Dine and Die on the Danube Express, Peter King
Dine and Die on the Danube Express, Peter King
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Dine and Die on the Danube Express

Author: Peter King

Narrator: Peter King

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/15/2021


Synopsis

Aboard a vintage luxury train on a voyage through Eastern Europe, the gourmet detective encounters a thoroughly modern murder.

The Danube Express was once the most famous train on the continent. Linking east and west, it was the fastest route from the Alps to the Black Sea, until airplanes and automobiles made it obsolete. When a group of savvy investors revived it in the 1970s, it became an Express only in name. A five-star hotel on wheels, it is now a luxurious icon—and it's celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary. Some of the most glamorous figures in the world have booked passage on this historic trip, and riding among them is London's gourmet detective, who has come to sample the Danube's famous cooking. But when a Hungarian actress disappears from the train, it turns out to be more than a publicity stunt. Soon it is clear that a killer lurks on the Danube Express, and plans on taking it all the way to the end of the line.

About Peter King

Peter King (b. 1922) is an English author of mystery fiction, a Cordon Bleu-trained chef, and a retired metallurgist. He has operated a tungsten mine, overseen the establishment of South America's first steel processing plant, and prospected for minerals around the globe. His work carried him from continent to continent before he finally settled in Florida, where he led the design team for the rocket engines that carried the Apollo astronauts to the moon.

In his spare time, King wrote one-act plays and short mystery stories. When he retired, in 1991, he wrote his first novel, The Gourmet Detective, a cozy mystery about a chef turned sleuth who solves mysteries in the kitchen. King followed it with seven more books starring the character, including Dying on the Vine and Roux the Day. In 2001 he published Jewel of the North, the first of three historical mysteries starring Jack London. King lives in Sarasota, Florida.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carol

I read the whole book. I struggled with it because I had large type, which has nothing to do with the quality of the book, and with all the foreign names of food. I am not that in to food or wines and their descriptions and could have skipped all of that, but if you are into that and mysteries - thi......more

Goodreads review by Kathy

I liked this Gourmet Detective mystery as much as the previous ones. This one had the added benefit that Iread it just before leaving on a Danube cruise, so it was a great way to whet my appetite (pun intended!)and get into the mood. These books are often part travelogue, and this one falls well int......more

Goodreads review by Joan

Terrific food, history and travel story.......more