Elizabeth Peters





Elizabeth Peters

Author profile


born
September 29, 1927 in Canton, Illinois, The United States

gender
female

website

genre


About this author

Elizabeth Peters is a pen name of Barbara Mertz. She also writes as Barbara Michaels as well as her own name.

Elizabeth Peters was born and brought up in Illinois and earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. Peters was named Grand Master at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986 and Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America at the Edgar Awards in 1998. She lives in a historic farmhouse in western Maryland.




See if your friends have read any of Elizabeth Peters's books.
Sign up »
Average rating: 3.95 · 87,670 ratings · 5,139 reviews · 63 distinct works
Crocodile on the Sandbank (Ame...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 9,898 ratings — published 1975 — 46 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Curse of the Pharaohs (Ame...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 4,701 ratings — published 1981 — 26 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Mummy Case (Amelia Peabody...
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 4,065 ratings — published 1985 — 34 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Last Camel Died at Noon (A...
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 3,845 ratings — published 1991 — 21 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Lion in the Valley  (An Amelia...
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 3,828 ratings — published 1986 — 31 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Snake, the Crocodile & the...
by
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 3,323 ratings — published 1992 — 20 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia...
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 3,136 ratings — published 1996 — 14 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Deeds of the Disturber (An...
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 3,243 ratings — published 1988 — 23 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
He Shall Thunder in the Sky (A...
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 2,885 ratings — published 2000 — 19 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Falcon at the Portal (An A...
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 2,899 ratings — published 1999 — 23 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
More books by Elizabeth Peters…
Crocodile on the Sandbank The Curse of the Pharaohs The Mummy Case Lion in the Valley The Deeds of the Disturber The Last Camel Died at Noon The Snake, the Crocodile & the...
Amelia Peabody (19 books)
by
4.02882716648862 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 61,782 ratings
Borrower of the Night Street of the Five Moons Silhouette in Scarlet Trojan Gold Night Train to Memphis The Laughter of Dead Kings
Vicky Bliss (6 books)
by
3.79732354845672 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 9,266 ratings
The Seventh Sinner The Murders of Richard III Die for Love Naked Once More
Jacqueline Kirby (4 books)
by
3.67363392057331 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 3,349 ratings

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

“No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.”
Elizabeth Peters

“The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal - or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.”
Elizabeth Peters, The Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog

“Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries.”
Elizabeth Peters, The Mummy Case

Polls

50783
August choice? Pick your favorite...

S.J. Parris Heresy (Giordano Bruno, #1)
 
  5 votes, 41.7%

Elizabeth PetersCrocodile on the Sandbank (An Amelia Peabody Mystery, #1)
 
  4 votes, 33.3%

William FaulknerThe Reivers
 
  1 vote, 8.3%

Heresy (write-in)
 
  1 vote, 8.3%

Hersay (write-in)
 
  1 vote, 8.3%

14 comments
More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Novel Ladies: What Are You Currently Reading? 736 62 Apr 30, 2009 02:52pm  
Novel Ladies: April 2009 187 49 May 02, 2009 06:32pm  
Romance Readers R...: DC: Cozy Mysteries 12 57 May 12, 2009 12:38pm  
The Next Best Boo...: Crime/Mystery/Thriller 169 634 Jun 16, 2009 05:06pm  
Audiobooks: What are you listening to now? 424 623 Aug 23, 2009 07:57am  
The Book Challenge: laurea's challenge 2009 4 58 Oct 11, 2009 02:28pm  
The Seasonal Read...: Roseann's Task 192 328 Nov 17, 2009 11:09pm  
Romance Readers R...: It's A Jungle Out There! Challenge (Quarterly) 113 227 Dec 08, 2009 01:28pm  
Love2Read: Erika's 2009 Challenge 38 7 Dec 21, 2009 12:07pm  


Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Elizabeth to Goodreads.