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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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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 civilization. Amelia and Emerson must bravely continue making archaeological finds while doing their best to rescue the innocent...and themselves.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Another great book in the Amelia Peabody series. Its all set in London so makes a refreshing change from the other books, which are set in Egypt. Its all gas lit streets and fog. Very Sherlock Holmes. Rameses is growing to a frighteningly precocious child who is not afraid to enlist the help of the butler and the rest of the staff, much to the chargin of his mother, in his effort to save his parents from one scrape after another. This book has some parts that made me laugh out loud on the train, always embarrassing, and others that are really gripping. Unexpected twists and intrigues all the way along. Fantastic.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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... this is the one where they stay in London rather than go to Egypt, and investigate nefarious happenings in the British Museum and in deserted old mansions. Ramses first shows off his less-than-polished skills at disguise, and Amelia almost succumbs to the villain! Brilliant escapist read.
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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. Peters was named Grand Master at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986 and Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America at the Edgar Awards in 1998. She lives in a historic farmhouse in western Maryland.
The Amelia Peabody books may or may not be an acquired taste, personally I love them. They are set in Victorian times when there were still very strict rules of etiquette and polite behaviour was the norm. Although most of the books are set in Egypt, in the desert under very trying conditions and extremely hot weather the `English' way of life was still expected to be adhered to, sometimes with quite hilarious consequences.
Amelia Peabody is Elizabeth Peters' best loved and brilliant creation, a thoroughly Victorian feminist who takes the stuffy world of archaeology by storm with her no nonsense dress sense and forthright opinions.
A night watchman is found dead in the British Museum, in of all places the Egyptian Mummy Room. The watchman has a look of sheer terror etched upon his face. This immediately starts the British press talking of ancient Egyptian Curses set up to protect the long dead from the living. People even begin to ask the question, `can fear kill?' Amelia immediately takes on her practical attitude and discounts all such theories as stuff and nonsense. Husband Emerson and her son Ramses do everything in their power to ensure that Amelia does not become another victim of whoever perpetrated the crime and there are many twists and turns before the murderer can be brought to justice.
The Amelia Peabody books may or may not be an acquired taste, personally I love them. They are set in Victorian times when there were still very strict rules of etiquette and polite behaviour was the norm. Although most of the books are set in Egypt, in the desert under very trying conditions and extremely hot weather the `English' way of life was still expected to be adhered to, sometimes with quite hilarious consequences.
Amelia Peabody is Elizabeth Peters' best loved and brilliant creation, a thoroughly Victorian feminist who takes the stuffy world of archaeology by storm with her no nonsense dress sense and forthright opinions.
A night watchman is found dead in the British Museum, in of all places the Egyptian Mummy Room. The watchman has a look of sheer terror etched upon his face. This immediately starts the British press talking of ancient Egyptian Curses set up to protect the long dead from the living. People even begin to ask the question, `can fear kill?' Amelia immediately takes on her practical attitude and discounts all such theories as stuff and nonsense. Husband Emerson and her son Ramses do everything in their power to ensure that Amelia does not become another victim of whoever perpetrated the crime and there are many twists and turns before the murderer can be brought to justice.
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Parasols at the ready
Amelia Peabody has returned to London for the winter, only to be caught up in a sensational murder case reported by the victorian equivalent of tabloid journalists. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2007 by Claire King
Fifth Book in the 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 19 Jun 2007 by J. Chippindale
Fifth Book in the 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 19 Jun 2007 by J. Chippindale
Fifth Book in the 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 19 Jun 2007 by J. Chippindale
Disappointing, Too Long, and Tedious
Well, I think my title sums up my feelings on this one. I have read the previous four Amelia Peabody tales in chronological order so I know the main characters, their background... Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2004
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