Silhouette in Scarlet by Elizabeth Peters

   This is book #3 in the Vicky Bliss mystery series. The mysterious and elegant John Smythe summons Vicky with one perfect rose and one plane (coach. ahem.) to Stockholm. Unfortunately, John's simple scam quickly gets complicated and puts both of them in serious danger. A handsome (and tall) Viking, a silhouette cutter, a private island, a long lost relative (sort of), buried treasure, a junkie and a creepy bad guy--it's all there.

  You know, I don't feel particularly sympathetic to Vicky's complaints about being 5'11" , blonde, beautiful and favored with the ideal figure measurements. She's always complaining about being tall and blonde! Oh poor, poor Vicky.

      I know John is a crook, but he's so.... Well, Elizabeth Peters has not created a perfect hero in John, and Vicky is always running into his shortcomings, but still we like him so much. Sigh. A fun book. I've read this whole series before, but it's been awhile and I still like it just as much.

Bad language: some mild cursing
Sex: implied, but not described