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

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)

Plot introduction edit

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 edit

The title refers to the dark earth-mother goddess, of which a paleolithic statuette was made.