Seeing a Large Cat by Elizabeth Peters audiobook

Seeing a Large Cat

By Elizabeth Peters
Read by Barbara Rosenblat

Recorded Books, Inc.

The Amelia Peabody Mysteries: Book 9

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781664425163

  • ISBN: 9781664532991

Runtime: 14.52 Hours
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

A USA Today bestseller

Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award

An Agatha Award Nominee for Best Novel in 1997

Best-selling mystery author Elizabeth Peters has captured the hearts of thousands of readers with her spunky Victorian Egyptologist, Amelia Peabody Emerson. In Seeing a Large Cat, Amelia must ensnare a modern-day killer, a bogus spiritualist, and a predatory debutante in the awesome Valley of the Kings. Someone is sending ominous messages: "Stay away from tomb Twenty-A!" Intrigued, parasol-wielding Amelia won't rest until she finds the forbidden burial site. But when the excavation yields an unusual mummy, she suddenly must protect both her family and the macabre discovery. Her Ph.D. in Egyptology enables Elizabeth Peters to portray a lavishly detailed turn-of-the-century Egypt in her lively tale of crisp wit and shivery suspense. The spirited cast including Amelia, her eccentric family, and an array of international characters bursts into life with Barbara Rosenblat's brilliant narration.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“Peters’ fans will relish this latest adventure that explores mysteries of the heart as well as murder.” Publishers Weekly
“The eccentricities of the Emerson family are lavishly and deliciously presented by narrator Barbara Rosenblat…She delights listeners with the portraits while never allowing them to impede the suspense so carefully woven through the story.…Her performance is a pharaoh’s treasure.” AudioFile
“As usual, Peters’ zesty characters…are marvelous, and there’s plenty of lively repartee to push the story along. The comedy is great, as well, with Peters knowing precisely how to balance starchy Amelia’s officious social respectability with her penchant for meddling in other people’s affairs.” Booklist
“Essential reading from a pro.” Library Journal
“The incomparable Ms. Peters hits an all-time high with the ninth chapter in her exceptionally witty and exciting adventure series. The real joy in this book is the emergence of Ramses as a potential new action hero.” RT Book Reviews (4½ stars, Top Pick!)

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Author Bio: Elizabeth Peters

Author Bio: Elizabeth Peters

Elizabeth Peters (1927–2013) was a pen name of Barbara Mertz, who earned her PhD in Egyptology from the University of Chicago’s famed Oriental Institute. Over the course of her fifty-year career she wrote more than seventy mystery and suspense novels and three nonfiction books on Egypt, of which many were New York Times bestsellers. She was the recipient of numerous writing awards, including grandmaster and lifetime achievement awards from the Mystery Writers of America, Malice Domestic, and Bouchercon. In 2012 she was given the first Amelia Peabody Award, created in her honor and named after her major fictional character, at the Malice Domestic convention. She also wrote books under the names Barbara Mertz and Barbara Michaels.

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Details

Available Formats : CD, Library CD
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Runtime: 14.52
Audience: Adult
Language: English