Night Train to Memphis
A Vicky Bliss Mystery

Continuing my Bliss binge week, although it might be well to take a short break. (It sometimes does a series a disservice to read them too close together.) This one is about 50% longer than earlier titles, as the writer moves through the market-induced book inflation of the later part of last centur......more

Peters actually makes fun of herself and of middle aged women authors in this story and gives them a good mocking. It's a good Vicky Bliss story though quite a few times the assumptions and failure of communications got frustrating. It's a good story but I think I enjoyed Trojan Gold a bit more. Vick......more

The most recent of the Vicky Bliss series by Elizabeth Peters. A final book is due out later this year. Vicky is an appealing character, a wise-cracking Ph.D. (Art History) with a funny little boss who treats her like a favorite niece. Her foil/romantic lead is a mix of Lord Peter, Raffles, and the S......more

I enjoyed the heck out of this. I've only read two of the Vicki Bliss mysteries (this and the first in the series), but now I'll go and track down the others. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters, the dialog, the setting, and the plotting. Just a smashing little read! P. S. Literally the same day I fi......more

"Schmidts ideas of consolation are based on whip cream and chocolate" . Aw, dear Schmidt! A better secondary character can't be found! And he was very present in this installment of Vicky Bliss. His German accent is delightful and his mixing of American sayings is very funny. Again, I completely enj......more