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It's 1922, and The Great War is over. With the world at peace, Amelia and her family return to the Valley of the Kings to explore its storied sands. But they are quickly troubled by treacherous secrets and murder. A woman presents them with a priceless but dangerous artifact--a golden king said to b...

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Main Author: Peters, Elizabeth, 1927-2013
Other Authors: Rosenblat, Barbara (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books, p2005.
Subjects:
Peabody, Amelia (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Valley of the Kings (Egypt) > Fiction.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Fiction.
Blessing and cursing > Fiction.
Women archaeologists > Fiction.
British > Egypt > Fiction.
Egyptologists > Fiction.
Egypt > Fiction.
Historical fiction > Egypt.
Mystery fiction > Egypt.
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Summary:It's 1922, and The Great War is over. With the world at peace, Amelia and her family return to the Valley of the Kings to explore its storied sands. But they are quickly troubled by treacherous secrets and murder. A woman presents them with a priceless but dangerous artifact--a golden king said to bring death to all who possess it. The woman's husband has already fallen, and now she needs help to return the relixc to its tomb.
Item Description:In container (17 cm.).
Title from container.
"Unabridged Mystery"--Container.
"With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.
Compact disc.
Physical Description:11 sound discs (12 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Issued also on cassette.
ISBN:1419322788
Author Notes:Barbara Mertz was born on September 29, 1927 in Astoria, Illinois. She received a bachelor's degree in 1947, a master's degree in 1950 and doctorate in Egyptology in 1952 from the University of Chicago. She wrote a few books using her real name including Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs (1964), Red Land, Black Land (1966), and Two Thousand Years in Rome (1968). She also wrote under the pen names Barbara Michaels and Elizabeth Peters.

She made her fiction debut, The Master of Blacktower, under the name Barbara Michaels in 1966. She wrote over two dozen novels using this pen name including Sons of the Wolf, Someone in the House, Vanish with the Rose, Dancing Floor, and Other Worlds.

Her debut novel under the pen name Elizabeth Peters was The Jackal's Head in 1968. She also wrote the Amelia Peabody series and Vicky Bliss Mystery series using this name. She died on August 8, 2013 at the age of 85.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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