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Curse of the Pharaohs (Paperback)

de Elizabeth Peters (Author)
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Victorian gentlewoman Amelia Peabody is not an idle character who sits at home and does nothing, especially when there are ancient archaeological sites to be discovered, so when a cry goes out for help, Amelia is only too happy to drop everything in England and travel to Egypt to be of assistance.


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One of the best-loved of mystery writers weaves another tale of intrigue featuring Amelia Peabody and Radcliffe of Crocodile on the Sandbank. This time the willful and witty duo must catch a murderer at an excavation of an ancient Egyptian tomb. HC: Dodd, Mead. --Ce texte provient de la Mass Market Paperback édition.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Back to the Valley of Tombs, Janv. 2 2008
This review is from: The Curse of the Pharaohs (Mass Market Paperback)
This book finds our heroine Amelia Peabody married to the archeologist she met in Crocodile on the Sandbank. They have made their home in England where they have put their first love (digging around in Egypt) on hold while they raise their son and Professor Emerson teaches archeology. But this life is not what they are suited for. When an opportunity presents itself to re-engage themselves in an expedition whose leader died (or perhaps murdered)they jump at the chance.

As the Emersons set about to dispel the idea of the Curse of the Pharoahs (a trumped up idea) they meet with a plethora of strange characters, each a possible suspect in the death of Lord Baskerville who was the original archeologist. There is the tabloid writer, the brash American investor, the superstitious Egptian natives, two other archeologists who are assisting the Emerson team, a young woman and her mother (Madame Berengeria) who believes that she is the reincarnation of a high-ranking Egyptian queen and that Professor Emerson is her long-lost love. There is also the appearance of the white veiled figure who threatens the group during the nights and leaves danger in its wake.

All in all a captivating story for mystery fans. The plot moves along rapidly and it would behoove the reader to pay attention to the details as set forth in order to find the true culprit.

I would say this is a most satisfying story either as a summer read or one to curl up with by the fire.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Better than the First One, Jui 1 2004
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This review is from: The Curse of the Pharaohs (Mass Market Paperback)
I just started on the Amelia Peabody books. Crocodile on the Sandbank I thought a little stilted and the writing a little dull, even though I loved the characters. The plot is lightweight but still entertaining. But I really thought this book was much much better: the writing was crisper, funnier, snappier. I find the relationship between Peabody and Emerson an updated version of Jane Eyre and Rochester--or the wonderful couple from Bronte's Villette. If you don't like that kind of interaction you won't like this. As a feminist I find nothing insulting or backwards about this portrayal. It is ironic and hilarious. The mystery is fully enjoyable.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 Don't Bother, Avril 22 2004
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Tedious and inane come to mind. It is written as a first person narrative consisting almost entirely of a stream of disparaging comments about everyone else written in a "catty" pseudo-feminist style, rambling descriptions of Egyptian archaeology - real or imagined - thinly veiled racist comments about the "ignorant natives" of Egypt and inept sexual innuendo. The book is very slow moving and the plot seems forced. The characters do not come across as real. Very disappointing. Leave this one on the library shelf.
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1.0étoiles sur 5 A Waste of Time
Dull and inane come to mind. Consists mostly of Peabody's artificially "catty" - sometimes racist - first-person remarks about everyone she meets (even the cat), fuzzy... Read more
Publié le Avril 22 2004 par My Name

5.0étoiles sur 5 Introduction of Ramses
Another wonderful book in the Amelia Peabody series. It is especially good because it introduces Amelia's son, Ramses, a very clever child.
Publié le Janv. 24 2004 par K. Turner

3.0étoiles sur 5 Can Be Skipped
I give this book three stars simply because Ms. Peters writes such great characters, but the plot of this book seemed a rehash of Crocodile on the Sanbank. Read more
Publié le Déc 7 2003 par Avid Reader

2.0étoiles sur 5 Abusive characters in a co-dependant relationship
Okay, am I the only one who found the (audio) version of this novel extremely irritating? I guess its just me, judging by all the positive comments about this book, but Amelia... Read more
Publié le Oct. 21 2003 par SereneNight

5.0étoiles sur 5 Precisely Peabody!!
For those not familiar with this series you're in for a treat. Amelia Peabody is a proper Victorian woman who's married to a famous Egyptologist, but don't be fooled by her... Read more
Publié le Mars 10 2003 par Judy A. Vannewkirk

4.0étoiles sur 5 Fun #2
These are fun books; the author is having fun with her characters and with us, her tongue firmly in her cheek. Read more
Publié le Fév 13 2003 par tertius3

3.0étoiles sur 5 Great surprise
Only fools never change their mind. My first two meetings with Amelia Peabody were far from successful - to use an euphemism. Yet I decided to give Peters a third, a last try. Read more
Publié le Déc 23 2002 par Xavier Lechard

5.0étoiles sur 5 I Love My Dear Peabody!
Knowing the new Mrs. Emerson's previous pragmatic and efficiently logical mind, it is fun & interesting to see how she reacts to familial bliss! And Mr. Read more
Publié le Sep 24 2002 par butterfly

4.0étoiles sur 5 Picks Up Where the First Book left off
Elizabeth Peters has done it again. The second book in the Amelia Peabody series is just as tongue-in-cheek funny as the first. Read more
Publié le Mai 3 2002 par J. J. Carew

5.0étoiles sur 5 Peabody and Emerson triumph again
A wonderful sequel to Crocodile on the Sandbank! I loved that it opened in England - after all, the Emersons don't live in Egypt year-round, and the contrast to how much more... Read more
Publié le Juil 19 2001 par gandemom

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