The serpent on the crown
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Once again the bestselling master of suspense, Elizabeth Peters, brings an exotic world of adventure, intrigue, and danger to vivid life, in a tale as exciting, mysterious, and powerful as ancient Egypt. A unique treasure obtained by unscrupulous means, the small gold statuette of an unidentified Egyptian king is a priceless relic from a bygone era. But more than history surrounds the remarkable artifact-for it is said that early death will come to anyone who possesses it. Enjoying a world finally at peace, the Emersons have returned to the Valley of the Kings in 1922. With the lengthy ban on their archaeological activities lifted, 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, superstition . . . 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. Already, 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. Intrigued by the mystery, 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 her irascible husband, Radcliffe, their beloved son, Ramses, his lovely wife, Nefret ... 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.
Subjects
Subjects
Archaeologists' spouses
Archaeologists' spouses -- Fiction
Audiobooks
Blessing and cursing
Blessing and cursing -- Fiction
British
British -- Egypt -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Egypt -- Fiction
Egyptologists
Egyptologists -- Fiction
Electronic books
Excavations (Archaeology)
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Mystery fiction
Peabody, Amelia
Peabody, Amelia (Fictitious character)
Peabody, Amelia (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Peabody, Amelia -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Valley of the Kings (Egypt) -- Fiction
Women
Women -- Fiction
Women archaeologists
Women archaeologists -- Fiction
Women detectives
Women detectives -- Fiction
Archaeologists' spouses -- Fiction
Audiobooks
Blessing and cursing
Blessing and cursing -- Fiction
British
British -- Egypt -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Egypt -- Fiction
Egyptologists
Egyptologists -- Fiction
Electronic books
Excavations (Archaeology)
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Mystery fiction
Peabody, Amelia
Peabody, Amelia (Fictitious character)
Peabody, Amelia (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Peabody, Amelia -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Valley of the Kings (Egypt) -- Fiction
Women
Women -- Fiction
Women archaeologists
Women archaeologists -- Fiction
Women detectives
Women detectives -- Fiction
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Once again the bestselling master of suspense, Elizabeth Peters, brings an exotic world of adventure, intrigue, and danger to vivid life, in a tale as exciting, mysterious, and powerful as ancient Egypt. A unique treasure obtained by unscrupulous means, the small gold statuette of an unidentified Egyptian king is a priceless relic from a bygone era. But more than history surrounds the remarkable artifact-for it is said that early death will come to anyone who possesses it. Enjoying a world finally at peace, the Emersons have returned to the Valley of the Kings in 1922. With the lengthy ban on their archaeological activities lifted, 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, superstition . . . 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. Already, 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. Intrigued by the mystery, 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 her irascible husband, Radcliffe, their beloved son, Ramses, his lovely wife, Nefret ... 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.
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Audiobooks
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British -- Egypt -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Egypt -- Fiction
Egyptologists -- Fiction
Electronic books
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Mystery fiction
Peabody, Amelia (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Peabody, Amelia -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Valley of the Kings (Egypt) -- Fiction
Women -- Fiction
Women archaeologists -- Fiction
Women detectives -- Fiction
Audiobooks
Blessing and cursing -- Fiction
British -- Egypt -- Fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Egypt -- Fiction
Egyptologists -- Fiction
Electronic books
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Fiction
Fiction
Historical fiction
Mystery fiction
Peabody, Amelia (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Peabody, Amelia -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Valley of the Kings (Egypt) -- Fiction
Women -- Fiction
Women archaeologists -- Fiction
Women detectives -- Fiction
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Electronic books
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Peabody, Amelia
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Women
Women archaeologists
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