Cynthia's review
The Last Camel Died at Noon (Amelia Peabody)
by Elizabeth Peters
Cynthia's review
The Last Camel Died at Noon (Amelia Peabody) by Elizabeth Peters
Cynthia's review
rating:
recommended for: genre mystery lovers and fans of egyptology
this whole series totally rocks. Peters was a successful genre romance writer who went from writing bland 70s love stories to really funny suspense/romances. She peaks with the Amelia Peabody series, about a blustery egocentric married couple, wealthy archaeologists with an ultraminxy son named Ramses, after the famous pharaoh. The stories become more and more sophisticated and more like real adventure stories as the series progresses and Peters settles in. They move from the late 1800s, dealing very much with feminism and the role of women, and move into World War I era and begin to take a more sober look at the world and international politics. I highly highly recommend these books!!
