![]() ![]() "A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key. Praise for Elizabeth Peters and Crocodile on the Sandbank Now Amelia finds herself up against an unknown enemy-and perilous forces that threaten to make her first Egyptian trip also her last. Strange visitations, suspicious accidents, and a botched kidnapping convince Amelia that there is a plot afoot to harm Evelyn. Soon their little party is increased by one-one mummy that is, and a singularly lively example of the species. Together the two women sail up the Nile to an archeological site run by the Emerson brothers-the irascible but dashing Radcliffe and the amiable Walter. ![]() On her way to Cairo, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been abandoned by her scoundrel lover. Editions for Crocodile on the Sandbank: 0445406518 (Mass Market Paperback published in 1988), (Kindle Edition published in 2010), (Kindle Edition), (Kind. "If Indiana Jones were female, a wife, and a mother who lived in Victorian times, he would be Amelia Peabody Emerson."-Publishers WeeklyĪmelia Peabody, that indomitable product of the Victorian age, embarks on her debut Egyptian adventure armed with unshakable self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course, a sturdy umbrella. Meet Egyptologist Amelia Peabody in the first mystery in the Victorian-era set, New York Times bestselling "sparkling series" (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review). ![]()
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