I decided to read Death on the Danube this month because I needed to complete a book for Book Voyage Challenge that was set in Russia or Eastern Europe. I planned to read Midnight in Chernobyl but realized I would not complete it in time. I am still progressing on that book but it will go into April.
This is the first book in the Travel Can be Murder series by Jennifer S. Alderson. I really enjoyed the book and the wonderful descriptions of Budapest that were included in the story. The mystery was well constructed and the characters were realistic. I look forward to reading more in the series, particularly since it is in Kindle Unlimited.
This is a great series if you like to travel, either IRL or vicariously through your reading.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Great cozy mystery especially for readers who enjoy reading about foreign locations. The wonderful descriptions of Budapest reinforces my desire to visit there. The structure of the mystery was well done and although the clues pointing to the guilty party were present it wasn’t immediately obvious. It is easy to have emotional responses to the characters, both warmth for the Fab Five and the Hendersons. Jess and Tom and Helen are quite easy to dislike as is Carl. I look forward to reading about more of Lana’s adventures
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Challenge Prompts
The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:
- Literary Escapes #LiteraryEscapes Budapest, Hungary
- Mount TBR #MountTBR2022 Book #5
- Back List Reader #Backlistreader Book #26
- Cruisin thru Cozies Travel #2
- Cloak & Dagger #CloakDaggerChal Book #35
- Craving for Cozies Book #34
- Medical Examiner Challenge 2 Toe Tags
- Beachcomber Challenge
- Crime Scene-river; cruise boat
- Weapon- hit; poison
- Detectives- Lana Hansen
- Victims- Carl; Margret Henderson
- Six Shooter Challenge Target # 77 Shot #1
- Beat the Backlist #BTB2022 #34 forgotten on your shelf or ereader
- PopSugar #popsugarreadingchallenge #8. A book with a protagonist who uses a mobility aid
- Nancy Drew #13. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1936) - read a book with a lot of white on the cover
- OWLS 22 #6 Arithmancy: A book with a number on the cover or in the title
- Book Voyage #bookvoyagechallenge Bucarest, Hungary
- 52 books in 52 weeks #23 free space
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