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The golden one The golden one Elizabeth Peters PerfectBound e-book extras: "Egytian Diary: The Amelia Peabody Expedition"; "A Nice, Practical Career for a Woman": A Conversation with Elizabeth Peters; "The Amelia Peabody Mysteries"It is 1917, and… OL10507784W
Seeing a Large Cat Seeing a Large Cat Elizabeth Peters The year is 1903. The place is Cairo. And preparing to tackle an archaeological dig in the Valley of the Kings, the intrepid Amelia Peabody dreams of a large cat, an Egyptian sign of good luck. In fa… OL14987213W
Lord of the silent Lord of the silent Elizabeth Peters In the newest "Amelia Peabody Mystery", the intrepid Egyptologist risks life, limb, and her second-best hat in 1915 Cairo. Amelia and her handsome archeologist husband defy German submarines and warr… OL15843866W
The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody #2) The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody #2) Elizabeth Peters It's 1892, and Amelia and Emerson, who is now her husband, are back in England raising their young son Ramses, when they are approached by a damsel in distress. Lady Baskerville's husband, Sir Henry,… OL17021998W
Lion in the Valley
            
                Amelia Peabody Mysteries Hardcover Lion in the Valley Amelia Peabody Mysteries Hardcover Elizabeth Peters Amelia Peabody, the intrepid archaeologist, returns to the Nile with her Egyptologist husband Emerson and their entourage to track down a brilliant and dashing master criminal wreaking havoc among th… OL17525511W
Children of the storm Children of the storm Elizabeth Peters The Great War has ended -- no longer must archaeologist Amelia Peabody fear for her family. Until her son, Ramses, encounters a mysterious, veiled goddess, and a suspected thief dies a brutal death. … OL175829W
The serpent on the crown The serpent on the crown Elizabeth Peters Once again the incomparable New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Elizabeth Peters, brings an exotic world of adventure, intrigue, and danger to vivid life, in a tale as exciting, mysterious… OL175838W
The jackal's head The jackal's head Elizabeth Peters Althea Tomlinson says she has returned to Egypt to see the sights, and to chaperon a spoiled teenager through this strange and breathtaking desert land. The truth is more complex...and dangerous. Ten… OL175845W
Naked once more Naked once more Elizabeth Peters Kirby is chosen to write a sequel to a bestselling novel whose author disappeared seven years earlier. When she goes to the author's hometown she is plagued by accidents and becomes embroiled in murd… OL17745158W
Borrower of the night Borrower of the night Elizabeth Peters A missing masterwork in wood, the last creation of a master carver who died in the violent tumult of sixteenth century Germany, may be hidden in the medieval castle in the town of Rothenburg. The pri… OL21578079W
Silhouette in scarlet Silhouette in scarlet Elizabeth Peters One red rose, a one-way ticket to Stockholm, and a cryptic message in Latin intrigue Vicky Bliss, as they were precisely intended to do. Vicky recognises the handiwork of her former lover, jewel thie… OL24298618W
Street of the five moons Street of the five moons Elizabeth Peters Vicky Bliss, a beautiful brainy art historian, is embroiled in a mystery involving a forgery ring, meticulously produced antique jewelry and a handsome English rascal. OL24300738W
Into the Mummy's Tomb Into the Mummy's Tomb Arthur Conan Doyle,Arthur Edward Pearse Brome Weigall,Mark Twain,A. C. Mace,H.P. Lovecraft,H. Rider Haggard,Ray Bradbury,Elizabeth Peters,Louisa May Alcott,Tennessee Williams,Agatha Christie,Howard Carter,Edgar Allan Poe,Sax Rohmer,Bram Stoker,John Richard Stephens,Anne Rice Arthur Weigall Thc Malevolence of Ancient Egyptian Spirits Louisa May Alcott Lost in a Pyramid, or The Mummy's Curse Various Egyptologists Raiding Mummies' Tombs Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Rin… OL2639723W
The Mummy Case (Amelia Peabody #3) The Mummy Case (Amelia Peabody #3) Elizabeth Peters Radcliffe Emerson, the irascible husband of fellow archaeologist and Egyptologist Amelia Peabody, has earned the nickname "Father of Curses" -- and at Mazghunah he demonstrates why. Denied permission… OL272735W
The Ape Who Guards the Balance The Ape Who Guards the Balance Elizabeth Peters The Valley of the Kings, 1907. Journey on a perilous adventure into antiquity with Amelia Peabody, fiction's most beloved archaeologist, and her captivating cohorts. "Ape" has it all -- exotic scener… OL272743W
Devil-May-Care Devil-May-Care Elizabeth Peters Ellie is young, rich, engaged and in love. These are the carefree days before marriage and new responsibility, and anything goes --including house-sitting at eccentric Aunt Kate's palatial estate in … OL272759W
Legend in Green Velvet Legend in Green Velvet Elizabeth Peters Scotland is Susan's passion and obsession -- and the opportunity to join a Highland dig is a dream come true for the young archaeology student. But then a sinister stranger slips Susan a cryptic mess… OL272760W
Borrower of the Night Borrower of the Night Elizabeth Peters Meet art historian Vicky Bliss, She is as beautiful as she is brainy--with unassailable courage, insatiable curiosity, and an expertise in lost museum treasures that often leads her into the most dan… OL272764W
The Murders of Richard III The Murders of Richard III Elizabeth Peters In a remote English manor house, modern admirers of the much-maligned King Richard III -- one of Shakespeare's most extraordinary villains -- are gathered for a grand weekend of dress-up and make-bel… OL272765W
The Copenhagen Connection The Copenhagen Connection Elizabeth Peters A strange twist of fate brings Elizabeth Jones face-to-face with her idol, the brilliant, eccentric historian Margaret Rosenberg, at the Copenhagen Airport. An even stranger accident makes Elizabeth … OL272766W
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