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The Snake, The Crocodile, and The Dog – Elizabeth Peters

When we last saw Amelia Peabody at the end of “The Last Camel Died at Noon” by Elizabeth Peters, she was escaping imprisonment with her husband Emerson and their son Ramses. They had been held against their will in the fabled Lost Oasis, not quite so fabled any more, now that they had found it. They brought back with them a peculiar souvenir in the form of a beautiful thirteen-year-old girl named Nefret, who had been raised to believe that she was the High Priestess of Isis, when in actuality she was English and the daughter of the persons Amelia … Continue reading →

The Deeds of the Disturber – Elizabeth Peters

Emerson, Amelia, and Ramses have just returned from their dig at the pyramids of Dashoor. The press had a field day with their adventures while they were gone, and they come home to find that their old “friend,” Kevin O’Connell, has been concocting all manner of sensationalized stories about them and their future mystery-solving activities. It seems that a night guard at the museum has been found dead on the floor near an ancient mummy case, a look of fear on his face, and Kevin has assured his readers that Emerson and Amelia will solve the case. Emerson strongly feels … Continue reading →