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A review by plantbirdwoman
Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters
2.0
Vicky Bliss is no Amelia Peabody, but she shows some promise. She is a historian from a small midwestern school, friends with a colleague named Tony, both of whom have an interest in art of the Middle Ages. When they come upon a clue regarding a possible work by a 16th century German master, they are off on the hunt, seeking their treasure.
The hunt takes them to Germany and involves them with some rather unsavory people and gets them into some tight situations in very dark places before the missing shrine is found and the villains are unmasked.
This is a very slight book, not really up to Peters' Peabody standards, I thought, but I have more of the series on my "to read" list and I will plow ahead hoping for better things in the next installment.
The hunt takes them to Germany and involves them with some rather unsavory people and gets them into some tight situations in very dark places before the missing shrine is found and the villains are unmasked.
This is a very slight book, not really up to Peters' Peabody standards, I thought, but I have more of the series on my "to read" list and I will plow ahead hoping for better things in the next installment.