author : Elizabeth Peters

Books

• Amelia Peabody
1. Crocodile on the Sandbank. 1975
2. [The Curse of the Pharohs.] 1981
3. [The Mummy Case.] 1985
4. [Lion in the Valley.] 1986
5. [The Deeds of the Disturber.] 1988
6. [The Last Camel Died at Noon.] 1991
7. [The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog.] 1992
8. [The Hippopotamus Pool.] 1996
9. [Seeing a Large Cat.] 1997
10. [The Ape Who Guards the Balance.] 1998
11. [The Falcon at the Portal.] 1999
12. [Thunder in the Sky.] 2000
13. [Lord of the Silent.] 2001
14. [The Golden One.] 2002
15. [Children of the Storm.] 2003
16. [Guardian of the Horizon.] 2004
17. [The Serpent on the Crown.] 2005
18. [Tomb of the Golden Bird.] 2006

Books : reviews

Elizabeth Peters.
Crocodile on the Sandbank.
Robinson. 1975

Emancipated and forthright, Amelia Peabody, an indomitable product of the Victorian era, embarks on her first Egyptian adventure armed with unshakeable self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and a sturdy parasol.

On her way there Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes who has been ruined and abandoned on the streets of Rome by her callous lover, and takes her to Cairo as her companion.

From there the two women sail up the Nile into their biggest ever adventure. Arriving at an archaeological site run by the Emerson brothers – the dashing Emerson and amiable Walter – Amelia discovers that their little party is increased by one: an ancient Egyptian mummy that proves to be an alarming and decidedly lively example of the species…