Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody Mysteries)
MP3 CD – MP3 Audio, January 1, 2001
Description
[Peters is] a writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key. -- "Washington Post Book World" Evokes all the passion & mystery of the 'Golden Age of Egyptology' with humor, intelligence and insight. -- "Ancient Egypt Magazine" The indomitable Amelia Peabody carries the listener along as easily as she carries her umbrella. -- "AudioFile" Unforgettable...Peabody makes her first appearance in this clever mystery. -- "Amazon.com, editorial review" Elizabeth Peters (1927-2013) was a New York Times bestselling author whose novels were often set against historical backdrops. She earned a PhD in Egyptology at the University of Chicago. She also wrote bestselling books under the pseudonym Barbara Michaels. Susan O'Malley (a.k.a. Bernadette Dunne) is the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and has twice been nominated for the prestigious Audie Award. She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London and the Studio Theater in Washington, DC, and has appeared at the Kennedy Center and off Broadway. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Features & Highlights
- Amelia Peabody, that indomitable product of the Victorian age, embarks on her first Egyptian adventure armed with unshakable self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course, a sturdy umbrella. On her way, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been ruined and abandoned on the streets of Rome by her rascally lover. With a typical disregard for convention, Amelia promptly hires her fellow countrywoman as a companion and takes her to Cairo.
- Eluding Evelyn's former lover, who wants her back, and Evelyn's cousin Lord Ellesmere, who wishes to marry her, the two women sail up the Nile to an archaeological site that is home to a rather lively mummy. Soon strange visitations, suspicious accidents, and a botched kidnapping convince Amelia that there is a plot afoot to harm Evelyn.
