Dead Calm on the Danube

A River Cruise Cozy Mystery

De: Margot Valer

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

When the Danube runs low, secrets rise. On a picture-perfect river cruise out of Vienna, a celebrated style icon “slips” beneath a low bridge - and four lifelong friends know a tidy accident when they see one. Dead Calm on the Danube launches the River Queens Mysteries, a witty, clue-driven cozy series where senior sleuths, European travel, and a locked-circle puzzle collide.

Meet the River Queens: retired ER nurse Nell (sharp eye, steadier hands), Birdie (numbers whisperer), Ruthie (charm with steel trim), and Glo (housekeeping ninja with a saintly smile). When the ship’s security officer and a watchful travel blogger hint at a pattern of “fainting spells” on other cruises, the Queens follow a breadcrumb trail from Vienna to Bratislava, the Wachau Valley and Melk Abbey, all the way to rainy Regensburg - collecting clues between dance halls, abbey corridors, and a sundeck that must go silent for low bridges.

With a charming “companion” who’s a little too helpful, a lift that pauses at the worst possible moments, and receipts, patches, and aliases that refuse to line up, the Queens assemble the kind of fair-play solution cozy readers crave. Expect zero gore, zero graphic content, and maximum banter, brain, and heart.

Perfect for readers who love:

• Cozy mystery & amateur sleuth series with smart, mature protagonists
• Travel mysteries set on a river cruise (Danube, Vienna, Bratislava, Melk, Regensburg)
• Closed-circle/locked-room vibes aboard ship
• Friendship-forward stories, witty dialogue, and satisfying twists
• Clean reads - no gratuitous violence, no explicit language

What you’ll get inside:

• A fresh river cruise cozy mystery that doubles as a European mini-escape
• Senior-sleuth teamwork with real skills (medicine, logistics, numbers, hospitality)
• Clues you can track - patch backing, lift timing, forged logs, and a name that keeps surfacing: Voss
• A warm, humorous tone and an ending that lands

Series launch: Each River Queens book explores a new European river itinerary with a complete, stand-alone mystery. Start here on the Danube - and watch for the next adventure on the Rhine.