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Seeing a Large Cat - Elizabeth Peters
Seeing a Large Cat
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'Stay away from tomb Twenty-Al' says an ominous message delivered by an unseen hand. The year is 1903, the place is Cairo, and it's time for Amelia's ninth adventure. She is asked for help by an old friend whose husband has fallen for a spiritualist; then a plea arrives from an expat colonel... show more
'Stay away from tomb Twenty-Al' says an ominous message delivered by an unseen hand. The year is 1903, the place is Cairo, and it's time for Amelia's ninth adventure. She is asked for help by an old friend whose husband has fallen for a spiritualist; then a plea arrives from an expat colonel whose daughter is threatened by an unknown enemy, and Ramses, now a headstrong teenager, undertakes an adventure that is guaranteed to turn his mother's hair white! Amelia then dreams of a large cat, an Egyptian sign of good luck - which as the situation stands, is in precious short supply...
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781841194868 (1841194867)
Publisher: Robinson
Pages no: 389
Edition language: English
Series: Amelia Peabody (#9)
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Hooked on Books
Hooked on Books rated it
5.0 Seeing a Large Cat
I thought the story itself was good but what I really enjoyed most about this book was the well-played transition of Ramses and Nefret from children to teenagers. I loved how Peters incorporated the teenagers accounts so you could see what the parents were doing and thinking and but also what he ki...
JackieLoz
JackieLoz rated it
5.0 Seeing a Large Cat
I love the Emersons! In this one the Emersons are warned not to dig at a certain tomb. so, of course, that's where they go. I love Emerson and Peabody but Nefret, Ramses and David are teenagers and are very involved in the mystery. Loved it!
What I'm reading
What I'm reading rated it
4.0 Seeing a Large Cat (Amelia Peabody, Book 9 )
Started to read this during my NY visit. I started it after visiting the Met. We find Amelia Peabody Emerson with her "tribe" : husband Radcliffe aka Emerson (whom I've cast with Michael Shanks' face for a number of years now), her son, Ramses who's a young man now, David, Ramses' best friend, Abdul...
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