The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters audiobook

The Curse of the Pharaohs

By Elizabeth Peters
Read by Barbara Rosenblat

Recorded Books Inc., Recorded Books, Inc.

The Amelia Peabody Mysteries: Book 2

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • ISBN: 9781664487499

  • ISBN: 9781664595323

Runtime: 11.71 Hours
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary


Victorian gentlewoman Amelia Peabody Emerson and her archaeologist husband are busy raising their young son; yet Amelia dreams only of the dust and detritus of ancient civilizations. Happily, circumstances are about to demand their immediate presence in Egypt. Sir Henry Baskerville had just discovered a tomb in Luxor when he promptly died under bizarre circumstances. The tabloids scream of “the Curse of the Pharaohs!”

Amelia and her husband arrive to find the camp in disarray and the workers terrified. A ghost even appears. It is not at all what Amelia considers an atmosphere conducive to scientific discovery. Thus the indomitable Victorian sets about bringing order to chaos—and herself close to danger. How Amelia triumphs over evil and those who would stand between her and her beloved antiquities makes for a delightfully spirited adventure.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“If Indiana Jones were female, a wife, and a mother who lived in Victorian times, he would be Amelia Peabody Emerson.” Publishers Weekly
‘Think Miss Marple with early feminist gloss crossed with Indiana Jones.” The Guardian (London), praise for the series

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Author

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: 11.71
Audience: Adult
Language: English