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The Serpent on the Crown (Amelia Peabody Mysteries) (edition 2005)

by Elizabeth Peters

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New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Elizabeth Peters, brings an exotic world of adventure, intrigue, and danger to vivid life, in a tale as powerful as ancient Egypt.

The Emersons have returned to the Valley of the Kings in 1922 and Amelia Peabody and her family look forward to delving once more into the age-old mysteries buried in Egypt's ever-shifting sands. But a widow's strange story ?? and even stranger request ?? is about to plunge them into a storm of secrets, treachery, and murder.

The woman, a well-known author, has come bearing an ill-gotten treasure ?? a golden likeness of a forgotten king ?? which she claims is cursed. She insists it has taken the life of her husband and unless it is returned to the tomb from which it was stolen, more people will die.

Amelia and her clan resolve to uncover the secrets of the statue's origins, setting off on a trail that twists and turns in directions they never anticipated ?? and, perhaps, toward an old nemesis with unscrupulous new designs. But each step toward the truth seems to reveal another peril, suggesting to the intrepid Amelia that the curse is more than mere superstition. And its next victim might well be a beloved family member ... or Amelia Peabody herself.

A novel filled with riveting suspense, pulse-pounding action, and the vibrant life of a fascinating place and time, The Serpent on the Crown is the jewel in the crown of a grand master, the remarkable Elizabeth Peters.

Performed by Barbara… (more)

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Title:The Serpent on the Crown (Amelia Peabody Mysteries)
Authors:Elizabeth Peters
Info:William Morrow (2005), Hardcover, 368 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:****
Tags:Amelia Peabody, Archaeology, Mystery

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It is 1922 and the Emersons are in Egypt when the widow of an antiquities collector asks Emerson to take charge of an artifact from his collection. She is convinced that the golden statue is cursed. Emerson is intrigued by the statue and wants to find out where it came from. It is of a time period that is the same as Tutankhamun's though his tomb has yet to be discovered. Common wisdom believes that there are no undiscovered tombs remaining in the Valley of the Kings.

Emerson was long since banned from excavating in the Valley of the Kings but has gotten a toehold when he was allowed to reexamine KV55 which had been excavated in a haphazard manner years earlier. Meanwhile, Ramses is intrigued by papyrus fragments from one the other sites that Emerson has charge of.

When the widow disappears Amelia's first thought is that it is a publicity stunt designed to reignite her career as the author of sensational novels. It leaves her stepson and stepdaughter as suspects in her disappearance.

Then the attacks begin on Ramses' life. There are other suspicious incidents too regarding both the woman and the statue. Even with many "little lists" Amelia and her family are having trouble figuring out who wants what.

This was another enjoyable episode in the Amelia Peabody series. ( )
  kmartin802 | Dec 24, 2023 |
I think my favorite part of this is when Amelia arranges a family meeting with all the chairs lined up in rows and herself behind a desk, and then pretends that it's a totally normal way to have a discussion. ( )
  Alishadt | Feb 25, 2023 |
It’s such a shame that Elizabeth Peters died because I loved the way this series was heading with Ramses and Nefret with their own children (who naturally resemble themselves in their formative years), and Amelia and Emerson tasking on the role of detectives emeritus and Sethos the rather unpredictable eccentric uncle.

In this volume it’s 1922 and the family has returned to the Valley of the Kings However, before they can begin, a well-known author appears with a small, golden statue that she claims is cursed. Of course the Emersons are determined to discover the origins of this treasure leading them into yet another convoluted adventure. This book was a delight from start to finish. ( )
  etxgardener | Feb 3, 2023 |
I wanted to push through and finish the series after slogging through the first 16 books. However, the mystery part is sloooooooooooooooow. The characters, while familiar and comforting for readers looking for that dynamic, act entirely predictably and add nothing new of interest whatsoever. It feels like reading each of the previous 6 books over again, to the point that my attention drifts almost immediately despite Rosenblat's phenomenal narration. So I've given myself permission to remove the remaining books from my TBR. ( )
  hissingpotatoes | Jan 5, 2022 |
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He woke from a feverish sleep to see something bending over him.
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I have robbed their nostrils of the breath of life
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Fiction. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML:

New York Times bestselling master of suspense, Elizabeth Peters, brings an exotic world of adventure, intrigue, and danger to vivid life, in a tale as powerful as ancient Egypt.

The Emersons have returned to the Valley of the Kings in 1922 and Amelia Peabody and her family look forward to delving once more into the age-old mysteries buried in Egypt's ever-shifting sands. But a widow's strange story ?? and even stranger request ?? is about to plunge them into a storm of secrets, treachery, and murder.

The woman, a well-known author, has come bearing an ill-gotten treasure ?? a golden likeness of a forgotten king ?? which she claims is cursed. She insists it has taken the life of her husband and unless it is returned to the tomb from which it was stolen, more people will die.

Amelia and her clan resolve to uncover the secrets of the statue's origins, setting off on a trail that twists and turns in directions they never anticipated ?? and, perhaps, toward an old nemesis with unscrupulous new designs. But each step toward the truth seems to reveal another peril, suggesting to the intrepid Amelia that the curse is more than mere superstition. And its next victim might well be a beloved family member ... or Amelia Peabody herself.

A novel filled with riveting suspense, pulse-pounding action, and the vibrant life of a fascinating place and time, The Serpent on the Crown is the jewel in the crown of a grand master, the remarkable Elizabeth Peters.

Performed by Barbara

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