· Elizabeth Peters' Curse of the Pharaohs leading lady Amelia Peabody is fearless and funny - dangerous with her umbrella, cunning mind and caustic wit. The Curse of the Pharaohs, second of the Amelia Peabody saga by Elizabeth Peters, is not quite as good as the first volume, Crocodile on the Sandbank. This is because the first book was intended to stand alone, as a mystery novel set in Egypt during the Edwardian age, and as such was practically perfect/5(). 20 paperback mysteries by elizabeth peters: ape who guards the balance, borrower of the night, crocodile on the sandbank, curse of the pharaohs, dead sea cipher, deeds of the disturber, golden one, he shall thunder in the sky, hippopotamus pool, last camel died at noon, lion in the valley, lord of the silent, mummy case, night train to memphis, murder of richard iii, seeing a large cat, silhouette in .
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 and Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America at the Edgar Awards in Buy a cheap copy of The Curse Of The Pharaohs book by Elizabeth Peters. Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, now a wife and mother, returns in another Victorian-era mystery--to catch a murderer at an excavation of an ancient tomb. It's , Free Shipping on all orders over $ The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, Book 2) by Elizabeth Peters. Grand Central Publishing. Mass Market Paperback. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library.
The English press is proclaiming, 'The curse of the Pharaohs has struck!'. In Luxor they find the camp in disarray and Lady Baskerville surrounded by a most eccentric group of guests. Armed only with her trusty parasol, Amelia sets about bringing order from chaos, and the true cause of Sir Read More. Bored with the constraints of Victorian domesticity, Radcliffe Emerson and his wife, the doughty Amelia Peabody, take over an excavation in Luxor, after the eminent archaeologist Sir Henry. Despite rumors of a curse haunting all those involved with the dig, Amelia and Radcliffe proceed to Egypt and realize that Sir Henry did not die a natural death. Accidents continue to plague the dig, and talk of a pharaoh's curse runs rampant among the group. Amelia begins to suspect that these accidents are caused by a sinister human, but who?. Elizabeth Peters' Curse of the Pharaohs leading lady Amelia Peabody is fearless and funny - dangerous with her umbrella, cunning mind and caustic wit.
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