Reviews for Head Case: A Rock and Roll Novel

The average rating for Head Case: A Rock and Roll Novel based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-02-11 00:00:00 Randolph Shultz Continuing my Bliss binge week, although it might be well to take a short break. (It sometimes does a series a disservice to read them too close together.) This one is about 50% longer than earlier titles, as the writer moves through the market-induced book inflation of the later part of last century, and thus not so readable-in-a-day. With more word-count elbow room, the plot, characters, and setting get more development, although when I had got maybe a third through without Vicky being kidnapped yet I started to wonder. Last half of the book made up for that, patented Perils of Pauline piling up nicely. One could see the writer having fun recycling her Egyptian research and experience. The plot invites a second reading to see how all the clues to further developments were planted, but I think I'd rather go on and complete the series with the final book before that. I do wonder what, if anything, she'll do toward closure. Ta, L.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-07-20 00:00:00 David Umbenhower Murder in Egypt! I have enjoyed  Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody series over the years and so recognizing the name I jumped at the chance to review Night Train. What I didn't realize was that this was part of The Vicky Bliss Mystery series by Elizabeth Peters first published in 1994. Vicky Bliss is off on the trail of a criminal, with a luxury cruise on the Nile. It seems she's to stop a robbery, possibly master minded by Sir John Smyth, her missing lover and possible thief. Sadly, as I was in the midst of enjoying this series,  Elizabeth Peters, a pseudonym for Barbara Mertz, died. She was 85. A Grand Central ARC via NetGalley