Return to Vienna

by Nancy Buckingham

Newly widowed, Jessica Varley has retreated to London while she grieves. An unexpected visitor, Richard Wilson, begs her to return to Vienna to continue the work of her late husband who was an agent for British Intelligence. Stunned, Jessica agrees out of loyalty to Max. Back in Vienna, she reluctantly spurns the help of her good friend, Steve Elliott, then finds herself in grave danger. Romantic Suspense/Gothic by Nancy Buckingham; originally published by Ace Paperbacks

Genres: Gothic

320 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1971

About the author

Nancy Jean Buckingham was born on 10 August 1924 in Bristol, England, UK. In 1949, she married John Sawyer, born on 4 October 1919 in London, England, UK. They formed one of the most popular writing-team marriages. The first books, published under her maiden name Nancy Buckingham since 1967, are classical gothic novels. In the 1970s, they started to used the pseudonyms Christina Abbey and Erica Quest. In 1980, they sold her first novels to Silhouette, and combined their names to create the pen name Nancy John. They also published one novel as Hilary London. The last novels that they published are a popular police series as Erica Quest, protagonized by the Detective Chief Inspector Kate Maddox. Their last novel was released in 1992.

Nancy Jean Buckingham Sawyer was the eighth elected Chairman (1973-1975) of the Romantic Novelists' Association, and is now one of its vice-presidents. John passed away in 1994.

Reviews

[jewleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good thriller. A lot of twist and turns to keep me guessing.