Barbara Rosenblat is the perfect performer for a caper that whirls the listener in and out of Egyptian tombs and the glories of Luxor. Some murder and mayhem are tossed in, but they're almost tangential. Rosenblat captures all the wit and deductive skills of Vicki Bliss, an American art curator/detective, but also conveys her down-to-earth side. However, for all her many talents, Rosenblat is surprisingly inept with foreign accents. The overblown German accent of Vicki's boss, Schmidt, works well for the larger-than-life bon vivant, but John, Vicki's fellow sleuth and love interest, teeters in and out of various British accents, and the Egyptian accents of the locals are totally off. Nevertheless, characters' voices are quite distinctive, so don't worry about getting lost in a verbal desert. Rosenblat's overall performance and rapid-fire pacing make this overlong book more enjoyable in audio form than on the printed page. A William Morrow hardcover (Reviews, July 7). (Sept.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.“A royal treat....Welcome back, Vicky Bliss!...For readers new to Vicky's sassy and distinctively smart stories, The Laughter of Dead Kings will mark the start of a beautiful friendship.”
-Tampa Tribune
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New York Times bestselling Grand Master Elizabeth Peters-author of the thrilling fictional exploits of archaeologist Amelia Peabody in the Land of the Pharaohs-brings back beautiful, brainy art expert and sometime sleuth Vicky Bliss for one last adventure in The Laughter of Dead Kings. The incomparable Peters sends Vicky and her colorful entourage racing across modern-day Egypt to investigate the brazen theft of one the ancient desert land's most priceless treasures. Smart, funny, evocative, and suspenseful, The Laughter of Dead Kings is a fond and fitting farewell to the ever-delightful Vicky...and a superior mystery fit for a King Tutankhamen.
Laughter of Dead Kings
“A royal treat....Welcome back, Vicky Bliss!...For readers new to Vicky's sassy and distinctively smart stories, The Laughter of Dead Kings will mark the start of a beautiful friendship.”
-Tampa Tribune
*
New York Times bestselling Grand Master Elizabeth Peters-author of the thrilling fictional exploits of archaeologist Amelia Peabody in the Land of the Pharaohs-brings back beautiful, brainy art expert and sometime sleuth Vicky Bliss for one last adventure in The Laughter of Dead Kings. The incomparable Peters sends Vicky and her colorful entourage racing across modern-day Egypt to investigate the brazen theft of one the ancient desert land's most priceless treasures. Smart, funny, evocative, and suspenseful, The Laughter of Dead Kings is a fond and fitting farewell to the ever-delightful Vicky...and a superior mystery fit for a King Tutankhamen.
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BN ID: | 2940170122370 |
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Publisher: | HarperCollins |
Publication date: | 08/26/2008 |
Series: | Vicky Bliss Series , #6 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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