Trojan Gold

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Summary: Witty and Romantic, with a Twist of Danger and Adventure
Review: I love the Vicky Bliss series, but I rate this book and its sequel, Night Train to Memphis, as the best. Vicky and Sir John Smythe team up yet again in the snowy mountains of Bad Steinbach. The chemistry between the two is better than ever, I love their constant banter. If you like Vicky Bliss books or if you're looking for a book that you will read over and over again, this is it! You'll be glad you tried it.

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Summary: So cute and funny! So adventurous!
Review: I loved this book! I had to read it and re-read it and re-read it, especially certain memorable passages. I kept wishing I could be Vicky Bliss in the arms of that beautiful Smythe man. Was he cocky, arrogant, and charming and sophisticated and fast talking and handsome or what? I loved the extremities of her charactes, because they turn out to be so entertaining. I read Trojan Gold after reading her very first Vicky Bliss mystery. I thought Trojan Gold was the second book in the series. And then later on I found out that there was a book in between, and read the second bliss mystery, and did not like it very much. The third one is the best Bliss mystery, I think, next to the first one. The forth one is okay, but nothing like the first and third. Those are hilarious.

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Summary: The Best Vicky Bliss Book to Date
Review: I must admit that, as much as I loved Street of 5 Moons and Night Train to Memphis, this is the best of the series. The humour is wonderful: I had to put the book down several times due to hysterical laughter. However, this is not the only reason to read this exceptional Book! The mystery is compelling, the setting is beautiful, and the characters gain much more dimension. After being dissapointed by Silouhette in Scarlet, this book more than reaffirmed my faith in Elizabeth Peters. And for those of you who are also in love with John, he's back in top form here with very few traces of the obnoxious twit he was in Silouhette. He's absolutely charming and romantic. How lucky Vicky is!

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Summary: Kathleen Turner is Bliss
Review: I would listen to Kathleen Turner tell any story. She gives Vicky Bliss just the right smart alecky and yet oh-so sexy tone, as only Kathleen Turner can do. This book was a delight to listen to. The plot is complex enough to be interesting but direct enough that you always could follow the story even if listening sessions needed to be interrupted by hours or even by several days. If you listen to mysteries on tape, I wholeheartedly recommend you listen to this one.

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Summary: Kathleen Turner is Bliss
Review: I would listen to Kathleen Turner tell any story. She gives Vicky Bliss just the right smart alecky and yet oh-so sexy tone, as only Kathleen Turner can do. This book was a delight to listen to. The plot is complex enough to be interesting but direct enough that you always could follow the story even if listening sessions needed to be interrupted by hours or even by several days. If you listen to mysteries on tape, I wholeheartedly recommend you listen to this one.

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Summary: Hilarious
Review: I've just reread this book for about the 8th time and *still* I laughed aloud--when I could catch my breath from the fast pacing. Loved it, loved it, loved it. Now that Ms. Peters has finally gotten Ramses and Nefret together in her Amelia Peabody series, maybe she will return to Vicky Bliss. I'm hoping.

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Summary: At Long Last
Review: I've read all the Vicky Bliss novels, and I can only say I wish Elizabeth Peters would write more. She has such a humorous touch with these novels that the characters are not only believeable, they're a downright likeable bunch. I like the way Peters uses humor to propel the story along, and the exchanges between Vicky and her sometimes lover, John Smythe, are hilarious. But don't leave out her boss, Herr Doktor Schmidt, who is a remarkably innocent man for one of his advanced years, and a wonderful co-conspirator (even if he does have a tendency to view desperate situations as some sort of wonderful adventure). For fans of this series, I heartily recommend this book, since it's about time that Vicki and John come clean about their feelings for one another. The avalanche scene is a real nailbiter, and in keeping with the adventure! Don't miss this one!

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Summary: All-time Favorite
Review: Of the thousands of books I have read, I would have to rate this book #1 (with Night Train to Memphis a close 2nd). The tongue-in-cheek humor along with the appealing characters and an interesting plot remain fresh even after many re-readings. Vicky Bliss is who I would be in my wildest dreams! Reading this book is like treating yourself to a box of chocolates without the calories.

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Summary: Best of the series
Review: The only flaw with this book is one that Peters couldn't possibly control. After publication, the central mystery was solved--and not in the way she suggests. I first read this when the mystery was still a mystery, and loved it. It's now a well-read favorite of mine. The tension, dialogue, and characterizations are excellent. This book really delivers!

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Summary: This fast pace novel will leave you guessing
Review: This book was so funny....I hadn't read a Vicky Bliss novel before, so I was surprised by the cast of characters that showed up. They were all so funny because it seemed as if they had nothing in common. I like Vicky much better than Ms. Peabody that I too am hoping that Ms. Peters will return to Vicky and give us more great adventures to laugh about. The one thing I was not very clear on at the ending was weather somone actually found the treasure or not? Did John have something to do with its disappearance?