The Night Villa, (Paperback)

from vernefan

Dr. Sophie Chase is a history professor who is writing a paper on the practices of Mystery Rites performed in ancient Greece and Rome. While interviewing Agnes, one of her students, to be a candidate for traveling to Italy to decipher Latin scrolls found in Herculaneum and Pompeii, Agnes's boyfri...

from Scrabblenut

I have really loved most of Carol Goodman's previous books and have been entranced by the stories she creates. Unfortunately, I didn't think The Night Villa was quite up to those standards. While still an enjoyable read, the story seemed more formulaic and I wasn't even too sure what the mystery ...

from vernefan

Dr. Sophie Chase is a history professor who is writing a paper on the practices of Mystery Rites performed in ancient Greece and Rome. While interviewing Agnes, one of her students, to be a candidate for traveling to Italy to decipher Latin scrolls found in Herculaneum and Pompeii, Agnes's boyfri...

from ConanTheLibr

Hmmm... on page 221 (out of 392) and haven't made up my mind yet... shades of DaVinci Code, but with female protagonist -- European setting (Italy), mystery, intrigue, cults, history (eruption of Vesuvius), academics. It's keeping me interested, but so far I wouldn't rave about it.Well, I enjoyed...

from bnbookgirl

Really enjoyed the Roman mythology and the mystery in this story. I saw the traveling Pompeii exhibit a few years ago so I could relate to the fear this people were feeling as the mountain was rumbling. There is a modern portion of the story told by interesting characters and there is a historica...