What Members of Reading with Style Are Saying About…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Such fun! There is, perhaps, only one decent characterization in this, and that one characterization is Amelia Peabody. Opinionated and forthright, she is the epitome of a domineering woman and yet she is kind, endearing and - almost - selfless. The other characters are not quite so three-dimensional, except Radcliffe Emerson the archaeologist. He mostly blusters and carries on and, if it is possible, is even more opinionated and forthright than is Amelia.
This wasn't the sort of mystery I though ...more
This wasn't the sort of mystery I though ...more
Having inherited a fortune, Ms. Amelia Peabody eschews the likely drudgery of marriage and sets off for Egypt instead. She takes a ruined ingenue under her wing as a traveling companion, then, enamored by the pyramids and bat-infested tombs, falls in with an archaeological expedition. However, something strange is emerging from the tombs at night...
This was a fun little summer mystery set at an Egyptian archaeological dig during Victorian times. While the mystery itself is rather predictable, th ...more
This was a fun little summer mystery set at an Egyptian archaeological dig during Victorian times. While the mystery itself is rather predictable, th ...more
Although I've read this book, it's been many years. This is just a placeholder for my postal book club selection, so I don't spoil the surprise for everyone.
...more
Elizabeth Peters is a great example of a writer who has long been on my radar but I never actually picked up a book of hers. This book, the first in a long series (hooray!), consists of Amelia Peabody’s recounting of a frightening series of events during her boat trip up the Nile River, while stopped at an archaeological site. I enjoyed the character of Miss Peabody, who says things like “People of that sort seldom fall ill; they are too busy pretending to be ill. Yet no sooner had we reached Ro
...more
Amelia Peabody has inherited money from her father and decides to visit all the places he researched. In Italy she meets Evelyn Barton-Forbes who is down on her luck after running away with a man who ends up being a cad. Amelia has Evelyn accompany her to Egypt where they meet the Emerson brothers and become involved with their archaeological excavation at Armana. Soon a mummy begins showing up at night.
I've read all but the last book Peters wrote in the series. It's been quite awhile since I r ...more
I've read all but the last book Peters wrote in the series. It's been quite awhile since I r ...more
Jul 06, 2009
Potjy
marked it as to-read
Feb 27, 2010
Gaijinmama
marked it as to-read
Feb 12, 2012
Sharon
marked it as to-read
Jan 15, 2013
Davi
marked it as to-read
May 01, 2014
Ali
marked it as to-read
Sep 24, 2014
Jen
marked it as to-read
Apr 03, 2018
Paula S
marked it as to-read
