The Last Camel Died at Noon (Amelia Peabody Mysteries, Book 6)
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (871 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1470812339 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Amelia Peabody series Kindle Customer Having read the entire Peabody series over the years, I am thoroughly enjoying re-acquainting myself with the characters and the history involved this extraordinary cast of characters. You find quite a few inconsistencies as you read the books back-to-back, but they are fun and informative, if you enjoy Egyptology. I have been eagerly awaiting a final book for the past couple of years that wraps up the family sage, as it were, but I read that Ms Peters (Dr Mertz) passed away a while bac. "Another Great Peabody Mystery" according to Sophia Shops. Another Success for Elizabeth Peters! I love these books - nothing beats the spirited, smart and capable Amelia Peabody. Her voice is so entertaining and fun, making this series one of the best reads out there for mystery fans.This tale brings breaks from some of the usual formulas, which makes it more suspenseful. Since most of the story takes place away from the usual Egypt, it makes the twists and turns of this narrative even more interesting to read. There is nothing like a near dea. "It just keeps getting better and better!" according to sford122. Anyone who has read and enjoyed any of the Amelia Peobody series will thoroughly enjoy this "episode". The Emerson's are back in their elements, archeology and mystery. This is a volume you won't want to miss.
There, entangled in two half-brothers' battle for the throne, Amelia and family fight for the freedom of the slave class while ferreting out the fate of Forth and his bride, and arranging to escape with their lives. Rescued in the desert after every camel in their caravan dies, the Emersons are taken to a lost city where ancient Egyptian customs have been carried into modern times. This time Amelia, her handsome, fearless husband, Radcliffe, and their precocious 11-year-old son, Ramses, are in the Sudan, searching for archeologist Willoughby Forth, who disappeared 14 years earlier with his new wife. Combining a fierce affection for her family with indefatigable independence, stalwart Amelia proves once again an immensely likable heroine. From Publishers Weekly If Indiana Jones were female, a wife and mother who lived in Victorian times, he would be Ame
Survival depends on Amelia's solving a mystery as old as ancient Egypt and as timeless as greed and revenge.. The last camel is dead, and Egyptologist Amelia Peabody and her family are in dire straits in Nubia's wasteland desert