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annathepiperThe third Vicky Bliss novel, Silhouette in Scarlet, brings our heroine to Sweden, armed with a mysterious message from her one-time lover John. Once she arrives, Vicky is pulled right into John's latest swindle: an attempt to search a rich recluse's property for a cache of buried treasure. Naturally, things go awry. John is crossed and double-crossed; persons are revealed to be not at all what they seem; Vicky gets to drink in the sights of a charming locale even as the scheme closes in around her, and her affections are courted from multiple directions.
For me, though, this is the weakest book of the series--not because of any real fault of the writing, but simply because it's too short. There isn't much complexity to the plot, compared to the two succeeding novels; this one is more along the lighthearted, farcical lines of Borrower of the Night. That said, there are some nice sparks of chemistry between Vicky and John, and our thieving hero does get to make a suitably dramatic exit. Three stars.
For me, though, this is the weakest book of the series--not because of any real fault of the writing, but simply because it's too short. There isn't much complexity to the plot, compared to the two succeeding novels; this one is more along the lighthearted, farcical lines of Borrower of the Night. That said, there are some nice sparks of chemistry between Vicky and John, and our thieving hero does get to make a suitably dramatic exit. Three stars.
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Date: 2008-09-11 10:06 pm (UTC)I just started Trojan Gold again this morning! I'd forgotten that Tony from Borrower of the Night actually shows up again in this book. :)