Our friends from Settle take an extra fancy vacation but felt likes Agatha Christie had joined them . A murder on their train leads to lots of questions.
Our friends from Settle take an extra fancy vacation but felt likes Agatha Christie had joined them . A murder on their train leads to lots of questions.
January 17, 2021
Murder and Europe
Another great read. Set in Scotland, London and Venice, it's an intriguing whodunit. I highly recommend it. Good recipes at the end.
Another great read. Set in Scotland, London and Venice, it's an intriguing whodunit. I highly recommend it. Good recipes at the end.
May 7, 2021
Oh, how I would love to take a train trip like this through Europe. Without the murder, of course. Fun characters and a wonderful setting.
June 14, 2021
I like most of Harman books. The characters seem easy to believe they are real.
March 27, 2023
Who killed Mary Abercrombie and why??? For the inheritance and to protect the one he loved. I enjoyed thiis story and recommend the book.
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