Caroline's review
The Last Camel Died at Noon: An Amelia Peabody Mystery (Book 6)
by Elizabeth Peters
Caroline's review
The Last Camel Died at Noon: An Amelia Peabody Mystery (Book 6) by Elizabeth Peters
Caroline's review
rating:
bookshelves:
mystery,
read-in-2007
This is actually a whole lot different from the rest of the series up until this point. Rather than the typical murder mystery (or Master Criminal mystery, as it may be), this is much more a good, old-fashioned adventure story. Amelia Peabody and her husband Radcliff Emerson go on a journey to track down an archaeologist and his wife that went missing years ago, and wind up discovering a civilization hidden from the rest of the world and kept a secret.
Lots of fascinating characters in this one, especially Kemit and Nefret. The mystery of this novel surrounds the missing Mr. and Mrs. Forth, and the conclusion of that part of the story was very satisfying and happily a surprise. Definitely a fun story, and is apparently modeled after the works of H. Rider Haggard.
Lots of fascinating characters in this one, especially Kemit and Nefret. The mystery of this novel surrounds the missing Mr. and Mrs. Forth, and the conclusion of that part of the story was very satisfying and happily a surprise. Definitely a fun story, and is apparently modeled after the works of H. Rider Haggard.
