"Bliss, Vicky (Fictional character) Fiction." . . "Archaelogical thefts Egypt Valley of the Kings Fiction." . . "Archaeological thefts Egypt Valley of the Kings Fiction." . . "Bliss, Vicky (Fictitious character) Fiction." . . . . . . "Laughter of dead kings : a Vicky Bliss novel of suspense" . . . . "Spannung" . . . . . . . . . . . "Who stole one of Egyptś 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. Vickyś faith in her manś 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. Vickyś employer, the eminent Herr Doktor Anton Z. Schmidt, rotund gourmand and insatiable adventurer, decides to join the entourage. But 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." . . . "Vicky Bliss, peerless art historian and sleuth, searches for solutions to more than one heinous offense in the ever-shifting sands of Egypt's mysterious Valley of the Kings. When her longtime significant other, John Tregarth, the suave and dangerously charming international art thief, is accused of taking a world-famous, one-of-a-kind historic relic, it is up to Bliss to clear his name." . "Vicky Bliss, peerless art historian and sleuth, searches for solutions to more than one heinous offense in the ever-shifting sands of Egypt's mysterious Valley of the Kings. When her longtime significant other, John Tregarth, the suave and dangerously charming international art thief, is accused of taking a world-famous, one-of-a-kind historic relic, it is up to Bliss to clear his name."@en . . . . . . . "Detective and mystery stories, American"@en . "Historical fiction" . . . "Large type books"@en . . . . "The heist of the century has taken place in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, and Vicki's on/off boyfriend, Sir John Smythe, is a prime suspect. Despite his insistence that he is no longer in the business of stealing antiquities and art objects, even Vicky isn't one hundred percent certain he has not fallen back into his old habits. Pursued by Interpol, the Egyptian police, rival gangs of illicit antiquities thieves, and (worse of all) Vicky's inquisitive boss, Anton Z. Schmidt, she and John set out on a wild chase across Europe and Egypt in an attempt to clear him by finding the real culprits and."@en . . . . . . . "The laughter of dead kings : [a Vicky Bliss novel of suspense]"@en . . . . . . "The laughter of dead kings"@en . . "The laughter of dead kings" . . . "The Laughter of Dead Kings"@en . . . . . . . . "For the first time in more than a decade, New York Times 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. Who 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. Vicky'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. But 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."@en . . "Audiobooks" . "Detective and mystery stories"@en . "Detective and mystery stories" . . . . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . "Art historian Vicky Bliss sets off to clear the name of her boyfriend, Sir John Smythe, when he is implicated in a high-profile Egyptian artifact theft, a case that is complicated by Vicky's gnawing doubts about John's innocence."@en . . "Electronic books"@en . . "The laughter of dead kings : a Vicky Bliss novel of suspense" . . . . "Die Hand des Pharaos Roman" . "Suspense fiction" . . . . . . . . . . . . "Mystery fiction"@en . "Laughter of dead kings" . . 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