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
‘Elizabeth Peters has always known how to romance us.’
‘I really do think Elizabeth Peters’ books are great entertainment.’
Angela Rippon
‘The perfect recipe for splendid entertainment!’
Maxim Jakubowski,
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 by Avon Books, 2000
This UK paperback edition published by Robinson, an imprint of Constable & Robinson Ltd, 2007
Copyright © Elizabeth Peters, 2000, 2007
All rights reserved.
To Paula and Jim
Conrad Aiken
THIS TIME IT WASN’T MY FAULT.
On several previous occasions I have found myself up to my neck in trouble (and that’s pretty high up, because I am almost six feet tall), -which might have been avoided if I had displayed a little ladylike discretion. This