The Dark Goddess

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The Dark Goddess
First edition (UK)
AuthorMarvin H. Albert
Cover artistOne Plus One Studio
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreArchaeological, thriller
PublisherDoubleday & Company (US)
Andre Deutsch (UK)
Publication date
1978
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages423 (1st edition)
ISBN0-385-12182-2 (1st edition)

The Dark Goddess is a novel by French American novelist Marvin H. Albert.

Plot introduction

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.