October 6, 2006, Newsletter Issue #125: Night Train to Memphis by Elizabeth Peters
Tip of the Week
Night Train to Memphis by Elizabeth Peters
Reviewed by Janet
Elizabeth Peters has written an engaging tale of mystery and suspense with a bit of romance thrown in for good measure. Vicky Bliss, PhD, is a heroine with an attitude. She unwillingly accepts an assignment to act for international security on a cruise ship catering to multi-millionaires. Her discomfort at having to supposedly fill-in for another archeologist as a lecturer in medieval Egyptian art (not her field of expertise) is increased when she discovers her former beau on the arm of his new wife. Her assignment is essentially to identify, for the authorities, anyone she recognizes on the cruise who might be a threat to Egyptian antiquities. Of all the people on the cruise, she recognizes only one...her former beau, whom she knows to be a master thief. Things, however, are not always as they seem and Vicky begins to untangle a web of intrigue and suspense while trying to keep her boss, Herr Schmidt, from becoming an innocent participant in the situation. In the end, the question is, how can she foil a plot to steal Egyptian antiquities.
An excellent read, full of twists and turns with a few red herrings thrown in for good measure. It is reminiscent of Murder on the Nile, because of its setting. It gives us a more recent view of Egypt however, and updates our perspective to a more current worldview. Iīd highly recommend this book.
Submitted by Janet: Raised in Colorado, I have traveled extensively, and lived in Western Canada, Washington, Oklahoma and Iowa with my husband. We have been married 19 years and have a daughter (10) and a son (5). We currently reside in rural Iowa. I am a free-lance writer, editor and artist.
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