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The Serpent on the Crown
by
Elizabeth Peters
It is part of the Amelia Peabody #17 series and is a historical mystery in a paperback edition that was published by Avon Publications on March 28, 2006 and has 496 pages.
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Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Lord of the Silent, The Golden One, Children of the Storm, Tomb of the Golden Bird, Guardian of the Horizon, A River in the Sky, The Painted Queen, Crocodile on the Sandbank, The Curse of the Pharaohs, The Mummy Case, Lion in the Valley, The Deeds of the Disturber, The Last Camel Died at Noon, The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog, The Hippopotamus Pool, Seeing a Large Cat, The Ape Who Guards the Balance, Guardian of the Horizon, A River in the Sky, He Shall Thunder in the Sky, The Falcon at the Portal
Seventeenth in the Amelia Peabody historical mystery series featuring a forceful woman archeologist.
My Take
The Emersons do have their fun. A sensationalistic authoress thrusts a priceless Egyptian artifact onto Emerson begging him to remove the curse and destroy the black afrit who killed her wealthy husband and now dogging her path. The whole of Luxor is holding its collective breath waiting for one of Emerson’s [in[famous exorcisms as disappearances and beatings occur around them.
Fortunately, David has arrived to protect Ramses’ back as the entire family goes on the hunt for the true culprits and all that is missing. Sethos has shown up as well…I do love that man…he has such a wicked sense of humor! I’m beginning to think Sethos finds his family as challenging as his earlier career(s) and wouldn’t miss out on their adventures for worlds.
And there is more than one villain after more than one treasure with terrible consequences…lots of setting up here for the future.
