“And I,” said Ramses, feeding the last of the sandwiches to the cat, “wish to dig up dead people. Human remains are de indicators of de racial affiliations of de ancient Egyptians. Furdermore, I feel a useful study might be made of techniques of mummification down the ages.”

     Emerson bent a tender look upon his son and heir. “Very well, Ramses; Papa will find you all the dead bodies you want.”

Oh how I love spending time with Amelia and family! This is a much needed re-read of one of my favorites in the series. The Emerson's precocious son, Ramses, joins his parents for the first time during their annual Egyptian excavation season with "de cat, Bastet," in tow. Their arch enemy, the Master Criminal, also makes his debut, setting up the on-going story arc of his antiquities thefts and special interest in Amelia and her family. Sethos, as the Emersons later learn he's called, and "de" young Ramses are special favorites among a large cast of beloved characters. Barbara Rosenblat's narration is superb, too.

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I'm reading this for square #17 on the Snakes & Ladders game board: Genre - horror. 

I don't plan to be stranded on a desert island, but my zombie apocalypse novel would probably be a book by Elizabeth Peters, one of my ultimate comfort read authors. Mummy Case is the first book in the series in which Amelia's perniciously precocious son, Ramses, finally gets to play a prominent role. Considering the book also includes a peculiarly peripatetic mummy, an opinionated cat, and some rather amusing religious lunatics, it is the perfect book to cuddle up with while the zombies throw themselves fruitlessly against my quadruple-bolted door. 

I reviewed it here, and reviewed the first in the series here.

Last year I started to read the Amelia Peabody series by the late Elizabeth Peters, and discovered that I liked it. In the third book in the series, the Emersons are returning to Egypt, but this time they have their young, precocious son Ramses in tow, along with the cat Bastet. Assigned a distant, unremarkable site to excavate, the digging season starts out uncomfortable, but soon enough there are plenty of eccentricities to complicate matters, from several American missionaries, an overstuffed overbearing German baroness who fancies herself an ancient Queen, and something peculiar about a coffin. But it is Ramses who is the real star of this novel who keeps finding more trouble and dirt than any young child should. Great fun, real archaeology, and a painless way to see the birth of modern Egypt. Four stars overall and recommended.

For the longer review, please go here:
http://www.epinions.com/review/the_mummy_case_no_3_by_elizabeth_peters_2011_paperback/content_645854039684