Night Train to Memphis (A Vicky Bliss Mystery, No. 5)
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (977 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441735844 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 11 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Vicky is so furious at this romantic stab in the back, not to mention the sudden arrival of her meddling boss, that she may overlook a danger as old as the pharaohs and as unchanging--a criminal who hides behind a mask of charm while moving in for the kill.. So when an intelligence agency offers her a luxury Nile cruise if she'll help solve a murder and stop a heist of Egyptian antiquities, all 5'11'' of her takes the plunge. Vicky suspects the authorities really want her to lead them to her missing lover, the art thief and master of disguises she knows only as ''Sir John Smythe.'' And righ
"Ignorance is Bliss" according to Hawk. Imagine James Bond without any double naught spy skills and he is sent on a mission to monitor the highly organized and well financed activities of SPECTRE. He bumbles his way through the mission until the antagonists begin to turn against their organization and help him successfully conclude the mission because they think he is charming and good looking.This is how the heroine operates in this novel. Vicky Bliss has very poor observation skills and could not deduce that orange juice was squeezed from oranges. It is hard to believe they find her good looking or charming because she constantly refers to her abilit. Confusing, in a meaningless way Gail I have always enjoyed the Egyptian archaeology mysteries of Elizabeth Peters' heroine Amelia Peabody, but this Vicky Bliss book was just unreadable. Perhaps because i didn't start from the first book in the series, a lot of the allusions to Vicky's history with her nemesis/boyfriend/savior were difficult to make sense of. The plot seemed to involve one dire and preposterous situation after another, and after a while i just didn't care if dear Vicky lived or died.. "Do not read this as your first VIcky Bliss" according to Kindle Customer. Start at the beginning of the Vicky Bliss series and read your way up to this one. If you start with this book you will lack much of the background that makes Vicky an engaging character. I believe that is the source of many of the less than stellar reviews given this book. It simply does not stand well on its own. At the least you should read Trojan Gold before reading this. Also, I have no idea why some of the reviewers seemed to think they were getting serious mystery here. There are elements of that in the series but these books are mystery/romances and meant to be a little lighthearted. If you are looking fo
Vicky poses as an Egyptian art expert on a cruise up the Nile in order to help the Munich police spot the leader of an art ring that is planning to rob the Cairo museum. Schmidt, and John attempt to escape from the villainous ring, but with its emphasis on Vicky's love life, the story remains essentially a spirited soap opera interspersed with guidebook descriptions. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. . From Publishers Weekly Comically mixing country music lyrics with Egyptology lore, this fifth Vicky Bliss tale (after Trojan Gold) focuses more on the Munich National Museum's assist