Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amealia Peabody #1) -

Elizabeth Peters

Grand Central Publishing

1988

337 páginas

11h 14m

ISBN-13: 9780445406513

Set in 1884, this is the first installment in what has become a beloved bestselling series. At thirty-two, strong-willed Amelia Peabody, a self-proclaimed spinster, decides to use her ample inheritance to indulge her passion, Egyptology. On her way to Egypt, Amelia encounters a young woman named Evelyn Barton-Forbes. The two become fast friends and travel on together, encountering mysteries, missing mummies, and Radcliffe Emerson, a dashing and opinionated archaeologist who doesn't need a woman's help -- or so he thinks.

"If Indiana Jones were female, a wife, and a mother who lived in Victorian times, he would be Amelia Peabody Emerson."-Publishers Weekly

Amelia 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. On her way to Cairo, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been abandoned by her scoundrel lover. 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. Soon their little party is increased by one-one mummy that is, and a singularly lively example of the species.

Strange visitations, suspicious accidents, and a botched kidnapping convince Amelia that there is a plot afoot to harm Evelyn. Now Amelia finds herself up against an unknown enemy-and perilous forces that threaten to make her first Egyptian trip also her last . . .

Praise for Elizabeth Peters and Crocodile on the Sandbank
"A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key." -Washington Post Book World

"Grand views of Egyptian antiquities . . . a sparkling series."
-Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review

Resenhas (3)

5 (Perfeito)

Comecei a ler esse livro pois estou viciada em ler coisas q se passam no Egito, principalmente naquela época em que encontravam muitos artefatos, meados do século 19. Apesar de ser em inglês, coisa que me fez pensar em desistir de ler pois tenho preguiça de ler em inglês, é um livro muito bom. Tem tudo de melhor, aventura, mistério e migalhas de romance para deixar o coração ativo !
Que grata surpresa, feliz por ter insistido. Continuarei essa ENORME série. Deus me ajude kkkkk