The witty, indefatigable Amelia Peabody--now married to the woman-hating archaeologist Radcliffe Emerson-eludes the villains and solves three murders in this adventure set among the archaeological digs in the Valley of the Kings
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About the Author:
ELIZABETH PETERS, whose New York Times best-selling novels are often set against historical backdrops, earned a Ph.D. in Egyptology at the University of Chicago. She also writes best-selling books under the pseudonym Barbara Michaels. She lives in Frederick, Maryland.
Review:
''Grand views of Egyptian antiquities...a sparkling series.'' --New York Times Book Review
''Amelia is rather like Indian Jones, Sherlock Holmes, and Miss Marple all rolled into one.'' --Washington Post Book World
''If Indiana Jones were female, a wife, and a mother who lived in Victorian Times, he would be Amelia Peabody Emerson.'' --Publishers Weekly
If Indiana Jones were female, a wife, and a mother who lived in Victorian Times, he would be Amelia Peabody Emerson. --Publishers Weekly
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- PublisherDodd Mead
- Publication date1981
- ISBN 10 0396079636
- ISBN 13 9780396079637
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages357
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