false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171921671m/126730.jpg 126730 10 A menacing cloud hangs over the eighth adventure of 19th-century archeologists Amelia Peabody and her husband, Radcliffe Emerson (seen before in The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog). Unfortunately, the cloud rains suspense only in the book's final quarter, long after the warning of a dire threat has paled. In Cairo, Amelia and Emerson are visited by a mysterious man who shows them a scarab ring and claims that it is the symbol of the High Priest of Queen Tetisheri, whom he has sworn to protect. He offers to lead them to her tomb, thereby passing his "sacred duty" onto Emerson. But after the man acts as if he's poisoned and then vanishes, the couple dismiss his words. They are soon reminded of his visit when a notorious antiquities dealer, whom they liken to a hippopotamus because of his girth, warns them to watch whom they trust. With their preteen son, Ramses, and their ward, Nefret, the family travels to western Thebes in search of Tetisheri's tomb. There, after a series of minor mishaps, Ramses is abducted, requiring Amelia and Emerson to begin what seems a nearly impossible task to get him back. 122041 1996 The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody, #8) total:1412|5:413|4:644|3:322|2:30|1:3| 1412 5670 1705 44 4 1 false false Thu Oct 15 17:30:33 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 17:40:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Apr 14 12:50:03 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 12:52:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 02 12:18:03 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 12:20:00 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jul 07 18:19:06 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 18:20:43 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Mar 26 23:33:04 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 23:34:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Oct 05 12:05:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 12:06:07 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 21:33:47 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 21:34:29 -0700 2009 4 0 false true Mon Mar 02 10:45:07 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 10:53:12 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 10:45:07 -0800 2009
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If that's so, this book has some of the rockiest writing I've ever seen - I couldn't even get thro...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 18:02:09 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 18:16:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 27 11:48:06 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 22:07:59 -0700 2008
The Amelia Peabody books are amazing. Well written and funny in a subtle sort of way. These are usually the books sitting on my nightstand that I cozy up with before bed. Some...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 05 14:03:06 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 15 07:36:07 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Apr 22 21:31:24 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 21:33:13 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Jun 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Feb 06 05:43:15 -0800 2009 Mon Jun 15 20:29:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 08:27:51 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 08:12:20 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=126730