Mystery Book Group, 1/14/10
Elizabeth Peters: Tomb of the Golden Bird
Elizabeth Peters has been responsible for over seventy mystery and suspense novels and was acknowledged for the quality and quantity of her works by being awarded the Malice Domestic Lifetime Achievement Award. Peters is a pseudonym for Barbara Mertz; the author also writes as Barbara Michaels. Whether writing quasi-supernatural tales of romantic suspense as Michaels, or humorous, often historical mysteries as Peters, in both cases she uses her skill in setting, factual research, and subversion of the genre's conventions. In addition, as Dulcy Brainard described in Publishers Weekly, all of Peters's books feature "female protagonists who survive danger and solve mysteries with wit, intelligence, good humor and, usually, good fortune in romance." Deirdre Donahue likewise observed in USA Today: "Few heroines are more bold--or hilarious--than the ones created by Barbara Mertz."
Tomb of the Golden Bird (2006)
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After failing in his attempts to persuade rival archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon to turn digging rights in the Valley of the Kings over to him and his family, Radcliffe Emerson is banished from the site altogether. When the tomb of the then-obscure King Tutankhamon is opened and its breathtaking treasure hoard revealed, Amelia and Emerson are regrettably absent, but they're soon involved in an intrigue involving Radcliffe's scoundrel of a brother, Sethos, assorted villains, and government secrets. There may be some silver threads among Amelia's raven tresses these days, but she's as sharp--and stubborn--as ever, and as devoted to her irascible husband, known admiringly to the natives as the Father of Curses.
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Mamur Zapt Series - Michael Pearce
Mark of the Lion - Suzanne Arruda
Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes Series - Laurie R. King
Murder Never Forgets - Diana O'Hehir
The Third Translation - Matt Bondurant
Valley of the Kings - Cecelia Holland
The Year of the Cobra - P.C. Doherty
Amelia Peabody Series:
Crocodile on the sandbank (1975) Amelia Peabody mysteries, 1 (1884-85 season)
The curse of the pharaohs (1981) Amelia Peabody mysteries, 2 (1892-93 season)
The mummy case (1985) Amelia Peabody mysteries, 3 (1894-95 season)
Lion in the valley (1986) Amelia Peabody mysteries, 4 (1895-96 season)
The deeds of the disturber (1988) Amelia Peabody mysteries, 5 (summer of 1896)
The last camel died at noon (1991) Amelia Peabody mysteries, 6 (1897-98 season)
The snake, the crocodile, and the dog (1992) Amelia Peabody mysteries, 7 (1898-99 season)
The hippopotamus pool (1996) Amelia Peabody mysteries, 8 (1899-1900 season)
Seeing a large cat (1997) Amelia Peabody mysteries, 9 (1903-04 season)
The ape who guards the balance (1998) Amelia Peabody mysteries, 10 (1906-07 season)
Guardian of the horizon 2004 Amelia Peabody mysteries, 11 (number 17 in terms of publication date, but fills in some gaps for 1907-08)
The falcon at the portal Author: Peters, Elizabeth 1999 Amelia Peabody mysteries, 12 (1911-12 season)
He shall thunder in the sky Author 2000 Amelia Peabody mysteries, 13 (1914-15 season)
Lord of the silent Author 2001 Amelia Peabody mysteries, 14 (1915-16 season)
The golden one Author 2002 Amelia Peabody mysteries, 15 (1916-17 season)
Children of the storm Author 2003 Amelia Peabody mysteries, 16 (1919-20 season)
The serpent on the crown Author 2005 Amelia Peabody mysteries, 17 (1922)
Tomb of the golden bird Author 2006 Amelia Peabody mysteries, 18 (1922 -23 season)
Amelia Peabody's Egypt; a compendium edited by Elizabeth Peters and Kristen Whitebread, 2003
The Egypt that so enticed and enchanted intrepid archaeologist-sleuth Amelia Peabody in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries was a place of wonder, mystery, danger, and the lure of antiquity. Now, with this monumental volume of Egyptian culture, history, and arcania, readers will be able to immerse themselves in the great lady's world more completely than ever before.
Journey through the bustling streets and markets of Cairo a hundred years ago. Surround yourself with the customs and color of a bygone time. Explore ancient tombs and temples and marvel at the history of this remarkable land -- from the age of the pharaohs through the Napoleonic era to the First World War. Also included in Amelia Peabody's Egypt are a hitherto unpublished journal entry and intimate biographies of the Emersons and their friends, which provide a uniquely personal view of the lives, relationships, opinions, politics, and delightful eccentricities of mystery's first family, as well as unforgettable pearls of wit and wisdom from everyone's favorite fictional Egyptologist herself.
Containing nearly 600 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, and articles by numerous experts, Amelia Peabody's Egypt sparkles with unforgettable glimpses of the exotic and the bizarre, the unusual and the unfamiliar -- a treasure trove that overflows with Egyptological riches, along with wonderful insights into the culture and mores of the Victorian era, including the prevalent attitudes on empire, fashion, feminism, tourists, servants, and much more.
A one-of-a-kind collection that offers endless hours of pleasure for Peabodyphiles and Egypt aficionados alike, here is a tome to cherish; a grand and glorious celebration of the life, the work, and the world of the incomparable Amelia Peabody.
Other series:
Jacqueline Kirby
Summary: (First book in series) Jean Suttman, a lovely, young American student, becomes enmeshed in a nightmarish web of terror and murder after she stumbles upon a body in a subterranean Roman temple.
The Seventh Sinner, Dodd (New York, NY), 1972. The Murders of Richard III, Dodd (New York, NY), 1974. Die for Love, Congdon & Weed (New York, NY), 1984. Naked Once More, Warner Books (New York, NY), 1989.
Vicky Bliss
Summary: (First book in series) A treasure hunt in an old German castle leads Vicky Bliss on a dangerous search for a long-lost Gothic shrine carved by the great German sculptor Tilman Riemanschneider.
Borrower of the Night, Dodd (New York, NY), 1973. Street of the Five Moons, Dodd (New York, NY), 1978. Silhouette in Scarlet, Congdon & Weed (New York, NY), 1983. Trojan Gold, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1987. Night Train to Memphis, Warner Books (New York, NY), 1994. The Laughter of Dead Kings, William Morrow (New York, NY), 2008.
Other mystery novels
The Jackal's Head, Meredith Press (New York, NY), 1968. The Camelot Caper, Meredith Press (New York, NY), 1969. The Dead Sea Cipher, Dodd (New York, NY), 1970. The Night of 400 Rabbits, Dodd (New York, NY), 1971, published as Shadows in the Moonlight, Coronet (London, England), 1975. Legend in Green Velvet, Dodd (New York, NY), 1976, published as Ghost in Green Velvet, Cassell (London, England), 1977. Devil-May-Care, Dodd (New York, NY), 1977. Summer of the Dragon, Dodd (New York, NY), 1979. The Love Talker, Dodd (New York, NY), 1980. The Copenhagen Connection, Congdon & Lattes (New York, NY), 1982. (Editor) Elizabeth Peters Presents Malice Domestic: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories, Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1992.
As Barbara Mertz
Temples, Tombs, and Hieroglyphs: The Story of Egyptology, Coward (New York, NY), 1964, new revised edition, Peter Bedrick (New York, NY), 1990, 2nd edition, William Morrow (New York, NY), 2007. Red Land, Black Land: The World of the Ancient Egyptians, Coward (New York, NY), 1966, new revised edition, Peter Bedrick (New York, NY), 1990, William Morrow (New York, NY), 2008. (With husband, Richard R. Mertz) Two Thousand Years in Rome, Coward (New York, NY), 1968.
As Barbara Michaels - Romantic Suspense
The Master of Blacktower, Appleton (New York, NY), 1966. Sons of the Wolf, Meredith Press (New York, NY), 1967, published as Mystery on the Moors, Paperback Library (New York, NY), 1968. Ammie, Come Home, Meredith Press (New York, NY), 1968. Prince of Darkness, Meredith Press (New York, NY), 1969. Dark on the Other Side, Dodd (New York, NY), 1970. The Crying Child, Dodd (New York, NY), 1971. Greygallows, Dodd (New York, NY), 1972. Witch, Dodd (New York, NY), 1973. House of Many Shadows, Dodd (New York, NY), 1974. The Sea King's Daughter, Dodd (New York, NY), 1975. Patriot's Dream, Dodd (New York, NY), 1976. Wings of the Falcon, Dodd (New York, NY), 1977. Wait for What Will Come, Dodd (New York, NY), 1978. The Walker in the Shadows, Dodd (New York, NY), 1979. The Wizard's Daughter, Dodd (New York, NY), 1980. Someone in the House, Dodd (New York, NY), 1981. Black Rainbow, Congdon & Weed (New York, NY), 1982. Here I Stay, Congdon & Weed (New York, NY), 1983. Dark Duet, Congdon & Weed (New York, NY), 1983. The Grey Beginning, Congdon & Weed (New York, NY), 1984. Be Buried in the Rain, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1985. Shattered Silk, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1986. Search the Shadows, Atheneum (New York, NY), 1987. Smoke and Mirrors, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1989. Into the Darkness, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1990. Vanish with the Rose, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1992. Houses of Stone, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1993. Stitches in Time, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1995. The Dancing Floor, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1997. Other Worlds: The Bell Witch and the Stratford Haunting, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1999.
WEBSITE: www.ameliapeabody.com (some maps are available here)
About Amelia...
The history of Mrs. Amelia P. Emerson (also know as Amelia Peabody) is an amazing family saga, encompassing three generations, a world war, and thirty-five years of turbulent history.
It began with the first trip to Egypt of Amelia Peabody (as she then was) in 1884. She was accompanied by a young companion, Evelyn Barton Forbes, who, like Amelia, found a career and true love in the Land of the Pharaohs. They married brothers -- Amelia accepting the hand of the distinguished archaeologist Radcliffe Emerson, and Evelyn that of his younger brother Walter.
Children of Evelyn & Walter:
six children (one of whom perished in infancy): Radcliffe Junior, Margaret, Amelia Junior (who insisted on being addressed as Lia to avoid confusion with her aunt), and twin boys, Johnny and Willy. Johnny died in France, serving his country during the First World War.
Child of Emerson & Amelia
Walter Peabody Emerson. He is better known by his nickname of Ramses...
Further additions to both families came through adoption and/or marriage:
Amelia and Emerson brought a young English girl, Nefret Forth back to England as their ward.
Ramses and Nefret were raised as brother and sister, and later, they were married, and had the twins, Charla and David John.
The other adopted child was David Todros, the grandson of their Egyptian reis, or foreman, Abdullah.
David married Lia Emerson and their children were a girl named after Evelyn Emerson and a boy named for his great-grandfather, Abdullah.
Sennia was the child of Amelia's villainous nephew Percy and was adopted by the Emersons.
Amelia considered herself to have a second family in a group of Egyptians who were the blood relations of their reis Abdullah.
Abdullah’s innumerable relatives worked for the Emersons on the dig and in the household; several became close friends of the Emersons, including Selim, Abdullah’s youngest son, who replaced his father as reis after Abdullah’s heroic death;
Daoud, Abdullah’s nephew,
Fatima, Abdullah’s daughter-in-law, who became the Emersons’ indispensable housekeeper;
Kadija, Daoud’s wife, the dispenser of an amazingly effective green ointment;
and of course David Todros.
Sethos was discovered to be Emerson's illegitimate half-brother.
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