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Summary: Lost in Amarna
Review: I love Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody mysteries! While I enjoyed this book, I believe it would have been a difficult choice had I not read the preceding books in the series. Amelia and Emerson return to the archeological site where they met, however things are more dangerous than ever and the Emersons are constantly in peril.
One of the stranger plot twists is Emerson's amnesia and sudden recovery. During his amnesia Amelia's character exhibits emotional depths that are touching but very removed from her general pragmatism.
This book was okay, but not my favorite in the series.
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Summary: This book has tons of mystery, suspense, and humor.
Review: I love this book. It's full of the mystery, suspense, humor, and, of course, romance that I've come to expect and love from Elizabeth Peters and the Amelia Peabody series. I recommend this book to anyone who wants good entertainment(away from the television)and a look into the world of archaeology and Egyptology.
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Summary: One of the best in the series!
Review: I thought it was refreshing to have Amelia and Emerson alone this time. I love how MS.Peters works the Master Criminal into the plot. He always gets poor Emerson so mad! I loved how they fell in love with each other again.( It was worthy of a sniffle.) I hope she writes more soon!
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Summary: The best so far!
Review: I'm currently at no. 9 in the series, and so far this is the best of the books. Mostly in the same style as the first book (only in part due to the shared locality of Amarna), this one has more suspense and excitement than any of the books in between.Absolutely brilliant.
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Summary: A bloody great read!
Review: I've read all of E. Peters' books in this series and this is one of the best, if not THE best. Those of you who love Peabody and Emerson and the love they share will truly appreciate this book. Long live true love!
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Summary: From any other other author this would not have flown.
Review: If any other author had tried to handle this story, it would have fallen flat. Convenient cases of amnesia are so unbelievable. But Ms. Peters takes this in her stride, and still goes ahead and writes a good adventure story. It is probably because of the strength of her characters that she can carry this off. As unbelievable as the whole amnesia thing was, I found that I couldn't put the book down once I began. I enjoyed it all, and not the least of which were Amelia and Emerson's son Ramses letters from home. These were hilarious, and I couldn't get enough of them. Ms. Peters has written a story that actually surprised me by the ending. It's a whole lot of fun, and now, I can't wait until the next one. These books are really addictive.
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Summary: possibly the most entertaining one yet
Review: If ever I needed a strong reminder not to pay attention to professional critics, the review from Kirkus listed here would be it. _The Snake, The Crocodile, and The Dog_ is actually a leaner book than its bulk would indicate, less self-indulgent (and even more fun!) than some of the earlier books (_The Lion in the Valley_ for example). If you're at all familiar with the Peabody books, you already know the basic set-up: archaeological mystery, mysterious goons, the Emersons in danger, etc. The delivery is what's so delightful this time. Characters from earlier books are involved and/or referred to in several places, keeping the continuity within the series high, and Peabody herself receives some much-needed humbling in multiple places. And Ramses is as entertaining as ever, even though he's not physically present for the bulk of the novel. But even separated by hundreds and hundreds of miles, Amelia can't escape him! It's as fun and frustrating as ever to hear Amelia criticize and complain about Ramses when, as is evident to everyone, HE IS EXACTLY LIKE HER! There is a telling line late in the book that makes it plain that other characters recognize Ramses' extraordinariness--in a *good* way--even when Amelia won't admit to it. This is a terribly fun book. I laughed out loud more times reading it than with any other in the series, possibly than with any other book I've ever read. Buy it, read it, and you should love it!
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Summary: The Seven-Year Itch hits the Emersons...
Review: In this installment of the Amelia Peabody mysteries, we begin with the Emersons settling into comfortable married life with their young son "Ramses" and their newest charge, Nefret. It is time for the winter's archaeological season, and Amelia is determined to leave the children at home with their Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Walter and rekindle some of their earlier marital excitement in the hot sands of Egypt. All it takes is their first night at Shepheard's (their habitual Cairo hotel), the reappearance of old friends and enemies, and a freak accident to do just that! While this is not the best book in the series, it is certainly full of the humor, romance, astonishing British sense of superiority, and archaeological suspense that are the hallmarks of the series. I personally think that Ramses is such a hoot that he is one of the best characters in the books, so his being left at home was a slight detriment in my opinion. However, I am sure that the next book in the series will see Ramses and Nefret back in action again!
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Summary: The Seven-Year Itch hits the Emersons...
Review: In this installment of the Amelia Peabody mysteries, we begin with the Emersons settling into comfortable married life with their young son "Ramses" and their newest charge, Nefret. It is time for the winter's archaeological season, and Amelia is determined to leave the children at home with their Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Walter and rekindle some of their earlier marital excitement in the hot sands of Egypt. All it takes is their first night at Shepheard's (their habitual Cairo hotel), the reappearance of old friends and enemies, and a freak accident to do just that! While this is not the best book in the series, it is certainly full of the humor, romance, astonishing British sense of superiority, and archaeological suspense that are the hallmarks of the series. I personally think that Ramses is such a hoot that he is one of the best characters in the books, so his being left at home was a slight detriment in my opinion. However, I am sure that the next book in the series will see Ramses and Nefret back in action again!
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Summary: A welcome return to the style of the first books
Review: Thank God! The emphasis is back on Amelia and Emerson and this book is much in the style of the very first. There is humour, romance and adventure, and thankfully they left the kids at home. I did love Ramses' letters (why did he grow up and get serious?) and the part where he writes about being rescued by Nefret is hilarious. This is one of the best.
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