Trojan Gold (Vicky Bliss Mysteries)

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Summary: Christmas in Bavaria
Review: Art historian Vicky Bliss has been sent an interesting photo, a photo that at first appears to be the famous shot of Frau Schliemann wearing the gold jewelry from Troy. A second look shows Vicky that this is not yet another copy of that photo but a much more recent shot. The problem with that is that the treasure had disappeared during WWII. Soon Vicky was on the trail, accompanied by her boss, Schmidt, several of her collegues (returning from a previous adventure) and the mysterious John Smith.

This is an light hearted action adventure. The characters are well done, particularly the principals (Vicky, John and Schmidt) much of the situations and dialogue is hilarious.

The only complaints that I have are there are many German terms used with little translation - frustrating for those of us who don't know the language. The other issue is that this is definitely one of those series that needs to be read in order not starting with this the 4th installment (as I did).

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Summary: The best of the Vicky Bliss books
Review: This book was such a satisfaction to read and reread. I've grown so attached to Peabody and Vicky Bliss, not to mention their fellow characters, that waiting for Barbera Mertz to write more books about them is torture. I hope Ms. Mertz lives to an active old age for the selfish reason that I want her to keep pumping these books out as long as possible.

In Trojan Gold she really delivers the good stuff. John and Shmidt's personalities get a good filling out, reading it is like eating Godiva chocolates, only better. Words can't say enough. In her previous Bliss mystery, Sihloette in Scarlet, the plot seemed weak, but the follow up made up for it. Apologies for misspellings.

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Summary: Best Vicky Bliss Novel (though I haven't read the next one)!
Review: Vicky Bliss: the epitome of humor and sarcasm and one of the funniest leading ladies in any book I've read. Her hilarious account of looking for the trojan gold was absolutely perfection! Between Schmidt and john, Vicky is already busy, but more familiar characters pop up and poor Vicky is on overload. I strongly recommend listening to the recording of this book also. It is just incredibly funny (the narration is perfect). This book kept me laughing out loud from start to finish and I recommend it to all who love the style of Peters's writing and the building of her characters. I can't wait to read Night Train to Memphis! I hope that Peters will come back to Vicky and write some more about the hilarious heroine.