title: G'Day to Die: A Passport to Peril Mystery
author:  Maddy Hunter 
description: Tour guide Emily Andrew, two eager suitors and an eccentric group of travel-happy Iowa senior citizens go Down Under in this fifth installment of the Passport to Peril mystery series, following pun-filled adventures to Italy (<i>Pasta Imperfect</i>), Hawaii (<i>Hula Done It?</i>) and other destinations. When biologist Claire Bellows is found dead and an exceedingly rare plantone that's supposed to have been extinct for over a hundred million yearsdisappears, Emily and her merrily quarrelsome band leap on the scent of murder. But was Claire killed out of professional rivalry or is a hidden motive at work? The tourists careen around Australia, racking up clues while a couple of would-be husbands battle for Emily's heart and the seniors jockey for position at every rest stop and souvenir store in the country. Nonstop wisecracks enliven the action (covered in blue zinc oxide, one tourist's "nose matched her sandals today, a striking example of how fashion savvy she'd become since her bunion surgery"), and the easygoing pace leads to a satisfying heroine-in-peril twist ending that should please those in search of a good cozy. <i>(Nov.)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
zlib_text: Can she trust a stranger?
  The sole survivor of a deliberate plane crash, Maddy Kane has gone
  from protected witness to roaming target. Badly injured and lost in
  the wilderness, Maddy is forced to trust the stranger who came to
  her aid. No mere hiker, Will Gannon is former Delta Force. The
  battle-scarred medic knows he is Maddy’s only hope in a desperate
  situation. With survival a long shot, can the two become allies, and
  maybe more—before it’s too late?
  
  “I’ll shoot you.”
  The words weren’t really clear. He frowned, realizing her teeth were
  chattering like castanets. He knew shock when he saw it. Will felt
  something like exhilaration, because she almost had to be from the
  downed plane. A survivor, by damn. Although why hadn’t she stayed
  with the wreckage?
  “Please don’t,” he said quietly. “I don’t mean you any harm. I was on
  the summit of Elephant Butte—” he nodded toward the mountain, not
  sure gesturing with his hands was a good idea right now “—and I
  saw a small plane crash. I thought 