Night Train to Memphis
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An assistant curator of Munich's National Museum, Vicky Bliss is no expert on Egypt, but she does have a Ph.D. in solving crimes. 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 right in the shadow of the Sphinx she spots him. . . with his new flame. Vicky is so furious at this romantic stab-in-the-back, not to mention the sudden arrival of her meddling boss, Herr Dr. Schmidt, 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.
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Of all the Vicky Bliss novels, this one is the best. It feels well plotted. The characters all hit their stride and she puts them in tough spots you can't wait to see them find their way out of. Another reviewer compared it to the Falcon at the Portal/ He Shall Thunder in the Sky duo in the Amelia Peabody series and I would agree there as far as feel (only with less angst). I don't like this series, especially the characters, as much as the Amelia Peabody series but it's still fun and I love the combo of adventure, mystery, and romance. I kind of wish Peters had gone somewhere else besides Egypt having done so many books in Egypt already, though. It echos Death on the Nile.
I deducted a star because of one scene filled with violent passion but lacking consent. There's a few scenes/comments of the same ilk in the Amelia Peabody series that I have to pretend don't exist. It's okay if the female characters like their men rough, but only if they give consent. I know Peters was from a different generation, but it has to be said.
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6 primary books7 released booksVicky Bliss is a 7-book series with 6 primary works first released in 1969 with contributions by Elizabeth Peters.
