Street of the Five Moons

The Second Vicky Bliss Mystery

By: Elizabeth Peters

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

The Charlemagne talisman, with its gold filigree volutes and enormous azure-blue sapphire, has caught Vicky Bliss' attention. When a man is found murdered with an enchanting copy of the antiquity in his pocket, along with an odd set of hieroglyphs, Vicky follows the trail of the gifted genius who created the fake to the narrow streets of the anitquity markets in Rome.

With her unusual qualifications, a doctorate in art history and the body of a movie goddess, Vicky is well equipped for getting the information she needs from anyone, particularly the older men who typically deal in antiques. But in #37 on the Street of the Five Moons, Vicky meets a dangerously exciting young Englishman, a man whose scruples are as questionable as his intelligence is keen.

Read by Barbara Rosenblat with the acclaimed talent that has made her Elizabeth Peters' only choice to read the Vicky Bliss series, Street of the Five Moons will delight the listener with a full measure of witty repartee and memorable characters.

Don't miss any of the mysteries in the Vicky Bliss series.

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Entertaining

Reader a bit too Stridently"American". Story line tends toward foolishly risk taking. Romance is contrived and cliche. Still an enjoyable listen.

A Good Deal of Fun

This is the second Vicky Bliss adventure, and she follows an excellent forgery to Rome in hopes of finding the culprit. It's a fun, humorous and witty mystery-suspense, with likable characters and a fully entertaining, though not fully believable, plot.

Ms. Rosenblat is exceptional.

Fun read with a memorable narrator.

One of my most favorite narrators. This particular author has quite a few series that I enjoy as well.

Peters and Rosenblat - an unbeatable combo

I am a dyed-in-the wool Amelia Peabody fan and have listened to Barbara's narration of all of that series over and over but this series comes off almost as well. In fact, although I own all of these titles in hardcopy, I much prefer the audio version. Rosenblat "becomes" the characters. You can't go wrong with this series for pure, unadulterated fun. I hate it when each book ends. Until Rosenblatt also narrates the Jacqueline Kirby books, I guess I'll just have to listen to all of these again - and again - and again.

Street of the Five Moons

Extremely interesting Suspense, escape, pursuit story that has interspersed humor from the authoress, Elizabeth Peters. A worthwhile read.

Good as gold

I love this series of books. easily listen with a few good laughs. it isn't the best one, not enough Schmidt but at least there's lots of John.

Street of Five Moons review

I particularly enjoy Elizabeth Peters understated, subtle sense of humor.. A really fun read with a strong female heroine.

GREAT MYSTERY!

VICKEY BLISS CANNOT GET INTO MORE TROUBLE WITHOUT TRYING THAN ANY HEROINE I KNOW. I LOVE THESE BOOKS BY ELIZABETH PETERS, KEEP YOUR DICTIONARY HANDY..LOVE ELUCIDATE. HER BRAINS AND FIGURE ARE HER MAJOR BANE, AS SO MANY MISTAKE HER FOR AN AIRHEAD AND SHE IS DEFINITELY ON THE HIGH SIDE OF THE IQ SCALE; THUS LEADING TO HER MANY QUANDARIES OF A GREAT MYSTERY. CLIVE CUSSLER SHE IS NOT, BUT CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET IN A COZY MYSTERY. ELIZABETH PETERS WRITES A WONDERFUL CHARACTER AND AM COLLECTING THE ENTIRE SET FOR FUN AND KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY. BARBARA ROSENBLAT IS THE NARRATOR SO SHE HAS THE BEST NARRATOR IN THE FEMALE NARRATORS GENRE. NOW OFF TO #3 IN THE SERIES. SO WORTH THE CREDIT.

Very Good

I love Vicki and her assorted exploits. Ms Peters can give you a feel for location like no other writer. The mystery was good, the characters delightful and well drawn as usual. The only reason this book didn't get 5 stars was Ms. Rosenblat. She is not one of the narrators I like. At least I can tolerate her Vicki. I can't bear to listen to her Amelia Peabody.

Entertaining Jewelry Mystery, Witty Heroine

Amelia Peabody is Elizabeth Peters most popular series and, don't get me wrong, I love that series to death, but my favorite of the Elizabeth Peters' heroines and series is Vicky Bliss. The doctorate in art history and a job at a highly respected Munich museum goes right out the window with people the second they encounter the blond Viking bombshell and her wry sense of humor. On the side, she encounters mysteries and mayhem associated with the historical art and artifact world and with trusty eccentric boss Schmidt and gentleman thief John Smythe, Vicky's adventures delight me each time.

Street of the Five Moons is the second installment in a series that really must be read/listened to in order to get optimal enjoyment.

Vicky has her work under control and amuses herself writing a dirty novel and watching the latest caperings of her nutty boss, but Schmidt is all a-dither when he rushes into her office waving about a famous piece of historical jewelry. A man died in a nearby alley carrying a well-made fake of this piece that is housed in the museum. Vicky has no idea if she can get the answers, but a clue in a scrap of paper that was part of the dead man's possessions points to a famous street in Rome. So why not take an all-expenses paid trip to the Eternal City, soak up some sunshine and art, and dabble a bit in the mystery.

The humor in these books is what really grabs me. Vicky is loaded with wit and humor, has an amateur's luck in her detecting, but also a clever mind and keen observation skills that serve her well. I found her latest suspenseful encounter in Rome highly entertaining and particularly once the attractive artsy Robin Hood-esque, John Smythe bursts onto the scene.

Old-style, slow-burn and series long romantic suspense, light cozy mystery, and colorful, engaging characters made this a fun audio experience with Barbara Rosenblat, a favorite husky-voiced narrator telling the tale.