The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody Mysteries (Paperback))

by Elizabeth Peters
The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody Mysteries (Paperback))  
published 2000 by Avon
binding Mass Market Paperback
isbn 0380731959   (isbn13: 9780380731954)
pages 400
characters Amelia Peabody
setting United Kingdom
description Can fear kill? There are those who believe so--but Amelia Peabody is skeptical. A respected Egyptologist and amateur sleuth, Amelia has foiled felonio...more
date added
01-09-07



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The Discriminating Fangirl
11/28/07

bookshelves: egypt, historical-fiction, mystery
Read in November, 2007
This book is definitely a change of pace for Peabody and Emerson. Instead of being set in Egypt, like the first four books in the series, this one takes place in London, though the mystery still centers around Egyptology.

Ramses became infinitely more interesting to me in this book. Before he was a fun sort of curiosity, but now i'm taking him much more seriously as a character. His cousins? Are horrid.

I particularly liked the insertion of jealously on the part of both Peabody and Eme...more
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Cee
Cee rated it: 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
01/07/08

bookshelves: audio-book, historical-fiction, mystery
Read in January, 2008
This is the first Amelia Peabody book not set in Egypt (I am reading, or listening to, the series steadily through from the beginning). I thought perhaps I wouldn't like it as much as the others, but I loved it. The awful cousins were satisfyingly awful (in the audio book, Percy is given the most unctuous voice - it's wonderful), Ramses is endearing rather than annoying, Amelia & Emmerson are lovely, even when they're wilfully misunderstanding each other, and the mystery was terribl...more
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kellyn
kellyn rated it: 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
02/02/08

Read in December, 2007
This book takes place during the summer, when the Emerson's stay in England (as it is too hot to excavate in Egypt). I didn't enjoy the setting of this one as much as the others, but the interaction between Emerson and Amelia is quite different from when they are in Egypt, as they are now in 'civilized' company most of the time. Their love for each other is tested as one of the persons embroiled in the mystery they're solving turns out to be an 'old flame' of Emerson's. This makes their dialogue...more
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Monique
Monique rated it: 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars
04/10/08

Read in April, 2008
Even though this is part of an ongoing murder mystery series this one book is very interesting...It chronicles a woman, her husband and son as they investigate strange occurrences in..you guessed it my favorite place ancient Egypt...In this story there are three strange deaths linked to a mummy complete with a ominous curse on all that come in contact with it..This is an English novel and the people in this novel talk so eloquently it is inspiring and the story though it drags on alittle is real...more
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Felicia
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12/28/07

Read in January, 2008
Pretty darn good, although it certainly was slow in the middle. I do not care for jealousy, which featured prominently. However, that was resolved in a pleasing manner (although, in my opinion, no resolution to jealousy is as good as the resolution in Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale). Ramses is definitely toned down somewhat, although he is still a bit much at times. As far as the mystery goes, that was indeed very exciting at the end.
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Aprilmazzo
Aprilmazzo rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
05/02/08

I'm going to cheat and copy and paste my review of this series to all of the books that I have read from it.

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. Sometimes I do need to take a break and read a different book, then come back to the series.

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Caroline
Caroline rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
09/26/07

bookshelves: mystery, read-in-2007
Read in September, 2007
A bit of a change of pace for Amelia Peabody. Amelia, Emerson, and Ramses return to England only to discover there's a murder investigation going on, involving a man disguised as an Egyptian Priest and a "Mummy's Curse." Fun like the previous novels in the series, and it was nice to get a little change of scenery and see what was going on with Evelyn and Walter again.
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Cozyegg
Cozyegg rated it: 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars
09/04/07

Read in August, 2007
I always enjoy the Amelia Peabody series. This one is no exception. This book finds them back at home in England rather than in Egypt, but is no less interesting for that. We are introduced to some background for Emerson and for Peabody, including her brother and his family. A good, quick summer read.
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Jimmy
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04/13/08

bookshelves: currently-listening
I think this is #5 in the Amelia Peabody series about her and Radcliffe Emerson the eminent Egyptologist. This one takes place in London and is a little slower than some of the others.
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Lynn
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02/05/08

I am reading this series in order from the beginning, and this was a good entry in the series. I love it when the family is in Egypt, but this story was great based in England.
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CJ
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01/23/08

bookshelves: 2008-books
Read in January, 2008
recommended to CJ by: Jillian
I think this is my favorite Amelia Peabody mystery so far. I loved the interaction between her and Emerson and I felt that finally Ramses was more interesting than annoying.
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Lucy
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02/26/07

bookshelves: egypt-ancient-et-al, novels-of-mystery, reread, the-mile
#5 for Amelia Peabody. This one takes place in England. The MC is prowling and Amelia is supporting womens' rights (as usual).
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Callista
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07/22/07

Read in December, 2006
Not the strongest of the plots, but the rescue is good. The domestic subplot kind of bothered me.
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Melissa
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11/18/07

bookshelves: books-i-have-read-
Read in May, 1992
recommends it for: mystery lovers
#5 in the series... still liking the characters. LOVE Ramses. He is every mother's nightmare.
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Vickie
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02/17/08

bookshelves: listened-to
Read in June, 2005
BOT, pretty good, but not fond of this series.
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Caroline
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12/27/07

bookshelves: amelia-peabody
Read in January, 2008
Summer 1896, Amelia 43-44, Ramses 8-9
London
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Ellyn
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05/14/08

recommends it for: Anyone who loves a farcical romantic mystery
Another Amelia Peabody Classic
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Chelsea
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07/11/07

Read in December, 2006
Another good mystery.
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Jennie
Jennie marked it as to-read
11/05/07

bookshelves: to-read, wishlist
Book 5 - Peabody
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Tania
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04/22/08

bookshelves: mystery
#5 in the series
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avg rating (all editions): 4.01 (492 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 4.02 (462 ratings)
number of reviews: 22






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The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody Mystery)
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