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Peters, Elizabeth
Most widely held works about
Elizabeth Peters
Most widely held works by
Elizabeth Peters
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
37
editions published
between
1900
and
2008
in
5
languages
and held by
1,679
libraries
worldwide
Presents a mystery with Amelia Peabody, a 32-year-old Victorian gentlewoman, as the sleuth.
The curse of the pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
38
editions published
between
1900
and
2008
in
5
languages
and held by
1,576
libraries
worldwide
Sir Henry is striving to ensure no tomb has been overlooked by the previous expedition. Scarcely have the men started working when their spades uncover a series of steps cut into the rock. Then Sir Henry is found stiff and stark in his bed. On his high brow, inscribed in what appears to be dried blood, is a crudely drawn uraeus serpent, the symbol of the divine pharaoh.
The Mummy case by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
35
editions published
between
1900
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
1,493
libraries
worldwide
The third in the series brings the listener once again to Egypt and the shady world of black market antiquities. The winter season has hardly yet begun when Amelia stumbles onto what looks like a ring of thieves.
The falcon at the portal by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
33
editions published
between
1992
and
2010
in
4
languages
and held by
1,479
libraries
worldwide
Join Amelia Peabody in another intriguing mystery when trouble finds Amelia and her hubby even on the occasion of the marriage of their Egyptian "son" David.
He shall thunder in the sky by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
27
editions published
between
2000
and
2008
in
3
languages
and held by
1,454
libraries
worldwide
A mystery set in 1914 amidst an archelogical dig in Egypt as the world prepares for war.
Tomb of the golden bird by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
24
editions published
between
2006
and
2008
in
Anglais
and held by
1,428
libraries
worldwide
Amelia and her husband Emerson are on the brink of one of the greatest archaeological finds in history--the tomb of King Tut. But the path to discovery is strewn with dangers, and Emerson's halfbrother Sethos might be more involved than he admits.
The ape who guards the balance by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
33
editions published
between
1992
and
2008
in
4
languages
and held by
1,426
libraries
worldwide
In 1907 Egypt, Egyptologist Amelia Peabody and her family investigate the mystery of an extraordinary papyrus "Book of the Dead" that may be connected to some recent murders.
Guardian of the horizon by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
24
editions published
between
2004
and
2008
in
Anglais and Français
and held by
1,418
libraries
worldwide
As Amelia and Radcliffe discuss possible sites for excavation, an astonishing visitor appears at their door. In ancient Egyptian dress, he is Prince Merasen, who has traveled thousands of miles for aid. Years ago his brother Tarek rescued the Emerson's adopted daughter from captivity in the Lost Oasis. Now Tarek is king of that land, and his young son is deathly ill from a strange sickness. Radcliffe must go to the Lost Oasis and save the boy at any cost.
Children of the storm by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
28
editions published
between
2003
and
2009
in
Anglais and Espagnol
and held by
1,381
libraries
worldwide
With her family in tow, archaeologist and amateur sleuth Amelia Peabody prepares for another Egyptian excavation with hopes of a quiet season, but old dangers bring fresh foes and Amelia finds herself in peril.
The deeds of the disturber by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
37
editions published
between
1900
and
2010
in
3
languages
and held by
1,379
libraries
worldwide
In Victorian London, the death of a night watchman at the British Museum spurs talk of a mummy's curse. When more deaths follow, feminist archaeologist Amelia Peabody, who's visiting England in between Egyptian excavations, investigates. Adding to the charm of this character-centered book are Amelia's relationships with her beloved husband, Radcliffe Emerson, and her genius son, Ramses. The Deeds of the Disturber, which Library Journal calls "first-rate" and "fun," is the 5th novel in Elizabeth Peters' popular series, which now includes close to 20 books.
Seeing a large cat by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
28
editions published
between
1997
and
2008
in
Anglais and Espagnol
and held by
1,371
libraries
worldwide
Victorian Egyptologist Amelia Peabody Emerson must ensnare a modern-day killer, a bogus spiritualist, and a predatory debutante in the awesome Valley of the Kings.
Lion in the valley by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
33
editions published
between
1986
and
2008
in
3
languages
and held by
1,328
libraries
worldwide
Amelia's investigation of some ancient pyramids throws her once again in the path of that arch villain, Sethos, the Master Criminal. But this time, it is not antiquities Sethos is after, but Amelia herself!
The hippopotamus pool by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
22
editions published
between
1992
and
2008
in
3
languages
and held by
1,325
libraries
worldwide
SUMMARY: The site of Queen Tetisheri's tomb has been found in Thebes. But before a masked stranger can tell Amelia Peabody its exact location, he is murdered.
Lord of the silent by Elizabeth Peters (
Livre
)
26
editions published
between
2001
and
2008
in
Anglais and Espagnol
and held by
1,303
libraries
worldwide
In 1915 Cairo, Egyptologist Amelia Peabody and her husband brave German submarines and warring Senussi to continue their search for ancient artifacts, until they stumble upon a much-too-recent corpse and try to find the killer.
Borrower of the night by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
26
editions published
between
1973
and
2008
in
3
languages
and held by
1,228
libraries
worldwide
When Vicky Bliss stumbles over a clue to the existence of a hidden masterpiece by the late Gothic sculptor, Riemenschneider, she and her boyfriend embark on a contest of will and wits to find the treasure.
The serpent on the crown by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
30
editions published
between
2005
and
2009
in
Anglais and Espagnol
and held by
1,217
libraries
worldwide
It's 1922, and The Great War is over. With the world at peace, Amelia and her family return to the Valley of the Kings to explore its storied sands. But they are quickly troubled by treacherous secrets and murder. A woman presents them with a priceless but dangerous artifact--a golden king said to bring death to all who possess it. The woman's husband has already fallen, and now she needs help to return the relic to its tomb.
Street of the five moons by Elizabeth Peters (
Enregistrement sonore
)
22
editions published
between
1978
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
1,205
libraries
worldwide
Vicky Bliss follows the trail of a gifted genius to the narrow streets of the antiquity markets in Rome in order to discover who created the copy of the Charlemagne talisman.
The golden one by Elizabeth Peters (
Livre
)
28
editions published
between
2001
and
2008
in
3
languages
and held by
1,204
libraries
worldwide
Millionaire Amelia Peabody Emerson is back in Egypt hunting down tomb robbers, uncovering antiquities fraud, and meddling in the life of her son Ramses.
The last camel died at noon by Elizabeth Peters (
Livre
)
28
editions published
between
1900
and
2008
in
3
languages
and held by
1,164
libraries
worldwide
Amelia Peabody and her family have set out for the ruins of Napata in the heart of Sudan, only to be sidetracked by the search for a long lost explorer.
The murders of Richard III by Elizabeth Peters (
Livre
)
21
editions published
between
1974
and
2008
in
3
languages
and held by
1,068
libraries
worldwide
In a remote English manor house, modern admirers of the much-maligned King Richard III -- one of Shakespeare's most extraordinary villains -- are gathered for a grand weekend of dress-up and make-believe murder. But the fun ends when the masquerade turns more sinister, and deadly. Jacqueline Kirby, an American librarian on hand for the festivities, suddenly finds herself in the center of strange, dark doings, and racing to untangle a murderous puzzle before history repeats itself in exceptionally macabre ways.
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