The Last Camel Died at Noon (Amelia Peabody Murder Mystery)

The Last Camel Died at Noon (Amelia Peabody Murder Mystery)

by ElizabethPeters (Author)

Synopsis

Join our plucky Victorian Egyptologist, together with her devastatingly handsome and brilliant husband Radcliffe, in another exciting escapade This time Amelia and her dashing husband Emerson set off for a promising archaeological site in the Sudan, only to be unwillingly drawn into the search for an African explorer and his young bride who went missing twelve years back. They survive the rigours of the desert, the death of their camels, and the perfidy of their guides, only to find themselves taken prisoner in a lost city and civilisation. Amelia and Emerson must bravely continue making archaeological finds while doing their best to rescue the innocent...and themselves.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
Published: 06 Jul 2006

ISBN 10: 1845293894
ISBN 13: 9781845293895
Book Overview: Village Green Mysteries

Media Reviews
I can't wait for the next Peabody story... I really do think [Elizabeth Peters'] books are great entertainment.' -- Angela Ripon
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 *
Author Bio
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.