The Falcon at the Portal (Amelia Peabody Mysteries)
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (811 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 078874206X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Their young friend David is accused of selling ancient artifacts, and it's up to the Emersons to expose the real culprit. New York Times BestsellerFrom New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Peters comes another riveting mystery in her phenomenally popular Amelia Peabody series.The Land of the Pharaohs harbors more secrets than any tomb can hide.In Egypt for the 1911 archaeological season, Amelia Peabody and her family are not anticipating trouble, but it finds them nonetheless. But the body of an American discovered at the bottom of their excavation shaft and a child of mysterious antecedents are sparking twin crises that threaten to tear the family apart. Amelia brings her estimable powers of deduction to bear, but she might not survive long enough to unravel more than one perplexing puzzle—because suddenly someone is shooting bullets in her directionand coming too close for comfort!“Amelia is rather like Indiana Jones, Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple all rolled into one.”—Washington Post Book World
I cannot be objective - I love Amelia Peabody These books are fun to read. I love the books in the Amelia Peabody series - not just for the mystery at the heart of each book but for the characters she writes so well. I enjoy this lively family she has described throughout the series and look forward to see how each of them ages and matures or doesn't. I also enjoy being immersed in the politics and difficulti. Love it a Second Time! M. James I love the Amelia Peabody series! I read all Ms. Peters/Mertz's books when they first came out and am so happy to have them available in Kindle! If you haven't read them, do it! I recomend reading them not in the order published, but by excavation dates/time period. I can not take credit for compiling this list. I got it from Dee Garretson's Mysteries and Romantic. This is one of my favorite books . JM Bolton Once again Peters exceeds my expectations. And here is the beginning of the romance oh, dear, perhaps I should post this here. Read the book. You won't be disappointed.
Amelia, Emerson, Ramses, and Nefret all take various actions to help David, and there are serious, dangerous consequences for everyone involved. And it's true that there are no shrinking violets in this particular household, from the redoubtable Amelia and her hot-tempered archaeologist husband Emerson (his native diggers call him the Father of Curses), to their dashing, unpredictable son Ramses (born Walter). Despite the melodramatic setting and the theatrical language, Peters's story is--as always--modern, believable, and exciting. "'Really,' I thought in mounting exasperation, 'there never was a household in which so many people felt free to offer their unsolicited opinions!'" This, of course, is the eminent Egyptologist and dedicated crime solver Amelia Peabody, setting the stage and the tone (an updated Oscar Wildean irony) for Elizabeth Peters's 11th book. Also, let's not forget their lovely ward, Nefret (rescued from a desert trib