The Ape Who Guards the Balance by Elizabeth Peters
Book ten in the Amelia Peabody murder mystery series The prospects for the 1907 archaeological season in Egypt seem fairly dull to Amelia. As a result of Emerson's less-than-diplomatic behaviour they have been demoted to examining only the most boring tombs in the Valley of the Kings - mere leftovers, really. And then, in a seedy section of Cairo, the younger members of the Peabody-Emerson clan purchase a mintcondition papyrus of the famed Book of the Dead, and so begins a new adventure into antiquity. Suddenly, the season for Amelia changes from dull to deadly as she has to untangle a web woven of criminals and cults, stolen treasures and fallen women - all the while under the unblinking eye of a ruthless, remorseless killer.
- 'I can't wait for the next Peabody story... I really do think [Elizabeth Peters] books are great entertainment.' Angela Rippon - 'A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key' Washington Post Book World - 'Amelia Peabody's capers are a sheer delight, witty, full of seat-of-the-pants comic action and impregnated with all the lore of Egyptian archaeology.' Maxim Jakubowski, Guardian - 'Between Amelia Peabody and Indiana Jones, it's Amelia in wit and daring - by a landslide!' New York Times Book Review - 'The most potent female force to hit Egypt since Cleopatra' Philadelphia Inquirer
Elizabeth Peters is a prolific and successful novelist with over fifty titles to her credit. She is internationally renowned for her mystery stories, especially those featuring indomitable heroine Amelia Peabody. She lives in a historic farmhouse in Frederick, Maryland, with six cats and two dogs.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841194875 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841194875 |
| Title | The Ape Who Guards the Balance |
| Author | Elizabeth Peters |
| Series | An Amelia Peabody Murder Mystery |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2003-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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