Much adored historical mystery writer Elizabeth Petersâa New York Timesbestselling Grand Masterâpresents her first novel featuring Vicky Bliss following a long hiatus. Here Peters immerses her fetching heroine into a beguiling situationâthis time in the haunting Valley of the Kings.
A priceless relic has been filched from an Egyptian stronghold. The brazen crime bears the signature of the suave Sir John Smythe, eminent international art thief extraordinaire. Heâs better known to Vicky Bliss as John Tregarthâher longtime lover. Vicky flies to Egypt to investigate, promptly tracking down John. He ardently
avows his innocence in the case of the purloined relic, but offers no explanation for his frequent leaves of absence. Nor can he account for himself when murder most foul enters the mix.