After Vicky Bliss stumbles over a clue to the existence of a hidden masterpiece by a late Gothic sculptor, she and her then-boyfriend, Tony, embark on a contest of will and wits to find the treasure.
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"If you love Agatha Christie, you will probably love this too. I cannot but feel closeness to Vicky Bliss, with her saucy ideas and robust passion for life. No nonsense woman, like Peters love them to create, mixed in a haunted castle whodunit, where the mystery lies in present and past. " — Mailis (5 out of 5 stars)
"If you love Agatha Christie, you will probably love this too. I cannot but feel closeness to Vicky Bliss, with her saucy ideas and robust passion for life. No nonsense woman, like Peters love them to create, mixed in a haunted castle whodunit, where the mystery lies in present and past. "
" This is a great book to listen to, as I did in the car with a book "borrowed" from the library!!!! I tell you, if you enjoyed Nancy Drew as a kid, you'll like Elizabeth Peters' "Borrower of the Night" as an adult! "
" As much as I enjoy the Amelia Peabody series, I thought this one was very slow and plodding. It does not inspire me to try the next one in the series. "
" Not my cup of tea. Not enough action - I prefer my mysteries with more suspense and this moved too slowly for me. "
" Totally different character. Still rich in history. In another part of the world. I loved these as much as the Amelia Peabody series. "
" Not my favourite in the Bliss series but reread it so that I can start the John Smyth and Vicki Bliss ones. Those are great. "
" I adore the Vicky Bliss books. I wish there were more. "
" A diversion. Not as good as the Peabody series. "
" Without a doubt, Elizabeth Peters is one of the best mystery writers that I have ever come across. I adore Vicky Bliss just as much as I adore Amelia Peabody. The problem I had with this book was that all of the men were incredibly annoying. I'm definitely going to keep reading though because of the amazing protagonist, the complex and well-written mysteries.... and a Smythe character I've been hearing about who gets introduced later on... "
" Not romantic enough for me, compared to Peters' others. ;) "
" excellent novel with vicki bliss "
" Re-reading, not quite as interesting as I'd remembered. Still, an interesting and clever mystery. "
" Pretty fun - on to the rest of the series! "
" The story was slow to start, but it got better. Still, I'm glad I started the series with book number two. Would have been nice to have read this before no. 4, since Tony shows up there, but it's not importent for the plot. "
" It isn't that it was a bad book and the plot was good. I didn't find Vicky as likable as the Emersons. "
" Narrator's voices were too similar and at times it was difficult to know which character was speaking. Plot was a little melodramatic. "
" Better than most of her mystery/adventure/romances. "
" I love a good mystery, and this is a start to a great series with Vicki Bliss as the main character. "
" Perhaps a bit dated, but the mystery and suspense is decent and I am a sucker for the art history aspect of this series. Unlikely and sometimes annoyingly self-deprecating heroine- how likely is a blonde bombshell medievalist? "
" Interesting premise, truly terrible characters. I was rooting for everyone to die at the end. "
" Read the book predicable "
" Solidly fun reads that are perfect for curl-up on the couch with tea fall reading. "
" I'm a big fan of the Amelia Peabody books, so I tried this one, but I just had a really hard time getting through most of it. "
" Decent mystery, not as good as the Amelia Peabody series. I have heard this is the worst in the Vicky Bliss series, so I'll give another one a shot before abandoning. "
Elizabeth Peters (1927–2013) was a pen name of Barbara Mertz, who earned her PhD in Egyptology from the University of Chicago’s famed Oriental Institute. Over the course of her fifty-year career she wrote more than seventy mystery and suspense novels and three nonfiction books on Egypt, of which many were New York Times bestsellers. She was the recipient of numerous writing awards, including grandmaster and lifetime achievement awards from the Mystery Writers of America, Malice Domestic, and Bouchercon. In 2012 she was given the first Amelia Peabody Award, created in her honor and named after her major fictional character, at the Malice Domestic convention. She also wrote books under the names Barbara Mertz and Barbara Michaels.
Barbara Rosenblat, one of the most awarded narrators in the business, was selected by AudioFile magazine as one of the Golden Voices of the Twentieth Century. She has received the prestigious Audie Award multiple times and has earned more than fifty AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has also appeared in film, television, and theater, both in London’s West End and on Broadway.
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