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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 13
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In Egypt to excavate pyramids, Amelia Emerson and her husband investigate an attempt to kill their son, Ramses. The incident appears connected to a friend of Ramses who is selling forged artifacts.
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 1
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On the death of her father, 32-year old Victorian heiress Amelia Peabody travels Egypt to indulge her interest in Egyptology. She travels with Evelyn Barton-Forbes and her trusty parasol which comes in handy on more than one occasion. In Cairo the pair meet archaeologists Radcliffe and Walter Emerson and sparks fly between Radcliffe and Amelia. The groups meet again at Emerson's excavation where Amelia saves Radcliffe's life and takes charge of his...
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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 12
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Amy Leatheran is hired by archaeologist Dr. Leidner to work as nurse and companion for his wife who is subject to fits of nervous terrors. During their travel to an ancient site in the Iraqi desert, Mrs. Leidner proves to be demanding, yet fascinating. She gradually warms to Amy and, taking her into her confidence, she reveals the source of her terror. Events come to a terrible climax that results in murder. Hercule Poirot must rely on a drop of blood...
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 11
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The Emersons, summering at home in England after being banned from the Valley of the Kings, stumble into a trap when they defy the order and sneak back into Egypt in answer to an urgent summons from their friend Tarek.
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Pendergast novels volume 3
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When newspaper accounts of a serial killer at work in l880s Manhattan ignite a series of horrifyingly similar murders, FBI agent Pendergast, journalist Bill Smithback, and archaeologist Nora Kelly once again join forces.
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 14
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Intrepid archaeologist/sleuth Amelia Peabody and her family, back in Egypt in 1914 for another season of archaeological excavation, become caught up in the political turmoil sweeping the country, and when an exquisite artifact from a Giza dig is found where it ought not be, Amelia realizes her villainous arch-nemesis Sethos is at work.
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"King Tut's tomb has been discovered, but Egyptologist Ralph Trilipush finds himself in a far less spectacular position when he stakes everything on a scrap of hieroglyphic pornography. Halfway around the world, an Australian detective sets off on a globetrotting quest to find a murderer. These events, seemingly unrelated, are about to collide in a spectacular fashion." --
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Amelia Peabody mysteries volume 7
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Amelia Peabody and her husband's lives are threatened when they embark for the pyramids of ancient Egypt.
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