Borrower of the Night

This is the first story in the Vicky Bliss mystery series and although, it's not absolutely necessary to read the stories in chronological order, it really does help to understand the background of the main characters and frankly, it makes reading the books even more enjoyable. 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... Read Full Review

Borrower of the Night by Elizabeth Peters exemplifies what a good mystery novel should be. It is witty, intelligent, and highly captivating. 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. Although I had already read it, when Borrower of the Night was re-published I had to buy it so I could read it again and again, it is so good!... Read Full Review

Having run out of new Amelia Peabody mysteries to read, I decided to try some others by Elizabeth Peters. This book is the first in the Vicky Bliss series. It is quite as much fun as Peters' other novels, and it contains quite as much adventure / mystery / history et al. When Vicky and Tony travel to Schloss Drachenstein in Germany, searching for a lost work of art by the sculptor Riemenschneider, they become embroiled in... Read Full Review

Lovely blonde heroine. Tall dark hero. Moldering castle. Hidden secrets. Lost art treasure. Leave it to Elizabeth Peters to take all the elements of a trashy Gothic novel and turn them into a comic romp instead. *Borrower of the Night*, written in 1973, introduces readers to Vicky Bliss, who -- like Jacqueline Kirby and Amelia Peabody -- finds her way into several Peters' mysteries. Vicky is bright, very bright. And stacked,... Read Full Review

First off, I am an Elizabeth Peters fan, and have been since I read the first book of hers to show up in my local library "The Seventh Sinner". I've read all of her books, both under the Peters name and those she has written as Barbara Michaels. The Peters books are all imbued with a certain lighthearted charm. The characters are all slightly larger than life, vivid and distinctive. The heroine of Borrower of the Night,... Read Full Review