Read Series: Amelia Peabody
by Author Elizabeth Peters
The Last Camel Died at Noon (2015)
This was another great installment in the Amelia Peabody series! Usually, my favourite part is the snappy reparte between Amelia and Emerson, with whatever mystery or mayhem they're trying to solve being secondary. But in this outing, the actual story was pretty fascinating.The Emerson family bec...
Children of the Storm (2015)
I'm in the process of re-reading the entire Amelia Peabody series again, from start to finish in one go. They are still some of my favorite books. They must be read with tongue firmly inserted in cheek. It also helps to have an interest in and some knowledge of Colonial-era exploration narrati...
The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (1994)
Review to come... but keep in mind I'm sick so it was a little hard to follow the plot.The Peabody Emersons are having a heck of a time hiding Nefret's origins. It's not just that coming out of the desert with a girl is odd, it's the fact that they have to concoct and stick to a story about missi...
Tomb of the Golden Bird (2006)
The Tomb Of The Golden Bird (Amelia Peabody #18), by Elizabeth Peters★★★★ (rounding up to 4½, with a ♥ for the whole series)Synopsis: Banned forever from the eastern end of the Valley of the Kings, eminent Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson's desperate attempt to regain digging rights backfires—and h...
Lord of the Silent (2002)
Lord Of The Silent, by Elizabeth Peters★★★★ and a ♥ for the whole seriesSynopsis: For archaeologist Amelia Peabody and her family, the allure of Egypt remains as powerful as ever, even in this tense time of World War. But nowhere in this desert land is safe -- especially for Amelia's son Ramses a...
He Shall Thunder in the Sky (2001)
I'm in the process of re-reading the entire Amelia Peabody series again, from start to finish in one go. They are still some of my favorite books. They must be read with tongue firmly inserted in cheek. It also helps to have an interest in and some knowledge of Colonial-era exploration narrati...
The Ape Who Guards the Balance (1999)
I have to admit that it lagged a lot in the middle, but the beginning and ending of the novel made up for the middle of the novel. It isn't even that the middle was bad, but I guess I am so used to the Emersons' being attacked at every turn that when they weren't fighting for their lives every ot...
Seeing a Large Cat (2015)
I'm in the process of re-reading the entire Amelia Peabody series again, from start to finish in one go. They are still some of my favorite books. They must be read with tongue firmly inserted in cheek. It also helps to have an interest in and some knowledge of Colonial-era exploration narrati...
The Hippopotamus Pool (1997)
I've just finished listening to The Hippopotamus Pool by Elizabeth Peters. The Emersons are off on another archaeological trip in Egypt and this time they are excavating the tomb of Queen Tetisheri. All of the family is along for the ride including Nefret and Ramses. Later I was glad to see Eve...
Lion in the Valley (2015)
Perhaps my favorite Amelia Peabody Emerson mystery yet! Elizabeth Peters isn't exactly a brilliant mystery novelist as far as the mystery part is concerned, but she does, indeed, craft a fun tale -- and she's created two very charming lead characters whose banter more than makes up for any defic...
Guardian of the Horizon (2005)
Guardian Of The Horizon, by Elizabeth Peters★★★★★ and a ♥Synopsis: A hitherto lost journal of the indomitable Amelia Peabody has been miraculously recovered: a chronicle from one of the "missing years" -- 1907–1908 -- shedding new light on an already exceptional career, a remarkable family . . ....
The Deeds of the Disturber (2000)
The fifth episode in the Egyptian Mystery investigations of Amelia Peabody.What sets this volume apart from the usual formula of the family going for excavations of ancient tombs in the desert is the movement of the action to London, where bodies are starting to crop up around the British Museum ...
The Serpent on the Crown (2006)
Serpent On The Crown, by Elizabeth Peters★★★★ (★★★★★ and a ♥)Synopsis: A priceless relic has been delivered to the Emerson home overlooking the Nile. But more than history surrounds this golden likeness of a forgotten king, for it is said early death will befall anyone who possesses it. The woman...
The Curse of the Pharaohs (1999)
Reviewed for THC ReviewsThe Curse of the Pharaohs was another fun installment in the Amelia Peabody mystery/adventure series. The story begins with Amelia and Radcliffe Emerson enjoying the bliss of married life back in England, but their seemingly idyllic existence isn't exactly placid thanks to...
Crocodile on the Sandbank (1988)
Reviewed for THC ReviewsIt has been many years since I've read a mystery story, and I wasn't quite sure if I would still like them as much as I had in my youth. Either I do, or I simply chose the right book with which to renew that genre interest, because I found Crocodile on the Sandbank to be a...