Elizabeth Peters
I've been reading the Amelia Peabody books since 1975 when Elizabeth Peters started writing them. In the first book, Amelia is a young, single Englishwoman on an adventurous trip to Egypt in the late Victorian era. She eventually meets and marries Emerson ... a dashing archaeologist ... and they have a singularly precocious son, Ramses. Unlike many cozy series, Amelia has actually aged! The authors holds a Ph.D. in Egyptology from Universitiy of Chicago, so the readers can learn quite a bit about the country and its archaeology. The books also have a good dose of humor ... and Amelia is a great character. Ms. Peters writes non-series books, but I haven't read them ... so only the Amelia Peabody mysteries are listed here.
Books
Amelia Peabody Mysteries
- (2006) Tomb of the Golden Bird *
- (2005) Serpent on the Crown
- (2004) Guardian of the Horizon
- (2003) Children of the Storm
- (2002) The Golden One
- (2001) Lord of the Silent
- (2000) He Shall Thunder in the Sky
- (1999) The Falcon at the Portal
- (1998) The Ape Who Guards the Balance
- (1997) Seeing a Large Cat
- (1996) The Hippopotamus Pool
- (1992) The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog
- (1991) The Last Camel Died at
- (1988) Deeds of the Disturber
- (1986) Lion in the Valley
- (1985) The Mummy Case
- (1981) Curse of the Pharaohs
- (1975) Crocodile on the Sandbank **
- (2004) Guardian of the Horizon
* Rumor has it this is the last Amelia Peabody. On her official website (http://www.mpmbooks.com/), the author isn’t saying.
** Selected as one of the 100 Favorite Mysteries of the 20th Century. For complete list, click http://www.mysterybooksellers.com/favorites.html
Author Websites: http://www.ameliapeabody.com/ AND http://www.mpmbooks.com/
Webcast: “Amelia Peabody's
