Legend in Green Velvet

4 biased stars ("I really liked it.") The good: Elizabeth Peters is the equivalent of comfort food; I read a lot of her books in high school/college and I'll always have a soft spot for them. This book isn't so much romantic suspense as romantic comedy with some suspense thrown in. It's lighthearted......more

Another review through the lens of nostalgia. Loved Elizabeth Peters as a teenager and still love her. This book is a little tougher to re-read as who knew the baggage that would develop over the years. Nice little historically-driven romantic suspense story set in Scotland where the underlying not-s......more

Perhaps best known for her mystery series involving Amelia Peabody, an archaeologist/detective who solves murder mysteries in exotic locales, Elizabeth Peters has apparently written numerous stand-alone novels throughout her extensive literary career. "Legend in Green Velvet" is one of her stand-alo......more

I'm reading books set in Scotland just now, and I found this one surprisingly good. The plot and the characters didn't set any literary standards, but the writing was clever and the dialogue was amusing. As a bonus, I learned a lot of Scottish history. It's a wee bit dated (see, I'm picking up Scott......more

I’m addicted to Elizabeth Peters and couldn’t pass up the chance to read a mystery set in Scotland. The mystery and setting were great as usual, but the main characters were not the best. Susan is a Scottish history buff who receives a message not intended for her and, as usual, it draws the bad guy......more