ELIZABETH PETERS was born and brought up in Illinois. She is a prolific and successful novelist with over fifty novels to her credit and is internationally renowned for her mystery stories. Mrs Peters lives in a historic farmhouse in Frederick, Maryland, with six cats and one dog.
Praise for Elizabeth Peters
‘A writer so popular that the library has to keep her books under lock and key.’
‘Elizabeth Peters has always known how to romance us.’
Also by Elizabeth Peters
The Amelia Peabody
murder mystery series:
Titles listed in order)
The Vicky Bliss
murder mystery series:
(Titles listed in order)
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First published in the UK by Judy Piatkus Publishers Ltd 1988
This UK paperback edition published by Robinson, an imprint of Constable & Robinson Ltd 2007
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