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One perfect red rose, a one-way ticket to Stockholm, and a cryptic "message" consisting of two Latin words intrigue art historian Vicky Bliss--as they were precisely intended to do.Beautiful, brilliant and, as always, dangerously inquisitive, Vicky recognizes the handiwork of her former lover, the daring jewel thief John Smythe. So she takes the bait, eagerly following Smythe's lead in the hope of finding a lost treasure. But the trail begins at a priceless fifth century chalice which will place Vicky at the mercy of a gang of ruthless criminals who have their eyes on an even more valuable prize. And the hunt threatens to turn deadly on a remote island, where a captive Vicky Bliss must lead an excavation into the distant past--and where digging too deep for the truth could dig her own grave.
Tried this one because the first in the series had me divided between things I loved and things that seriously irritated me. Reading another makes me think this series might be too dated with a few too many issues of that date for my taste. ( )
By 1983, when this book was published, Peters had written 17 works of fiction, and she was improving all the time. This is better than the previous book in the series, which is better than the one before that. I imagine Peters had three novels going all at once at any given time. I'm surprised that she wrote so many novels before her Peabody series, given her knowledge of Ancient Egypt, and their eventual success. ( )
Dr. Vicky Bliss involves herself (apparently again, I haven't read anything else in this series) with an art thief. I wish there had been more dialogue between them. The story moves at a nice pace and was pleasant diversion (anything unpleasant takes place off stage), but nothing more. ( )
When Vicky receives a red rose, a mysterious note, and a one-way ticket to Stockholm in the mail, she immediately knows that Sir John Smythe, international art and jewel thief, is behind it. Vicky heads off to Stockholm to give John a piece of her mind for their last encounter, where he absconded out of their Paris hotel room in the middle of the night, leaving her to deal with the hotel bill and the police officers pounding on the door.
Vicky faces many mysteries in Stockholm. Where is John, and what is he trying to steal this time? Who is the short, bearded man following her around? And will she get to have any time to enjoy her vacation? ( )
Im hooked-totally hooked on John -everything John & Vicky's wicked sense of humor. I just love this series. Each book gets better & better! Im wishing I had the next book to read- have to wait until the library opens in the morning. : ( ( )
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Music I heard with you was more than music, And bread I broke with you was more than bread. Conrad Aiken
Dedicatòria
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To Paula and Jim
Primeres paraules
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This time, it wasn't my fault.
Citacions
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I object to murder. It's just a silly girlish prejudice.
His tools were the simplest imaginable--a pair of sharp scissors and a sheet of black paper. I gave him a profile, and watched out of the corner of my eye. After one long, measuring survey, he began to cut, the paper turning smoothly in his hands as he clipped, without a pause or a second look at me. It was an astonishing performance, a demonstration of the art in its most difficult and refined form of freehand cutting.
Darreres paraules
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"He hath no drowning mark upon him; his complexion is perfect gallows."
One perfect red rose, a one-way ticket to Stockholm, and a cryptic "message" consisting of two Latin words intrigue art historian Vicky Bliss--as they were precisely intended to do.Beautiful, brilliant and, as always, dangerously inquisitive, Vicky recognizes the handiwork of her former lover, the daring jewel thief John Smythe. So she takes the bait, eagerly following Smythe's lead in the hope of finding a lost treasure. But the trail begins at a priceless fifth century chalice which will place Vicky at the mercy of a gang of ruthless criminals who have their eyes on an even more valuable prize. And the hunt threatens to turn deadly on a remote island, where a captive Vicky Bliss must lead an excavation into the distant past--and where digging too deep for the truth could dig her own grave.
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