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"* 'I can't wait for the next Peabody story... I really do think [Elizabeth Peters'] books are great entertainment.' Angela Ripon * 'A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key.' Washington Post Book World * 'Think Miss Marple with early feminist gloss crossed with Indiana Jones... accomplished entertainment.' Guardian"
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In Amelia's seventh adventure, she and Emerson take passage on a boat travelling up the Nile, enjoying a second honeymoon while they search for Nefertiti's tomb. On the other hand, they might be heading towards murder. An exotic slave woman, a Siamese cat and a den of conspirators unite to snatch away Amelia's happiness unless she reveals a certain secret...and at the remote dig in Amarna what she uncovers is a shocking present-day peril: the loss of treasures far more precious than any antiquity - her husband's love or both their lives!
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
Peters has achieved another high in her continuing saga of the colourful Peabody/Emerson family in this 7th volume...now not only the parents of 10 year old Ramses they have a 13 year old "Priestess Of Isis" to raise (see"The Last Camel Died At Noon" for Nefret's story)which leads to all kinds of complications...but they make it back to Egypt for a new season of digging...and a 2nd honeymoon sans children only to be caught up in the devilish doings of 2 separate groups of criminals...we meet the enigmatic "Master Criminal"again...but Amelia wielding her parasol is in good form,until fate deals her a blow that only a desperate application of her "detectival" abilities can mitigate...not to forget the old egyptian fairy tale that seems to be providing clues along the way...Peters intimate knowledge of Egyptology as well as talent for characterisation is what makes her protagonists as well as their side-kicks so fascinating and unforgettable...of course meeting up with familiar faces is always a pleasure...but the mix of archaeology/mystery/familial shenanigans/societal attitudes & political realities...is a special delight...add an enigmatic beauty,a large cat,tombs,treasure and you are well on the way to a fun-filled adventure...
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This was the first Amelia Peabody Emerson book I read. Since then I have read the entire series several times and am well and truly hooked. They are such involving characters you easily get pulled into the family. You get to know them really well and in this story you become concerned with the dynamic duo and there future together, and of course Ramses adds the his usually comic aspect, and it has very good twist at the end. It has the best ending I have read in quite a while, but then that is usual for Elizabeth Peters. It is very good reading.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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... and the one where Amelia and Emerson go off for a second honeymoon in Egypt. It lost a star from me because of the minor role Ramses gets to play and he's my favourite Emerson! But the plot between Amelia and Emerson is great!
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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
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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
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