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Lord of the Silent (Amelia Peabody #13)
For archaeologist Amelia Peabody and her family, the allure of Egypt remains as powerful as ever, even in this tense time of World War. But nowhere in this desert land is safe -- especially for Amelia's son Ramses and his beautiful new wife Nefret. Treachery and peril are pursuing the two young lovers across the length and breadth of this strange, exotic world, strengtheni...more
Paperback, 496 pages
Published
April 2nd 2002
by Avon
(first published 2001)
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I am a latecomer to the Amelia Peabody mystery series. Beginning my acquaintance with #13 in the series, I didn't feel lost at all. I was soon enveloped in the bustling family and busy excavations of Amelia Peabody Emerson, her handsome and erudite archeologist husband Radcliffe Emerson, and their growing family and extended Egyptian family. Set in Egypt around World War I, the books apparently always involve murders, thefts involving precious tomb artifacts, political intrigue, and even espiona...more
Barbara Mertz uses her knowledge of Egyptian history, art and Egyptology to make her mystery/adventures authentic. In Lord of Silent, Amelia and her family find themselves in peril once again even though Ramses has avoided further uncover work for the war effort. World War does not stop Emerson from worrying about his precious tombs and artifacts. Descriptions of Deir el Bahri and the Giza plateau are mesmerizing. A reader can almost experience an archeological dig first hand. This was not may f...more
The saga of the Egyptological Emerson family continues. Lord of the Silent begins with their return to Egypt as WWI threatens, yet again, to pull them into its midst.
Even as they retreat to their beloved Luxor they are not immune to the effects of the war.
When Amelia discovers a recently dead body in a tomb, which is then followed by the discovery of others, they are plunged right into the thick of things, as usual.
Meanwhile, Amelia is busy trying to keep her son Ramses from being compelled to a...more
Even as they retreat to their beloved Luxor they are not immune to the effects of the war.
When Amelia discovers a recently dead body in a tomb, which is then followed by the discovery of others, they are plunged right into the thick of things, as usual.
Meanwhile, Amelia is busy trying to keep her son Ramses from being compelled to a...more
Another enjoyable book about the Emersons's (old and young). This time Ramses and Nefret are looking into their own mystery just as Emerson and Peabody are looking into one. They don't realize that they are connected! Of course there are dead bodies and new characters. I really liked Senna she is almost like Ramses was when he was little.
The Master is back again, is he helping the Emerson's or up to his old tricks again?
It was great seeing Ramses and Nefret try is settle into to marriage and th...more
The Master is back again, is he helping the Emerson's or up to his old tricks again?
It was great seeing Ramses and Nefret try is settle into to marriage and th...more
Much to my own surprise, I decided to give this book four stars even though I had quite a few gripes about it, so obviously there were many things that I liked about it. The story was engaging. The characters were likable. Due to the characters alone, I would read more of the Peabody series, and maybe I should have prior to reading this book. Although the book did a good job of explaining history from the past books in the series, I think that I would have benefited from reading the previous boo...more
This is book #13 in the Amelia Peabody series, and the stories and the characters never get dull or disappoint! I love this series as much now as I did when I read the very first book!
What's great about the stories now is that with Ramses and Nefret grown up and married to each other, there are now four formidable Emersons instead of just two in the elder couple of Amelia and Emerson. The interplay between the four as they all adjust to the fact that the "children" are now grown and just as clev...more
What's great about the stories now is that with Ramses and Nefret grown up and married to each other, there are now four formidable Emersons instead of just two in the elder couple of Amelia and Emerson. The interplay between the four as they all adjust to the fact that the "children" are now grown and just as clev...more
Alright so this review isn't going to be spectacular (not that any of mine are) because it took me so long to finish this book. Not because it was bad, but because I decided taking 18 credits and double majoring was a good idea. Anyway, enough about me.
Overall, this was another wonderful book and I am still just as much in love with the Emersons' as I was when I first met them. Maybe even more so now. Ramses and Nefret are a wonderful couple, I adore them. However, the growth of the family also...more
Overall, this was another wonderful book and I am still just as much in love with the Emersons' as I was when I first met them. Maybe even more so now. Ramses and Nefret are a wonderful couple, I adore them. However, the growth of the family also...more
More fun with the Emerson-Peabodys: another nice little murder mystery amid the scenic background of the tombs of ancient Egyptian royalty, which are still being doggedly explored despite the worries and inconveniences of a World War. As long as you don't expect this book to be as amazing as the previous one, He Shall Thunder in the Sky, you should be entertained.
I have never grown tired of what serves as romantic banter between Emerson and Peabody. Peters has done a wonderful job depicting this...more
I have never grown tired of what serves as romantic banter between Emerson and Peabody. Peters has done a wonderful job depicting this...more
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Will that guy never die? It was over the top before, and now it's becoming absolutely ridiculous. The mystery in this novel was extra confusing this time, as there were multiple things going on, and it was hard at times to unwrap which ones mattered and which ones didn't. I loved seeing Ramses and Nefret start their life together, and figure out how to make their marriage work. And I am glad Sethos came back, because I really do like him. The only person I really don't like is Margaret Minton -...more
Maybe not fair of me to rate this book high just because I love the series so much. These books are so enjoyable to me. They never get old or disappoint. I love that here we have Ramses (ah, Ramses) and Nefret honeymooning on the family dahabeeya (how romantic is that?) Enabling them to have some separation from the 'folks, while yet remaining near enough to fully participate and abet in all of the exciting happenings that follow the Emerson family through their beloved Egypt. Way to go, Gang!
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I’m going to give this series a break. I mean, it’s good and all, but toward the end of this one I wanted it to be over. I’m a little conflicted in that the villain, who keeps coming back from the dead, is the most interesting character, and I’m not sure that’s deliberate. A good book, but too many in a row may have watered down the appeal of this series for me.
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Enjoyable - I had forgotten much of this story. A good look at relationships within the Emerson family as they change and develop in lieu of Ramses and Nefret's marriage, Amelia's attempt to be more open in her affections for her son, and the newly discovered family connection to Sethos, while still packing in action, mystery and archaeological adventure.
I love to read these books during the school year. They are lively, witty, and interesting but more importantly easy reads. Yes, it is part of a series but this series is unique in that it grows (as do the main characters, who age!!!) and reflects events in history.
The basic series follows an Egyptologist wife and husband Amelia Peabody and Radcliffe Emerson, their children Ramses and Nefret, and their extended family and friends. Real events in Egyptological, Egyptian, and British history are i...more
The basic series follows an Egyptologist wife and husband Amelia Peabody and Radcliffe Emerson, their children Ramses and Nefret, and their extended family and friends. Real events in Egyptological, Egyptian, and British history are i...more
This book wasn't as emotionally intense as the last two, which was a nice break. I love how this series has developed and the characters have grown. It's nice to see Nefret more controlled, Ramses less controlled, Ameilia more affectionate and Emerson, well, I'm not sure if Emerson's changed much, but that's OK. Looking forward to #14!
Not my favorite book, but I still love the series. This one has Nefret an Ramses adjusting to married life. The Emerson's return to Egypt and of course a body shows up. Some far fetched twists and turns but I do like how the family sticks together and embrace their own eccentricities.
I absolutely love this series. These would make great films. Amelia is a heroine for all times, and the archeological setting is delightful. Mummies, sarcophogus, curses, male/female role posturing....Mystery, humor, romance, these books have it all!
Another wonderfully fun episode of the Amelia Peabody series. I always listen to the audio version because the narrator (Barbara Rosenblat) brings the characters to life in a magical way. Oh how these books make me laugh!!!!! I really wish there were more than 5 stars.
Amelia Peabody is such a good role model for negligent moms everywhere who let their kids go free range. And I mean that in the best possible way. But the tricky plot twists in this one did stretch credulity.
Second time I've listened to this on cd - love Amelia and her family. Barbara Rowenblat is the best reader ever!
Start at book one and work your way through the audio versions - you are in for a treat.
Start at book one and work your way through the audio versions - you are in for a treat.
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Not everyone likes these more detailed later novels in the series but i really like them a lot, I find they're richer and more interesting without losing their goofy superficial predictable fun-ness.
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This is the first "book" I have read from this series. I have read all the others as audio books. I really enjoyed the story and look forward to the next book in the series.
Not my favorite in the series but quite enjoyable nonetheless. I love how Emerson and Peabody have ended up being very much alike in many ways. The dangers of a long happy marriage ;-)
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A vacation from the world in book form. Romance, mystery and a dashing hero entangled in an exotic historical setting.
The Emerson keeps growing and the mysteries keep surrounding them. This book is not as emotionally heavy as the last two, thank goodness, my heart needed a rest and I needed to get a refill on kleenex. But this was still a fun adventure, or in this case, this had a couple of fun adventures until they finally came together as one.
I love the insight of the other characters feelings to Amelia and her excentricities. I thought in the beginning that we were to expected to expect her behavior as norm...more
I love the insight of the other characters feelings to Amelia and her excentricities. I thought in the beginning that we were to expected to expect her behavior as norm...more
Woohoo! I had hoped that so-and-so wasn't actually such-and-such; very happy to read that that's the case. [Deliberately vague to avoid spoilers.]
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Elizabeth Peters is a pen name of Barbara Mertz. She also writes as Barbara Michaels as well as her own name. Born and brought up in Illinois, she earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago. Mertz 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 Fred...more
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“Emerson abandoned irony for blunt and passionate speech.
'This war has been a monumental blunder from the start! Britain is not solely responsible, but by God, gentlemen, she must share the blame, and she will pay a heavy price: the best of her young men, future scholars and scientists and statesmen, and ordinary, decent men who might have led ordinary, decent lives. And how will it end, when you tire of your game of soldiers? A few boundaries redrawn, a few transitory political advantages, in exchange for an entire continent laid waste and a million graves! What I do may be of minor importance in the total accumulation of knowledge, but at least I don't have blood on my hands.”
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'This war has been a monumental blunder from the start! Britain is not solely responsible, but by God, gentlemen, she must share the blame, and she will pay a heavy price: the best of her young men, future scholars and scientists and statesmen, and ordinary, decent men who might have led ordinary, decent lives. And how will it end, when you tire of your game of soldiers? A few boundaries redrawn, a few transitory political advantages, in exchange for an entire continent laid waste and a million graves! What I do may be of minor importance in the total accumulation of knowledge, but at least I don't have blood on my hands.”
“She is fiercely protective of all those she loves, Emerson. She would take your part just as vigorously if someone were unkind to you.'
'D'you think so?' Emerson considered this idea.
'I refuse to pick a quarrel with you so that Sennia can defend you. She'll get over it; just be polite to Gargery.'
'Damnation,' said Emerson”
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'D'you think so?' Emerson considered this idea.
'I refuse to pick a quarrel with you so that Sennia can defend you. She'll get over it; just be polite to Gargery.'
'Damnation,' said Emerson”
