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'A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key-' Washington Post Book World * 'Elizabeth Peters is one of Murder One's top five import authors of all time.' - Maxim Jakubowski of Murder One Bookshop * 'I can't wait for the next Peabody story... I really do think [Elizabeth Peters'] books are great entertainment' --Angela Rippon
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Join our plucky Victorian Egyptologist, together with her devastatingly handsome and brilliant husband Radcliffe, in another exciting escapade. This time, Amelia and her dashing husband Emerson set off for a promising archaeological site in the Sudan, only to be unwillingly drawn into the search for an African explorer and his young bride who went missing twelve years back. They survive the rigours of the desert, the death of their camels, and the perfidy of their guides, only to find themselves taken prisoner in a lost city and civilisation. Amelia and Emerson must bravely continue making archaeological finds while doing their best to rescue the innocent...and themselves.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What can I say... The title of this book caught my attention at a local book sale. It is an over the top adventure story in the Indiana Jones vein, told through the eyes of Ameilia Peabody, Although Emerson must be a much more impressive specimen of manhood according to descriptions his wife gives. The adventure contains warring arab tribes poisoned camels secret civilisations and naturally hidden passages.
Good fun holiday reading. This book doesn't tax the brain at all.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I have enjoyed all the Peabody books but this one is my favourite. The writing is very funny and very tongue-in-cheek. The difference between this book and the other Peabody novels is that the story takes after the romantic classics as written by H. Rider Haggard (as mrs Peters mentions in her Acknowledgements). The result is a mixture of the usual elements , the incredibly funny characters of Amelia, Emerson, and (even more so) Ramses, with a romantic suspense story in which they are kept prisoner by an undiscovered Nubian tribe with two princes warring for the crown!Of course it all ends well and the Emersons even acquire an adopted daughter! It is a very funny, very romantic and very interesting (lots of historic detail) story. Highly recommended!
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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The seemingly low-key opening to this book - the sudden, and uncharacteristically silent, death of a camel, introduces one of the best Amelia Peabody adventures.
Set in Nubia, conventional archaeology takes a back seat, despite the irritating presence, to Amelia and Emerson, of Budge of the British Museum. Amelia, Emerson, Ramses and the mysterious Kemet are persuaded to set off into the desert, with a doubtful map, in search of Lord Blacktower's missing heir and his wife and his younger son who has recently disappeared too.
One by one the camels die despite Amelia's ministrations and then all their men, except for Kemet, desert them leaving them in grave danger. Undaunted, they carry on on foot. Then Kemet disappears and all seems lost.....
As the story unfolds, Elizabeth Peters presents us with a fascinating cast of exotic characters, heroes and villains, and the adventure is exciting and unusual. Her recreation of Victorian manners, speech and attitudes is, as usual, so masterly that we are immersed in the period.
Don't miss the fun!
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Great book!
As an avid fan of the Amelia Peabody series, I can only say that this book lives up to my expectations. The goods arrived on time and in pristine condition!
Published 18 months ago by Seahorse
Sixth book in this Excellent Series
Elizabeth Peters was born and brought up in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2007 by J. Chippindale
Sixth book in this Excellent Series
Elizabeth Peters was born and brought up in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2007 by J. Chippindale
The Sixth Book in a Terrific Series
Elizabeth Peters was born and brought up in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2007 by J. Chippindale
6th of the amelia peabody series, but not a personal favourite
... the one where the Emersons set off to rescue a young girl from a lost tribe in the Sudan. Ramses has some mystical moments, and Nefret is adopted into the Emerson clan. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2007 by Roman Clodia
Suspenseful Look at a Lost Kingdom
One of the great traditions of adventure novels has been to take "civilized" people into hidden places where primitive people live a different way. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2004 by Donald Mitchell
Suspenseful Look at a Lost Kingdom
One of the great traditions of adventure novels has been to take "civilized" people into hidden places where primitive people live a different way. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2004 by Donald Mitchell
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