The Dark Goddess is a novel by French American novelist Marvin H. Albert.
![]() First edition (UK) | |
Author | Marvin H. Albert |
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Cover artist | One Plus One Studio |
Language | English |
Genre | Archaeological, thriller |
Publisher | Doubleday & Company (US) Andre Deutsch (UK) |
Publication date | 1978 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 423 (1st edition) |
ISBN | 0-385-12182-2 (1st edition) |
Plot introduction
editArchaeologist 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
editThe title refers to the dark earth-mother goddess, of which a paleolithic statuette was made.