Silhouette in Scarlet
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Silhouette in Scarlet
By (Author) Elizabeth Peters
Little, Brown Book Group
Constable
20th July 2008
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
813.54
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 200mm, Height 134mm, Spine 18mm
180g
Description
'One of Elizabeth Peters' best thrillers yet& and so funny you will laugh aloud' PWOne red rose, a one-way ticket to Stockholm, and a cryptic message in Latin intrigue Vicky Bliss - as they were precisely intended to do. Vicky recognises the handiwork of her former lover, jewel thief John Smythe, and she takes the bait, eagerly following Smythe's lead in the hope offinding 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 must dig deep at an excavation into the distant past.
Reviews
"'One of Elizabeth Peters' best thrillers yet... and so funny you will laugh aloud' PW"
Author Bio
Elizabeth Peters is a prolific and successful writer of over 50 books. She is internationally celebrated for her mystery stories (especially those featuring her indomitable Victorian heroine, Amelia Peabody). She earned her PhD in Egyptology from University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. Named Grandmaster at the Anthony Awards in 1986 and Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America in 1998, in 2003, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malice Domestic Convention. She lives in an historic farmhouse in Frederick, Maryland, with six cats and two dogs.
