The Serpent on the Crown
A Fiction, Mystery, Historical Mystery book. Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom. Elizabeth Peters, The Serpent on the...
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- Pages: 368 pages
- ISBN: 9780060591786 / 60591781
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Many persons lead lives of crushing boredom. Elizabeth Peters, The Serpent on the Crown //
Amelia Peabody and her vast and varied family face one of their final mysteries, when a woman gives them a cursed statue and demands they save her from the black affrit that's been haunting her. Of course, someone dies and there's a great deal of danger and early 20th century daring-do. This is not really my type of book, so I suspect... I really enjoy Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody series, especially as read by Barbara Rosenblat. The characters are engaging, the plots full of twists and the historical/archaeological details interesting. It doesn't hurt that they are often really funny, mostly because of the characters' quirks: Amelia with her parasols, "little lists"... First read April 10, 2010If you like this series, then you'll love this one. Same scenario, same people (Peabody, Emerson, Ramses, Nefret and Cyrus) but different mystery and different tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Of course, you know someone is going to be in mortal danger - no difference here. As predictable as it is, it's enjoyable...
