The Serpent on the Crown (Amelia Peabody Mysteries, Book 17)
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (588 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0060760133 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 354 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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K. L. Vosswinkel said A solid though not spectacular addition to a well-loved series. This entire series is one of my favorites of all time. I'm on my third re-read of the series, and while I don't know if I would pick up all the others if this was the first one I ever read I have to give it A solid though not spectacular addition to a well-loved series K. L. Vosswinkel This entire series is one of my favorites of all time. I'm on my third re-read of the series, and while I don't know if I would pick up all the others if this was the first one I ever read I have to give it 4 stars just because I love the stories, the characters and the writer's style. It's a good solid tale, just nothing outstand. stars just because I love the stories, the characters and the writer's style. It's a good solid tale, just nothing outstand. K. Strong said Fantastic. As usual the book is written with Victorian-ish vocabulary and I'm grateful to be reading on my iPad so that I can touch a word and have a dictionary ready to explain. Wonderful, delightful, page turner.. Martha Van Oost said #18. Excellent! This book is by far the most enjoyable of the series. I appreciated the fact the solutions were not as abrupt as in previous of the series. Chronologically this is #18 of 19 with a new co-authored one coming out sometime this year. Hope to finish them as well.
Emerson's illegitimate half-brother, Sethos, formerly a dealer in illegal antiquities, arrives in disguise, but unfortunately he's followed by the gentleman he's impersonating. Mrs. All are intrigued. . News travels fast, and such a magnificent artifact soon attracts all manner of collectors, museum authorities, journalists and evildoers. Agent, Dominick Abel. 29)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. MWA Grand Master Peters delivers another winner that you can't put down and yet don't want to see end, the 17th entry in her bestselling series to feature Egyptologist Amelia Peabody Emerson and her extended family (after 2004's Guardian of the Horizon). Tomb excavations, mountain treks, brutal attacks, an abduction, an e
She insists it has taken the life of her husband and unless it is returned to the tomb from which it was stolen, more people will die.Amelia and her clan resolve to uncover the secrets of the statue's origins, setting off on a trail that twists and turns in directions they never anticipated -- and, perhaps, toward an old nemesis with unscrupulous new designs. New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Elizabeth Peters, brings an exotic world of adventure, intrigue, and danger to vivid life, in a tale as powerful as ancient Egypt.The Emersons have returned to the Valley of the Kings in 1922 and Amelia Peabody and her family look forward to delving once more into the age-old mysteries buried in Egypt's ever-shifting sands. But each step toward the truth seems to reveal another peril, suggesting to the intrepid Amelia that the curse is more than mere superstition. And its next victim might well be a beloved family member or Amelia Peabody herself.A novel filled with riveting suspense, pulse-pounding action, and the vibrant life of a fascinating place and time, The Serpent on the Crown is the jewel in the crown of a grand master, the remarkable Elizabeth Peters.Perfo
in Egyptology from the University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. On Broadway, she created the role of 'Mrs. She was named Grand Master at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986 and Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1998. She lives in a historic farmhouse in western Maryland.Barbara Rosenblat is a multi-award-winning voice actor for audiobooks. In 2003, she received the Life