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The curse of the pharaohs An Amelia Peabody mystery

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 discover...

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Main Author: Peters, Elizabeth, 1927-2013
Corporate Author: Blackstone Audio, Inc
Other Authors: O'Malley, Susan (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Blackstone Audio, p1999, c1981.
Edition:Unabridged.
Series:Peters, Elizabeth, 1927-2013. Amelia Peabody series ; 2.
Subjects:
Peabody, Amelia (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Women archaeologists > Fiction.
Egypt > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > Egypt.
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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.
Item Description:Compact disc.
Physical Description:9 sound discs (10 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:9781441711786
1441711783
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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