Most of my mystery book group enjoyed this Vicky Bliss adventure, but I heard the same complaint from almost everyone: it was too hard to keep track of all the characters at the beginning, but about halfway though, when who's who was sorted out in our minds we enjoyed the story very much. I think that reading previous entries in the series would have helped despite the fact that Peters does a credible job of explaining relationships and various situations from previous novels.
Vicki, who holds a doctorate in medieval art, works at the National Museum in Munich. John Tregarth (alias Smythe) is her art thief lover (it's complicated) and Schmidt is her adorable, overweight boss. When she is asked to identify a potential art thief by posing as an expert on ancient Egyptian art, she is reluctant, but finally agrees and manages to elude Schmidt, who loves to tag along on her adventures. While on the elite Egyptian cruise down the Nile as a guest lecturer, she discovers that her sometimes lover, John, is also here along with his mother and his brand new child bride. Chaos ensues, involving art forgeries, explosions, government conspiracies, high speed chases, kidnappings, torture, revenge, and some adorable relationships. Once you figure out who everyone is and how they are all connected, you'll enjoy it!
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