Trojan Gold
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| Rating | : | 4.73 (925 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1885608454 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 455 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It is a grimy brown, with no return address, and it appears to have been soaked in blood.. Adventure and romance enter Vicky Bliss' life in the form of a black-and-white photograph of a woman covered from head to toe in gold jewels. This "Trojan Gold" has an intriguing history, but it is the envelope that piques Vicky's curiosity
"This one descended into the silly" according to Sprite. This descended into the silly: the behavior of Vicky's boss, Schmidt, was often so dumb & unbelievable that it ruined this book. You could have cut out his role completely, and all of his dialog, and it would have been a decent mystery book. I did like that the erotic relationship between Vicky & John was a little better developed. I normally love the Elizabeth Peters books (especially the Amelia Peabody series), but this one just had too much padding overall and most of that was the dumb & silly stuff.. cheryllynn said I love this series!. I can't give this book, and the series as a whole, enough stars. Another riveting mystery to solve for our beloved Vicky Bliss and her (not as shady as he used to be) "friend" John Smythe. Although Vicky has obviously fallen hard for John, she's still not quite sure how far she can trust him when it comes to the art treasures she's looking for. One of the best scenes in the book, in my opinion, comes at the end when she opens a gift John left for and finds not only a lovely antique necklace, but also the receipt (so she'll know he actually paid for it!).. 4th book, and still going strong SingleEyePhotos This is the 4th book in the Vicky Bliss series, and even though it's been around for a while, there's not much in it to 'date' it, so it's just as enjoyable now as it was when first published. Elizabeth Peters wrote the first (Borrower of the Night), and a few sequels, then let the Vicky Bliss novels rest for many years, until returning to them again fairly recently. There's no trace of the gap. All are filled with humor and wit. The characters are well-rounded and (mostly!) believeable. The mystery is always tied to the art/antiquities world, and the snapshots of the foreign cities and countries in which the action occurs are always