<![CDATA[Laughter of Dead Kings (Vicky Bliss, #6)]]>

false <![CDATA[Laughter of Dead Kings (Vicky Bliss, #6)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1228080854m/2868766.jpg 2868766 9 For the first time in more than a decade, New York Times bestselling Grand Master Elizabeth Peters brings beautiful, brainy Vicky Bliss back into the spotlight for one last investigation. But this time the peerless art historian and sleuth will be detecting in Amelia Peabody territory, searching for solutions to more than one heinous offense in the ever-shifting sands of Egypt's mysterious Valley of the Kings. Who stole one of Egypt's most priceless treasures? That is the question that haunts the authorities after a distinguished British gentleman with an upper-crust accent cons his way past a security guard and escapes into the desert carrying a world-famous, one-of-a-kind historic relic. But the Egyptian authorities and Interpol believe they know the identity of the culprit. The brazen crime bears all the earmarks of the work of one Sir John Smythe, the suave and dangerously charming international art thief who is, in fact, John Tregarth, the longtime significant other of Vicky Bliss. But John swears he is retired—not to mention innocent—and he vows to clear his name by hunting down the true criminal. Vicky's faith in her man's integrity leaves her no choice but to take a hiatus from her position at a leading Munich museum and set out for the Middle East. Vicky's employer, the eminent Herr Doktor Anton Z. Schmidt, rotund gourmand and insatiable adventurer, decides to join the entourage. But dark days and myriad dangers await them in this land of intriguing antiquity. Each uncovered clue seems to raise even more questions for the intrepid Vicky—the most troubling being, Where is John going during his increasingly frequent and unexplained absences? And the stakes are elevated considerably when a ransom note arrives accompanied by a grisly memento intended to speed up negotiations—because now it appears that murder most foul has been added to the equation. 2293955 book 19 8 2008 Laughter of Dead Kings (Vicky Bliss, #6) total:504|5:79|4:184|3:164|2:66|1:11| 504 1766 698 151 3 1 false false Sun Sep 21 08:21:34 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 08:28:40 -0700 2008
So all the ingredients for a good romp are here, and they're effective: Sir ...more...]]> 2 2 false false Sun Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 20:33:06 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 21:06:54 -0700 2008 The Laughter of Dead Kings, the sixth and final installment of Elizabeth Peters' Vicky Bliss series. I've loved the Vicky books almost as much as I've loved the Amelia Peabodies--and indeed, I'd been deeply charmed to learn as of Book 5 that the two series are in fact set in the...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 13:25:48 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 15:52:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 28 17:13:30 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 17:16:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 09:22:51 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 10:23:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 09:16:19 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 09:55:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 26 15:51:14 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 15:53:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 09:49:24 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 10:01:17 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 07 16:31:50 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 21 15:14:12 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 19:04:19 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 16:22:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 16 17:35:34 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 17:35:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 07:01:29 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 14:42:10 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Oct 17 09:08:45 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 09:08:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 15:41:44 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 11:37:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 01:20:27 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 05 23:52:07 -0800 2008
Another enjoyable romp in the life of Vicky Bliss, assistant curator of Munich’s National Museum, art historian, antiquities expert and amateur sleuth. Elizabeth Peters has a long history of writing wonderfully strong, humorous and intelligent female charact...more...]]> 1 0 false false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 05:13:37 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 05:34:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 17:00:35 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 08:45:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 06 17:23:44 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 06:02:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 11:30:09 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 11:37:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 15:19:38 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 17:55:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2868766