Crocodile on the Sandbank

by ElizabethPeters (Author)

• Used

  Mass Market Paperback
  1988

  $7.72

  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

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $3.83

  The first Amelia Peabody adventure, in which she comes into her inheritance and decides to see the world. Rescuing Evelyn Barton-Forbes on her way, she arrives in Egypt where they meet Radcliffe Emerson, an archaeologist who doesn't need help from women - or so he thinks.

• New

  Paperback
  2006

  $12.73

  Amelia Peabody is Elizabeth Peters' most brilliant and best-loved creation, a thoroughly Victorian feminist who takes the stuffy world of archaeology by storm with her shocking men's pants and no-nonsense attitude!

  In this first adventure, our headstrong heroine decides to use her substantial inheritance to see the world. On her travels, she rescues a gentlewoman in distress - Evelyn Barton-Forbes - and the two become friends. The two companions continue to Egypt where they face mysteries, mummies and the redoubtable Radcliffe Emerson, an outspoken archaeologist, who doesn't need women to help him solve mysteries -- at least that's what he thinks!

  'Think Miss Marple with early feminist gloss crossed with Indiana Jones... Dastardly deeds, whirlwind romances, curious mummies and all the fun and intrigue of Egyptian excavations, with a heroine who wields a sturdy parasol rather than a magnum. Accomplished entertainment.' Guardian