The Serpent on the Crown

Elizabeth Peters

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Robinson Publishing
20 June 2005

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery

Series: Amelia Peabody 17

A priceless relic has been delivered to the Emerson home overlooking the Nile. But more than history surrounds this golden likeness of a forgotten king, for it is said early death will befall anyone who possesses it. The woman who implores the renowned family of archaeologists and adventurers to accept the cursed statue insists the ill-gotten treasure has already killed her husband. Further, she warns, unless it is returned to the tomb from which it was stolen, more will surely die.

With the world finally at peace - and with Egypt's ancient mysteries opened to them once more - Amelia Peabody and her loved ones are plunged into a storm of secrets, treachery, and murder by a widow's strange story and even stranger request. Each step toward the truth reveals a new peril, suggesting this curse is no mere superstition. And the next victim of the small golden king could be any member of the close-knit clan - perhaps even Amelia herself.

By: Elizabeth Peters
Imprint: Robinson Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 228g
ISBN: 9781845292683
ISBN 10: 1845292685
Series: Amelia Peabody 17
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 20 June 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elizabeth Peters is a prolific and successful novelist with over fifty novels to her credit. She is internationally renowned for her mystery stories, especially those featuring indomitable heroine Amelia Peabody. She lives in a historic farmhouse in Frederick, Maryland, with six cats and two dogs.

Reviews for The Serpent on the Crown

I really do think Elizabeth Peters - books are great entertainment.' Angela Rippon The most potent female force to hit Egypt since Cleopatra! - Philadelphia Inquirer If Indiana Jones were female, a wife and mother who lived in Victorian times, he would be Amelia Peabody. - Publishers Weekly A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key. - Washington Post Book World I can't wait for the next Peabody story... I really do think [Elizabeth Peters'] books are great entertainment. A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key. - Washington Post Book World Think Miss Marple with early feminist gloss crossed with Indiana Jones... accomplished entertainment.' - Guardian