Street of the Five Moons (A Vicky Bliss Mystery)

Mysteries

Author: Elizabeth Peters

What did it all mean? The note with the hieroglyphs was found in the pocket of a man lying dead in an alley. The only other item of interest was a piece of jewelry, a reproduction of the Charlemagne talisman. It was good, so good that Vicky Bliss thought she was being shown the real jewel. The goldwork was done by a master; the jewels weren’t glass but top-quality syntheti….Read More

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