Death on the Mississippi, Peter J. Heck
Death on the Mississippi, Peter J. Heck
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Death on the Mississippi

Author: Peter J. Heck

Narrator: Will Damron

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 09/04/2018

Synopsis

There was a ghastly murder in New York City, and Mark Twain’s address was in the dead man’s pocket. But even more alarming was that Twain had just received a message sent by an old friend from his riverboat days—and the handwriting matched the note found on the corpse.So with his new secretary, Wentworth Cabot, Twain caught a steamboat bound for New Orleans. On board were all matter of people—wealthy tourists and old river rats, literary amateurs and high-stakes gamblers…and a determined killer whose only goal was to bring Mark Twain’s celebrated career to a stop!

About Peter J. Heck

Peter Heck is the author of the Mark Twain Mysteries: six novels featuring the famous author as a detective, set in the 1890s. He is also co-author (with the late Robert Asprin) of four books in the Phule’s Company series of comic military SF novels. Before setting out as a novelist, Peter worked as an editor at Ace Books and has freelanced for Baen and Del Rey, editing Spider Robinson, Robert Sawyer, and Harry Turtledove (among others). Before that, he created the SF newsletter Xignals and its mystery equivalent Crime Times for the Waldenbooks chain. He is also a long-time reviewer for Asimov’s Science Fiction. Peter is currently a reporter and photographer at the Kent County News in Chestertown, Maryland, where he grew up. His beats include local government and the arts. He also plays lead guitar in a local band, Col. Leonard’s Irregulars, and is a founding member of the Chestertown chess club.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christopher on April 11, 2020

For those who love the nostalgia of early America, Peter J. Heck offers a lighthearted romp from New York City to the inner workings of the steamboat life on the Mississippi. An enjoyable read at the beach or on the plane because the clues are many, the body is behind a locked door, the disguises ar......more

Goodreads review by Donna on November 06, 2019

Having previously read later episodes in this series I found d that the narrative in this story wasn't as cohesive. It sped through parts of the plot, and you hardly got a feel for living aboard a Mississippi Riverboat. I thought that this story caught the feel of Mark Twain very well.......more

Goodreads review by Frank on August 17, 2016

This is the first novel in a series of mysteries featuring Mark Twain written by Peter Heck. I enjoyed this one quite a bit. The story is told from the perspective of Twain's new secretary, Wentworth Cabot, and tells how Twain is pressed for money to pay his massive debt so must make a trip down the......more

Goodreads review by George on August 23, 2015

1st in a possible series featuring Mark Twain as a mystery solver. It is the late 1890's and Twain is getting ready to go on a Mississippi River steamboat cruise lecture trip from St. Paul to New Orleans and to gather material for another book regarding the Mississippi. The main reason is to earn mo......more

Goodreads review by Michael on November 18, 2014

lot of Twain wit in the dialog but a bit too many modern crime references. Nice first mystery and more to come with a good duo of main characters and period crime scenarios.......more

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