- Amelia Peabody (Fictitious character), Fiction, Women archaeologists, Women detectives
The Valley of the Kings, 1907. Journey on a perilous adventure into antiquity with Amelia Peabody, fiction's most beloved archaeologist, and her captivating cohorts. "Ape" has it all -- exotic scenery, brazen tomb robbers, stolen treasures, vengeful gods, a mysterious cult -- and a ruthless, remorseless killer who has his eye on Amelia.
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Classical in form, resolved, unpretentious and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Elizabeth Peters
- First published
- 1998
- Pages
- 408
- Publisher
- Avon Twilight, C & R Press, Avon
- Editions
- 14
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780061801723
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