Borrower of the night by elizabeth peters is a story about vicki bliss, a extremely beautiful woman who is also brilliant and self reliant. 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 tulsa citycounty library overdrive. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. 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. Borrower of the night book the seattle public library. As the book starts, vicky is a history professor in a small midwestern university. Jul 29, 2008 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. Im a big fan of elizabeth peters and her amelia peabody series and have listed or read them all. Click to read more about borrower of the night by elizabeth peters. A missing masterwork in wood, the last creation of a master carver who died in the violent tumult of the. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android.
It began as a game, a treasure hunt in an old german castle. And all things considered, it would have been no contes. Borrower of the night by elizabeth peters librarything. Borrower of the night elizabeth peters two history instructors searching for a lost jeweled reliquary in a german castle uncover sinister secrets instead. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read borrower of the night. Borrower of the night knox county public library overdrive. Producers often use a book as a springboard for a movie idea or to earn a specific rating.
Her intonations and different voices for each character make this book easy to follow and picture clearly in. Borrower of the night this author is new to me, and the cover of the book is just awful. The prize has called to vicky bliss, drawing her and an arrogant male colleague into the forbidding citadel and its dark secrets. Peters books have been quite popular, so i expected an entertaining and fastpaced story.
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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 audiobook by elizabeth peters. Borrower of the night has 15 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. 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. Harpercollmeet art historian vicky bliss, she is as beautiful. Well, not without help know roughly the book, but know what the borrower of the night vicky bliss 1 elizabeth peters offers. Borrower of the night a vicky bliss novel of suspense. Meet art historian vicky bliss, she is as beautiful as she is brainywith unassailable courage, insatiable curiosity, a. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A consummate actor in any setting, barbara rosenblat shines here. 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. 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.
Editions of borrower of the night by elizabeth peters. Borrower of the night by elizabeth peters 9781845295745. Jun 17, 20 borrower of the night, by elizabeth peters monday, june 17, 20. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. 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. 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. The detective is a statuesque blonde art historian. Borrower of the night is the first of the vicky i think i had a smile on my face for nearly the whole listen. A missing masterwork in wood, the last creation of a master carver who died in. Jul 29, 2008 borrower of the night is the first book by elizabeth peters that ive read. Tony, vickys boyfriend and colleague, challenges her to see which of them can locate the missing treasure first.
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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. Borrower of the night the first vicky bliss mystery by. When i ran out i decided to try the vicky bliss series which this is the first book of. Because of this, a movie may differ from the novel. 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. Buy borrower of the night vicky bliss murder mystery by elizabeth peters isbn. 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. A vicky bliss novel of suspense ebook written by elizabeth peters. 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. Either way, who could resist the pairing of these two geniuses. Jul 01, 2008 listen to borrower of the night audiobook by elizabeth peters. Aug 03, 2015 what makes this book come to life is the narrator. Apr 26, 2007 buy borrower of the night vicky bliss murder mystery by elizabeth peters isbn.
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