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The gentleman came bearing a particularly chilling story. It seems that 14 years before, Forthright's uncle had disappeared into the Nubian desert along with his beautiful child-bride, never to return. Now a mysterious letter from an unknown source has convinced Forthright's disconsolate grandfather...

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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, p1991.
Series:Peters, Elizabeth, 1927-2013. Amelia Peabody series ; 6.
Subjects:
Mystery fiction > Egypt.
Peabody, Amelia (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Women detectives > Egypt > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > Sound recordings.
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Summary:The gentleman came bearing a particularly chilling story. It seems that 14 years before, Forthright's uncle had disappeared into the Nubian desert along with his beautiful child-bride, never to return. Now a mysterious letter from an unknown source has convinced Forthright's disconsolate grandfather that his son and daughter-in-law are still alive. In spite of Forthright's protests to the contrary, the senior Willoughby is intent on pursuading the two archaeologists to find them.
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:14 sound discs (15 hr., 45 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Issued also on cassette.
ISBN:1419364154
9781419364150
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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