Kerry
Hammond is here to match book two in a great series by Elizabeth Peters with
the perfect drink.
I’m a big
fan of everything Elizabeth Peters. Her Amelia Peabody series is one of my
favorites of all time and I’ve read each installment multiple times. I am
also a fan of the shorter, but extremely entertaining, series featuring Vicky
Bliss, a professor of art history who can’t seem to steer clear of adventure—and
trouble.
We’ve
already paired the first book in the series, Borrower of the Night, with a
mulled wine drink HERE. Today we are tackling book two, Street of the Five
Moons. Our drink is Ignorance is Bliss. The obvious connection to Vicky Bliss
needs no explanation, but it also plays on the irony that even though Vicky is well
educated, due to her measurements she has trouble getting people to take her
seriously.
In Street of
the Five Moons we travel from Munich, where Vicky is working at the National
Museum, to Rome, Italy. She is on the trail of a master art forger whose
forgeries could cause a threat to the authenticity of collections in every
museum across the globe. In Rome she meets a man calling himself Sir John
Smythe, someone she is romantically drawn to even though she suspects him of
some shady dealings. As she closes in on the identity of the forger, she finds
herself wrapped up in a level of intrigue she has never experienced.
The Vicky
Bliss series is a lot of fun and they’re great books to read over and over. I
find myself turning to one when I’m in the need of a book that is sure to
entertain. Kind of like comfort food for the mind.
Ignorance is
Bliss
1 oz Campari
1 oz vodka
2/3 oz
passion fruit syrup
2/3 oz apple
juice
Put all
ingredients in an ice filled shaker, shake well, and strain into the glass of your choice.
Squeeze and top with a wedge of lime if you’re feeling daring.
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