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He Shall Thunder in the Sky – Elizabeth Peters

You would think that a book series with so many installments, featuring the same characters over and over again, would get boring at some point. Many do, but not the Amelia Peabody series. Even though the setting in each is essentially the same (archaeologist family gets involved in illegal doings and has to bring the criminal to justice, all the while finding new tombs and digging them out) the plots from book to book differ enough to make each one a thrilling masterpiece. When last we saw the Emersons, Nefret had just been through a difficult experience and was sent … Continue reading →

Mummy’s the Word — Kerry Blair

In this new-ish addition to the LDS fiction lineup by Kerry Blair, we meet Samantha Shade, the hysterically bumbling but yet good-hearted wannabe private detective. Hired to run Nightshade, her uncle’s PI firm while he’s out of town, Sam is determined to make a success of it for herself and prove that she has what it takes to be a real gumshoe, but she only has one obstacle: herself. While staking out a disreputable part of town to catch a political figure committing a no-no of the adulterous variety, she spies what she thinks is a man soliciting a young … Continue reading →

Lion in the Valley — Elizabeth Peters

In this fourth book of the Amelia Peabody series, the year is 1895 and we go to Egypt with Emerson, Amelia, and now eight-year-old Ramses to Dashoor, where the Black Pyramid burial chamber awaits them. This site has been coveted by archaeologists from round about, but the Emersons are the lucky folk who will unearth the treasures that lie within. With a bit of confusion caused by Ronald and Donald, a girl named Enid, and the kidnapping of Ramses, the mystery promises to baffle the most eager adventure seeker, but not Amelia Peabody! It would appear that the Master Criminal … Continue reading →

The Mummy Case — Elizabeth Peters

In “The Mummy Case,” Ramses, the only child of Emerson and Amelia, is now old enough to accompany them on an archaeological dig in Egypt. While still very young, his grasp of all things Egyptian is astounding, as is his vocabulary, and he can’t wait to get out in the sand and begin a dig of his very own. Emerson is also itching to return. The pyramids at Dashoor are calling to him, their riches just waiting to be discovered, catalogued, and turned over to the museum with Emerson’s name proudly displayed as the finder. But when they arrive in … Continue reading →