Aphrodite Inheritance [Import] [Paperback]

Michael J. Bird (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 253 pages
• Publisher: Star (February 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0352302747
• ISBN-13: 978-0352302748
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,616,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Death and mystery on Aphrodite's island., February 17, 2001

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Cockatoo (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Aphrodite inheritance (Hardcover)

When Barry Collier is critically injured in an accident on the beautiful and historic island of Cyprus, his brother David flies out to him, only to arrive too late. Barry is dead.

But while the Police are sure it was accidental and caused in no little part by Barry's driving, strange things begin to happen which convince David otherwise.

Among Barry's possessions is a mysterious photo of hieroglyphics. Then there is the briefcase full of money which inconveniently appears and disappears. And what of Barry's friends, the wealthy businessman Eugene Hellman and the bewitchingly beautiful Helene?

An attempt to shoot him while traveling in the countryside leaves the shocked David with a badly twisted ankle. Struggling to find shelter he is recued by a 'shepherd' - the brigand, Basileos who takes him to an empty monastery. His confusion increases when he later discovers Basileos with Helene but there is no trace of them when he returns with Chief Inspector Mitsides.

Just who should David trust and what was Barry involved in?

But then perhaps the good inspector suspects that other factors are at play.

This novel is a skillful tale of mystery with an intriguing twist. The characters are colourful and the plot totally absorbing.

Are we the authors of our own fate?

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Gods aren't dead, they're just sleeping...., June 20, 2004

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Kali "bengaligirl" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Aphrodite inheritance (Hardcover)

A nice novel with a surprising ending. I loved the TV series that came out in 1979 based on the book so much so that I went out and got the book from the library to read it!

When David Collier's engineer brother Barry is killed in a strange accident in Greece, David a timid young man finds himself involved in an unwanted adventure of a life time.

Suddenly he is being chased, bullied, kissed and shot at by all sorts of people, from killers, to bandits, to the police, to a ruthless millionaire art lover and a beautiful woman with a very mysterious past.

What makes matters worse is that David has no idea what any of them want with him but every time he tries to leave the island something forces him to stay on a bit longer, not to mention the case full of money that keeps appearing and disappearing, and a beautiful gold necklace that supposedly came from a cave that is the grave yard of the ancient Greek Gods...

This is a well written book with lots of twists and turns, a good plot, well defined characters and a mysterious air that makes it a compulsive and enjoyable read.