Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody Series #1)
Amelia Peabody inherited two things from her father: a considerable fortune and an unbendable will. The first allowed her to indulge in her life's passion. Without the second, the mummy's curse would have made corpses of them all.
Amelia Peabody inherited two things from her father: a considerable fortune and an unbendable will. The first allowed her to indulge in her life's passion. Without the second, the mummy's curse would have made corpses of them all.
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780445406513
Publish date: 28-01-1988
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Edition language: English
Category:
Adventure,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Mystery,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Cozy Mystery,
Egypt,
Fiction,
Historical
bookshelves: published-1975, spring-2013, series, mystery-thriller, historical-fiction, fraudio, archaeology, adventure, afr-egypt, african-continent, victoriana, flufferoonies, tbr-busting-2013 Read from May 21 to 22, 2013 Arch but quick fun.TBR Busting 2013 Amelia Peabody, indomitable Victor...
Arch but quick fun.TBR Busting 2013
I'm rereading all the Amelia Peabody books in order. This is the first one. It relates the adventures of Amelia in Italy and Egypt. This includes meeting Emerson and the ensuing battles they have. It was not as good as I remembered because the author is a much better writer now. Other than Amel...
This book is the first in a series about Amelia Peabody, and one of my favorites of all time. It has become a "comfort read" for me when I need to escape for a little while and don't want to be too taxed.Amelia inherited a large sum of money and decided to see the world. She considered herself an ol...