Borrower of the night a vicky bliss novel of suspense. It began as a game, a treasure hunt in an old german castle. Well, not without help know roughly the book, but know what the borrower of the night vicky bliss 1 elizabeth peters offers. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Listen to borrower of the night by elizabeth peters, barbara rosenblat for free with a 30 day free trial. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Borrower of the night audiobook by elizabeth peters. Borrower of the night the first vicky bliss mystery book. Because of this, a movie may differ from the novel. When i ran out i decided to try the vicky bliss series which this is the first book of. I wish there was a way on this system to rate a book and a narrator separately.
She has the perfect german accent required in borrower of the night, and the limitless range of voices needed to distinguish the characters from one another. See the newest novels, discuss with other book lovers, buy romance books online. Borrower of the night knox county public library overdrive. On the first page of the book borrower, toby ruben and deborah laidlaw meet in 1975 in a new york city playground, where the two women are looking after their babies. Borrower of the night by elizabeth peters exemplifies what a good mystery novel should be. After vicky bliss stumbles over a clue to the existence of a hidden masterpiece by a late gothic sculptor, she and her thenboyfriend, tony, embark on a contest of will and wits to find the treasure. Elizabeth peters vicky bliss, art historian and college professor finds a reference in a book that might lead to the discovery of a missing masterpiece by tilman riemenschneider, a very famous german sculptor.
Borrower of the night by elizabeth peters is a story about vicki bliss, a extremely beautiful woman who is also brilliant and self reliant. Meet art historian vicky bliss, she is as beautiful as she is brainywith unassailable courage, insatiable curiosity, and an expertise in lost museum treasures that often leads her into the most dangerous of situations. Borrower of the night book the seattle public library. She even does an excellent job with the mens voices. A vicky bliss novel of suspense ebook written by elizabeth peters. Either way, who could resist the pairing of these two geniuses. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Borrower of the night takes her to bavaria and a 16 century castle turned into a hotel, where a priceless wood sculpture from the time of the reformation may be hidden. Borrower of the night is the first of the vicky i think i had a smile on my face for nearly the whole listen. Its written in first person, and the voice is deliciously wry. Harpercollmeet art historian vicky bliss, she is as beautiful.
Borrower of the night audiobook elizabeth peters audible. Listen to borrower of the night by elizabeth peters at. Click to read more about borrower of the night by elizabeth peters. Elizabeth peters a missing masterwork in wood, the last creation of a master carver who died in the violent tumult of the sixteenth century, may be hidden in a medieval german castle in the town of rothenburg. Jul 01, 2008 listen to borrower of the night audiobook by elizabeth peters. Tony, vickys boyfriend and colleague, challenges her to see which of them can locate the missing treasure first. Borrower of the night by elizabeth peters 9781845295745. Borrower of the night book by elizabeth peters 15 available. For the beautiful and brilliant vicky bliss, it was also a challenge, a chance to bring an arrogant young man down a notch or two. Borrower of the night by elizabeth peters fictiondb. Book summary in 1944, in the village of sighet, romania, twelveyearold elie wiesel spends much time and emotion on the talmud and on jewish mysticism.
A consummate actor in any setting, barbara rosenblat shines here. Jul 29, 2008 borrower of the night is the first book by elizabeth peters that ive read. As the book starts, vicky is a history professor in a small midwestern university. Borrower of the night tulsa citycounty library overdrive. I looked for this book last year when it was still out of print and was unable to find it in any bookstore, so i checked it out of the library. In borrower of the night, vicky bliss, art historian and college professor finds a reference in a book that might lead to the discovery of a missing masterpiece by tilman riemenschneider, a very famous german sculptor. Borrower of the night this author is new to me, and the cover of the book is just awful. Audiobook narrator barbara rosenblat borrower of the night. Borrower of the night by elizabeth peters overdrive. Read borrower of the night a vicky bliss novel of suspense by elizabeth peters available from rakuten kobo. A vicky bliss novel of suspense vicky bliss mysteries book 1 kindle edition by peters, elizabeth.
Her intonations and different voices for each character make this book easy to follow and picture clearly in. Vicki and her friend tony are reading and find clues that hint at what happened to an art piece that some believe to be a myth. Producers often use a book as a springboard for a movie idea or to earn a specific rating. Apr 26, 2007 buy borrower of the night vicky bliss murder mystery by elizabeth peters isbn. Meet art historian vicky bliss, she is as beautiful as she is brainywith unassailable courage, insatiable curiosity, a. Borrower of the night book the indianapolis public.
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Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. So, you may not be afraid to be left at the rear by knowing this book. A missing masterwork in wood, the last creation of a master carver who died in the violent tumult of the. The prize has called to vicky bliss, drawing her and an arrogant male colleague into the forbidding citadel and its dark secrets. His instructor, moshe the beadle, returns from a neardeath experience and warns that nazi aggressors will soon threaten the serenity of their lives. Borrower of the night borrower of the night audiobook, by elizabeth peters. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Borrower of the night the first vicky bliss mystery by. Borrower of the night by elizabeth peters and barbara. Aug 03, 2015 what makes this book come to life is the narrator. Im a big fan of elizabeth peters and her amelia peabody series and have listed or read them all. Peters books have been quite popular, so i expected an entertaining and fastpaced story.
Buy borrower of the night by elizabeth peters online at alibris. Borrower of the night elizabeth peters two history instructors searching for a lost jeweled reliquary in a german castle uncover sinister secrets instead. Buy borrower of the night vicky bliss murder mystery by elizabeth peters isbn. Borrower of the night has 15 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Vicky and tonys acrimonious and often witty comebacks while in a challenge to be the first to locate a priceless art treasure in a hauntingly old german schloss had me highly entertained from cover to cover. A new heroine from the creator of the internationally bestselling amelia peabody series a missing masterwork in wood, the last creation of a master carver who died in the violent tumult of sixteenth century germany, may be hidden in the medieval c. A missing masterwork in wood, the last creation of a master carver who died in. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the borrower of the night, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country.
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