The Dark Goddess

The Dark Goddess is a novel by French-American novelist Marvin H. Albert. It was first published in the United States by Doubleday & Company in 1978, and by Andre Deutsch in the United Kingdom.

Plot Archaeologist Moira Rhalles is kidnapped by the KGB while she is on a dig in France. Her historian husband and her ex-boyfriend team up to try to rescue her.

Explanation of the novel's title The title refers to the dark earth-mother goddess, of which a Paleolithic statuette was made.

Themes The Dark Goddess has been described as a political suspense novel.

References