{"product_id":"the-laughter-of-dead-kings-a-vicky-bliss-novel-of-suspense-paperback","title":"The Laughter of Dead Kings: A Vicky Bliss Novel of Suspense - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Peters\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A royal treat....Welcome back, Vicky Bliss!...For readers new to Vicky's sassy and distinctively smart stories, \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eLaughter of Dead Kings\u003c\/em\u003e will mark the start of a beautiful friendship.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cem\u003eTampa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Tribune\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling Grand Master Elizabeth Peters--author of the thrilling fictional exploits of archaeologist Amelia Peabody in the Land of the Pharaohs--brings back beautiful, brainy art expert and sometime sleuth Vicky Bliss for one last adventure in \u003cem\u003eThe Laughter of Dead Kings.\u003c\/em\u003e The incomparable Peters sends Vicky and her colorful entourage racing across modern-day Egypt to investigate the brazen theft of one the ancient desert land's most priceless treasures. Smart, funny, evocative, and suspenseful, \u003cem\u003eThe Laughter of Dead Kings\u003c\/em\u003e is a fond and fitting farewell to the ever-delightful Vicky...and a superior mystery fit for a King Tutankhamen.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time in more than a decade, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling Grand Master Elizabeth Peters brings beautiful, brainy Vicky Bliss back into the spotlight for one last investigation. But this time the peerless art historian and sleuth will be detecting in Amelia Peabody territory, searching for solutions to more than one heinous offense in the ever-shifting sands of Egypt's mysterious Valley of the Kings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho stole one of Egypt's most priceless treasures? That is the question that haunts the authorities after a distinguished British gentleman with an upper-crust accent cons his way past a security guard and escapes into the desert carrying a world-famous, one-of-a-kind historic relic. But the Egyptian authorities and Interpol believe they know the identity of the culprit. The brazen crime bears all the earmarks of the work of one \"Sir John Smythe,\" the suave and dangerously charming international art thief who is, in fact, John Tregarth, the longtime significant other of Vicky Bliss. But John swears he is retired--not to mention innocent--and he vows to clear his name by hunting down the true criminal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVicky's faith in her man's integrity leaves her no choice but to take a hiatus from her position at a leading Munich museum and set out for the Middle East. Vicky's employer, the eminent Herr Doktor Anton Z. Schmidt, rotund gourmand and insatiable adventurer, decides to join the entourage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut dark days and myriad dangers await them in this land of intriguing antiquity. Each uncovered clue seems to raise even more questions for the intrepid Vicky--the most troubling being, Where is John going during his increasingly frequent and unexplained absences? And the stakes are elevated considerably when a ransom note arrives accompanied by a grisly memento intended to speed up negotiations--because now it appears that murder most foul has been added to the equation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43785148203143,"sku":"9780061668289","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9b5uAbnC_R9780061668289.webp?v=1769557833","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-laughter-of-dead-kings-a-vicky-bliss-novel-of-suspense-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}