The Falcon at the Portal Elizabeth Peters

Name: The Falcon at the Portal By Elizabeth Peters
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The Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters

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Summary

It is 1911, and Amelia Peabody is in Egypt for the annual dig and to celebrate a wedding - but no sooner is it over than the groom is accused of selling fake Egyptian artefacts, a dead American is found at the bottom of a shaft, and a mysterious child sparks a crisis.

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The Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters

Amelia Peabody and her family travel to Egypt for their annual dig. Her niece's Egyptian husband is accused of selling ancient artefacts that are actually exquisite fakes, and then the body of an American is found at the botton of the family's excavation shaft. It becomes clear that the land of the pharoahs harbours many secrets.

About Elizabeth Peters

Elizabeth Peters is a prolific and successful writer of over 50 books. She is internationally celebrated for her mystery stories (especially those featuring her indomitable Victorian heroine, Amelia Peabody). She earned her PhD in Egyptology from University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. Named Grandmaster at the Anthony Awards in 1986 and Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America in 1998, in 2003, she received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malice Domestic Convention. She lives in an historic farmhouse in Frederick, Maryland, with six cats and two dogs.

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Sku

GOR001452216

ISBN 13

9781841191102

ISBN 10

1841191108

Title

The Falcon at the Portal by Elizabeth Peters

Author

Elizabeth Peters

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Little, Brown Book Group

Year published

19991014

Number of pages

320

Prizes

N/A

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