Missing From Budapest
D.J.'s debut novel, Vanished From Budapest, was originally published on December 10, 2022. On October 1, 2026, he published a rewrite and titled it Missing From Budapest. This is the first thriller with Peter Andrassy, a former NYC detective turned private investigator.
What is the book about?
Two graduate students fall in love; one goes missing.…
In the year 2000, Peter Andrassy is heartbroken by the murder of his wife. Widowed for a year and hoping to mend his broken heart, the former NYC detective has returned to his home country of Hungary to work as a private investigator when he’s contacted by an American graduate student who is desperate to find his missing British girlfriend.
A gifted interrogator, Peter senses the boyfriend is intentionally withholding information. Could it be related to sex trafficking? Young women, often foreign, disappear daily in the capital city, never to be seen again. The clock is ticking, and the case is growing cold.
Can Peter find Samantha before it’s too late?
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What readers are saying
★★★★★ “I really enjoyed that the story was set in a place we don't usually read about. It made me want to learn more about Budapest.”
★★★★★ “Suspenseful and many chapters leave you hanging, and you must keep reading.”
★★★★★ “The suspense and questioning of each character keeps you guessing until the end.”