by Elizabeth Peters
Well, they can't all be winners. I'm a fan of the Vicki Bliss series and I've enjoyed several of Ms. Peters stand-alones. I've read a few Jacqueline Kirby stories and enjoyed them, but this one... meh. The opening chapter and dialogue grabbed me right away and I thought "Oh goody, another fun r...
My introduction to the Elizabeth Peters character, Jacqueline Kirby. I'm looking forward to reading more!
I absolutely love Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series so I thought I'd give her earlier work a try what a mistake. There really wasn't a likable character among the bunch. Nope not even the main character, Jacqueline Kirby. Jacqueline is a librarian who sort of horns in on a group of college stu...
I’ve read the second Jacqueline Kirby book (Murders of Richard III–what, you think I can resist a bunch of Ricardians?), but I thought it would be fun to read the first one. It was, in a way, but I think Peters’ later books are a lot stronger, both in terms of character and plot.
Audiobook. I have the cassettes, not the CDs. I can't believe I'm categorizing this as a period piece since I was alive then but it is written in the 1970s and so does have dialogue from that time period, "Right on" and calling cops the "Fuzz". As was alive during that time period, I can safely s...
Not one of her best, but enjoyable enough, and just for the fact that it introduces the redoubtable Jacqueline Kirby, I'm giving it an extra star.
For some bizarre reason, I have ignored the many books of Elizabeth Peters despite consistently favorable reader reviews. Stupid move, because I really enjoyed this one, written several years ago and reissued. I listened to it on my Audible player while traveling, and it was a very enjoyable 6 hours...
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