Elizabeth Peters



Elizabeth Peters

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born September 29, 1927
gender female
place of birth Canton, Illinois, United States
website http://www.mpmbooks.com/
genre Mystery & Thrillers

about this author

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

She was born in Canton, Illinois and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in Egyptology. She has writen a few nonfiction books under her own name in the field of Egyptology.

books by Elizabeth Peters

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avg rating: 3.96 | 11150 ratings | 53 distinct works
The Last Camel Died at Noon The Last Camel Died at Noon (Amelia Peabody)
by Elizabeth Peters
avg rating 4.13 — 466 ratings — published 1991
16 editions
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The Hippopotamus Pool The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody Mysteries (Paperback))
by Elizabeth Peters
avg rating 4.01 — 461 ratings — published 1996
9 editions
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He Shall Thunder in the Sky He Shall Thunder in the Sky (Mass Market Paperback)
by Elizabeth Peters
avg rating 4.19 — 441 ratings — published 2001
12 editions
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The Deeds of the Disturber The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody Mysteries (Paperback))
by Elizabeth Peters
avg rating 4.02 — 457 ratings — published 2000
14 editions
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The Falcon at the Portal: An A... The Falcon at the Portal: An Amelia Peabody Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
by Elizabeth Peters
avg rating 4.06 — 450 ratings — published 2000
9 editions
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The Ape Who Guards the Balance... The Ape Who Guards the Balance : An Amelia Peabody Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
by Elizabeth Peters
avg rating 4.04 — 445 ratings — published 1999
14 editions
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The Curse of the Pharaohs The Curse of the Pharaohs (Paperback)
by Elizabeth Peters
avg rating 3.99 — 431 ratings — published 2000
17 editions
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Lion in the Valley Lion in the Valley (Amelia Peabody)
by Elizabeth Peters
avg rating 4.09 — 411 ratings — published 2001
14 editions
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The Golden One The Golden One (Amelia Peabody Mystery)
by Elizabeth Peters
avg rating 3.98 — 412 ratings — published 2003
8 editions
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Lord of the Silent: A Novel of... Lord of the Silent: A Novel of Suspense (Mass Market Paperback)
by Elizabeth Peters
avg rating 4.07 — 340 ratings — published 2002
9 editions
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quotes by 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
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"Marriage, in my view, should be a balanced stalemate between equal adversaries."
Elizabeth Peters (The Mummy Case)
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"I would not be at all surprised to find that it was for gold that Cain committed the first murder. (It happened a very long time ago, and Holy Writ, though no doubt divinely inspired, is a trifle careless about details. God is not a historian)."
Elizabeth Peters
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