Smoke and Mirrors, Elizabeth Peters
Smoke and Mirrors, Elizabeth Peters
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Smoke and Mirrors

Author: Elizabeth Peters

Narrator: Elisabeth Ashby

Unabridged: 12 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/04/2024


Synopsis

An idealistic young woman finds working a political campaign can be murder in this romantic suspense novel by "a master storyteller" (Mary Higgins Clark).

Young Erin Hartsock arrives in Washington DC with ambition—and little interest in politics. However, when she's offered a position on a congresswoman's campaign for the Senate, she's more than happy to flee her dead-end job to take on what she expects will be boring administrative work . . .

But as the campaign heats up, disturbing events follow. There's a string of dangerous fires, a violent attack, and a seemingly accidental death. Erin begins to wonder about her colleagues all while they grow suspicious of her. Someone's got a secret—and with the election looming, Erin must quickly uncover who's behind the chaos before she becomes a prime candidate for murder.

About Elizabeth Peters

Elizabeth Peters (1927-2013) was one of the pseudonyms of American writer Barbara Louise Mertz, whose New York Times bestselling Amelia Peabody mysteries are often set against historical backdrops. In 1952, Peters earned a PhD in Egyptology at the University of Chicago. She was named grand master at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986 and by the Mystery Writers of America in 1998. In 2003, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malice Domestic Convention.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig on May 09, 2021

This is the second Tony Foster book, spun off from Huff's very popular Vicki Nelson series. I didn't much care for Tony in the original series, but he really comes into his own here, and, of course Henry's there to add a lot. There are also some really terrific new characters, fun and quirky for the......more

Goodreads review by Jammies on March 21, 2009

While I did enjoy the Vicky Nelson series and the first "Smoke and..." book with Tony Foster as the main character, I was surprised at just how blown away I was by this book. The characters are well-drawn, quirky enough to be engaging but not so quirky as to make relating to them difficult. The plot......more

Goodreads review by keikii Eats Books on January 30, 2019

To read more reviews in this series and others, check out keikii eats books! 56 points/100 (3 stars/5) [revised from 4 stars]. Alert: LGBT themes Tony Foster is a production assistant on a TV series about a vampire detective. He is also a fledgling wizard. Now they're trapped on location in a haunted h......more

Goodreads review by Bunny on November 01, 2020

i love this book so fucking much - i honestly have no idea how i've never reviewed it on goodreads before, especially considering that i read it on average once a year. it's one of the few books that actually has scared me while i was reading it and even after a solid 12 readings (at minimum) it sti......more