Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. The E-mail Address(es) you entered is(are) not in a valid format. On her way through Rome to Egypt, she meets a young woman abandoned by her lover and left with no means of support. In some chapters, the carefully constructed larger than life main character profiles were ignored to allow the conspiracy to continue. . Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody) by Peters, Elizabeth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. She is fiery and staunchly independent. Amelia Peabody series 1. Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2017. Dimensions: 6.9" x 0.8" x … Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. New York: Grand Central Pub./Hachette Book Group, 2013. This is one of those recommendations through Amazon and after I read a few reviews it caught my interest, so I downloaded a sample to my Kindle and was immediately hooked and bought the full version. Peters, Elizabeth, 1927-2013, Crocodile On the Sandbank. Print. But Amelia is no conventional romantic heroine. Becoming well-off if not wealthy on the death of her father she sets off to travel and ends up in Egypt. Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, Book 1), Grand Central Publishing; Reprint edition (May 28, 2013). Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. Seeing a large cat - PETERS, ELIZABETH. 8. From the description, i expected a Poirot style story. You will call me Amelia. We have new and used copies available, in 10 editions - starting at $1.45. Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway. - Washington Post Book World "Grand views of Egyptian antiquities . 11. Not so with Elizabeth Peters, she is gifted in the art of exposing her characters personalities so well, that I feel as if I have personally become acquainted with them. Copyright © 2001-2021 OCLC. Three Complete Amelia Peabody Mysteries (Crocodile on the Sandbank, The Curse of the Pharoahs and The Mummy Case) Elizabeth Peters. Amelia promptly takes Evelyn under her wing, insisting that the young lady accompany her to Egypt, where Amelia plans to indulge her passion for Egyptology. This series has been my all-time favorite for years, Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2017. Crocodile on the Sandbank is the first of the Amelia Peabody series, and my first read by Elizabeth Peters. I thoroughly enjoyed it and shall definitely read some more in the series. All rights reserved. 32-year-old Victorian gentlewoman, Amelia Peabody receives a rather large inheritance and decides to use it for travel. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. If you enjoyed the witty "Crocodile on the Sandbank", you will adore this next story, the continuing tale written in Ms. Amelia Peabody-Emerson's uncompromising and forthright perspective. . Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2012. Crocodile on the Sandbank (Book) : Peters, Elizabeth : "Amelia Peabody, that indomitable product of the Victorian age, embarks on her debut Egyptian adventure armed with unshakable self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course, a sturdy umbrella. This is the first of the series. I read this because Amelia Peabody's name keeps cropping up when people list their favourite books. Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2017. I was a bit sceptical at first, but I downloaded this, the very first book in the series, and was pleasantly surprised. She is one of my favourite characters in fiction. Amelia is a Victorian English lady of very unusual character. The Emerson family and their acquaintances are a bit off kilter, but so likable. To me, the story line was incidental to my enjoyment of the skillful writing..I felt like I was watching a good old B&W 1940s movie. Publisher: Warner Books. Print. Length: 262 Pages. MLA Citation (style guide) Peters, Elizabeth. Ms. Peters pens another entertaining tale, full of romance, mystery, comedy and surprises! If Jane Eyre starred in an H. Rider Haggard novel written by Agatha Christie….you would get Crocodile on the Sandbank. Rather, she is much more interested in doing the things that she would like to do. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2019. The author tended to 'bull' through the plot a little. Witty repartee between Emerson and Peabody. I bought this copy because I'd read my first one until it fell to bits! The first book in the series, Crocodile on the Sandbank, was first published in 1975. There was a problem loading your book clubs. The E-mail message field is required. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. The sexual content is referred too charmingly. Crocodile On the Sandbank. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Barbara Mertz, (whose pseudonym is Elizabeth Peters) is the first of her Amelia Peabody series of a Victorian era woman learning the science of Egyptology. Crocodile on the Sandbank is the first book in quite a large series of novels featuring a rather upper class, Victorian lady called Amelia Peabody, she has a passion for Egyptology and Archaeology and after inheriting some money from her late father she decides to indulge her passion on a grand tour trip to Rome and then on to Cairo and the pyramids and excavations lower down the Nile. Praise for Elizabeth Peters and Crocodile on the Sandbank "A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key." Amelia Peabody, (Fictitious character); Amelia Peabody, (Fictitious character). The subject field is required. First published in 1975, Peters overlays feminism over the gothic romance (which usually had mysterious goings-on too) and produces this engaging mystery. She has also penned two bestselling short novels with her husband, New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman, and has teamed up with her daughter Aliza to co-write a teen novel entitled Prism. Her depictions of the characters are spot on. Please enter your name. I am a spinster of independent means, traveling for pleasure. On her way to Cairo, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been abandoned by her scoundrel lover. Crocodile on the Sandbank is about the adventures of Amelia Peabody. 7. How sad to demean a heartfelt innocent book with pontifical bias I hope we are all adults and can handle these affronts to some people's perceived sensitivities. Shop now. Crocodile On The Sandbank By Elizabeth Peters - FictionDB. Please try your request again later. This is the first of the Amelia Peabody books. Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody, #1) Published October 12th 1978 by Fawcett. The narrative races along, Amelia is a fab character, feisty, opinionated, sometimes pompous, but willing to admit when she's wrong, and above all, she's curious about the world. [1] It is the first in the Amelia Peabody series of novels and takes place in 1884-1885 Amelia Peabody is left a wealthy orphan after the death of her studious father, who has left her everything in his will because she is the only one of his children who shared his interests, namely history and archaeology. Don't have an account? Now that I have a Kindle, I'm accumulating the entire series on Kindle. The title of the book, like many of the Amelia Peabody novels, comes from an ancient Egyptian text: -Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. 32-year-old Victorian gentlewoman, Amelia Peabody receives a rather large inheritance and decides to use it for travel. ISBN: 0445406518. I will definitely be reading more of this series, though I think I need to take Amelia in small doses and I doubt I'll read all 24 or whatever there are, but I'd recommend this as a light, fun, entertaining but historically authentic read. I own all the books in paper format, and have re-read them so many times. Cover art, synopsis, sequels, reviews, awards, publishing history, genres, and time period. Praise for Elizabeth Peters and Crocodile on the Sandbank "A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key." Please choose whether or not you want other users to be able to see on your profile that this library is a favorite of yours. The first 50 pages or so were kind of boring. (See Crocodile on the Sandbank.) The hippopotamus pool - PETERS, ELIZABETH. Amelia Peabody had no intention of becoming an Egyptologist. Snake, crocodile and the dog - PETERS, ELIZABETH. Please try again. Oh how I love this series! Would you also like to submit a review for this item? Weight: 0.32 lbs. In these pages, we get important information, like Amelia’s backstory, Evelyn’s backstory, and how the two meet each other. Like all Elizabeth Peters' heroines she is astonishingly brave, open-minded and warm hearted. There she discovers two great passions, the first being archaeology. Get this from a library! The stage is set for the development of the story line across the rest of the series. The name field is required. Like any self-respecting sleuth, Amelia sets out to discover who is behind it all. You may have already requested this item. Your Web browser is not enabled for JavaScript. The other two comparatively large organizations, the Temple of Set and the Order of Nine Angles, had a few hundred members each. The violence is truly negligible, but after all, they are murder mysteries. Please re-enter recipient e-mail address(es). Do not say, Sherlock Holmes, because it surely is not that. ISBN: 0449237133 (ISBN13: 9780449237137) Edition language: English. It has a couple of strong woman characters, an exotic Egyptian adventure amongst the pyramids, some romance and some interesting archaeological background information. I find it hard to describe what's so great about these books without giving any of the plot away. It's a good read while waiting in an airport. Learn more ››. Crocodile on the Sandbank is a historical mystery novel by Elizabeth Peters, first published in 1975. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. At times, writers can only sympathetically portray characters of their own sex. She has just inherited a large amount of money and sees herself as a highly intelligent, thirty-two-year-old spinster. I have now read The Curse of the Pharaohs and The Mummy Case. An instance of this is the fact that none of the experienced archaeologists seemed to know how to handle a firearm, or that someone dressed in a mummy suit was able to run much faster than the unencumbered chaser. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. It is fairly well written and the story is plausible. -Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review This is an enjoyable little mystery for doing some light reading. I think she had fun writing it; I know I enjoyed reading it.. Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2020, “My name is Amelia Peabody. Crocodile on the Sandbank is the first book in quite a large series of novels featuring a rather upper class, Victorian lady called Amelia Peabody, she has a passion for Egyptology and Archaeology and after inheriting some money from her late father she decides to indulge her passion on a grand tour trip to Rome and then on to Cairo and the pyramids and excavations lower down the Nile. Please try again. I did not in any way fall in love with either Annabelle or Emerson and do not feel compelled to follow anymore of their adventures. target of an aborted kidnapping and the focus of a series of suspicious accidents, Amelia becomes convinced of a plot to harm her young friend. #1 - Crocodile on the sand bank #2 - The Curse of the pharaohs #3 - The Mummy case #4 - Lion in the valley #5 - The Deeds of the disturber #6 - The Last camel died at noon #7 - The Snake, the crocodile & the dog #8 - The Hippopotamus pool #9 - Seeing a large cat #10 - The Ape who guards the balance #11 - The Falcon at the portal I chose this because it seemed like a change of pace from my usual fare of action and sci-fi. Status URL Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department ... Crocodile on the sandbank / by Elizabeth Peters Peters, Elizabeth, 1927-2013. In this first book, Amelia discovers Egypt for the first time, becomes enamored of Egyptology, and meets the irascible but admirable man who will become her husband and partner in archaeological research. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2016. The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, 2), The Last Camel Died at Noon (Amelia Peabody, 6), Lion in the Valley: An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense (Amelia Peabody Series), The Deeds of the Disturber (Amelia Peabody Mysteries) (Amelia Peabody Series), The Painted Queen: An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense (Amelia Peabody Series, 20), The Hippopotamus Pool (Amelia Peabody, 8). Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2016. 1st oversize mass market ed. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! It's nothing special but what does one expect with an early 20th Century setting for a mystery? Light and Funny Mysteries by ylpladults - a staff-created list : Light and funny mystery eBooks and eAudiobooks. Format: Mass Market Paperback. To me, the most enjoyable characteristic of these books is that Amelia, although a very determined woman, has an excellent sense of humor. While the characters in Crocodile on the Sandbank were awesome, the plot could’ve used some work. Listen to Crocodile On the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters,Barbara Rosenblat with a free trial.\nListen to unlimited* audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. As Peters, she produces the popular Amelia Peabody series, starting with Crocodile on the Sandbank, set in Egypt in the late 19th to early 20th centuries. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2017. Buy Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters online at Alibris. Faye Kellerman is the author of twenty-six novels, including nineteen New York Times bestselling mysteries that feature the husband-and-wife team of Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This is a very enjoyable read, it's Agatha Christe meets Indiana Jones, full of laughs, gasps, entertainment and lots of Egyptology (if that's your thing). (As my eyes age, I find the adjustable font and the light make it so much easier to read, and also the Kindle is lighter and easier to hold.) Crocodile on the sandbank. This series has been my all-time favorite for years. Now she's headed for Cairo, accompanied by a girl with a tarnished past, to indulge… . You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Crocodile on the Sandbank is the first book in quite a large series of novels featuring a rather upper class, Victorian lady called Amelia Peabody, she has a passion for Egyptology and Archaeology and after inheriting some money from her late father she decides to indulge her passion on a grand tour trip to Rome and then on to Cairo and the pyramids and excavations lower down the Nile. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2013. a sparkling series." When Evelyn becomes the target of an aborted kidnapping and the focus of a series of suspicious accidents, Amelia becomes convinced of a plot to harm her young friend. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Mass Market Paperback, 288 pages. Ape who guards the balance - PETERS, ELIZABETH. Separate up to five addresses with commas (,). Please enter the message. Author (s): Elizabeth Peters. The Amelia Peabody book series by Elizabeth Peters & Joan Hess includes books Crocodile on the Sandbank, The Curse Of The Pharaohs, The Mummy Case, and several more. Language: English. Release Date: January 1988. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. You may send this item to up to five recipients. 0 with reviews - Be the first. Please enter the subject. Elizabeth Peters creation Amelia Peabody is a delight, a bit of historical reference to set the scene then off on a rollicking ride through 1890's Egypt, shuddering less at ambulatory mummys than at the destruction visited to the area before sensible archeology was employed to save the ancient treasures of the world. Unable to add item to List. What i got was a sort of Victorian era Laura Croft. I loved the interplay between her and Emerson, and I really enjoyed what felt like an authentic representation of Egypt at a time when the Victorians and much of the world were fighting for supremacy, both politically, economically, and scientifically. Like any self-respecting sleuth, Amelia sets out to discover who is behind it all. Please try again. Crocodile on the Sandbank (Amelia Peabody #1) by Elizabeth Peters First Published: 1975 5 Copies & Reading Guide Thirty-one-year-old Victorian gentlewoman Amelia Peabody has not only inherited her father's fortune, but she is also blessed with his strong will as well. a sparkling series." Amelia Peabody, the main character in this series, is a Victorian lady who is ahead of her time in her sense of independence, daring to do things that most women were intimidated by. 10. The only reason I give this book four stars instead of five is the continual feminist theme running through the book, I almost get the feeling the author hates men! [Elizabeth Peters] -- 32-year-old Victorian gentlewoman, Amelia Peabody receives a rather large inheritance and decides to use it for travel. Be forewarned Dear Reader that the 21 book series was published not quite in chronological order, to ward off confusion or frustration, go to Wikipedia and find the chronological order to read the stories in, I found that much more satisfying. I found this book entertaining. I found it to be a nice departure from my usual romance fare that has left me looking forward to trying the next book in the series when I'm, once again, in the mood for something different. New York: Grand Central Pub./Hachette Book Group, 2013. When I want to relax with a comfortable mystery; Elizabeth Peters is there. When Evelyn becomes the. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Just enough history and archeology to paint the scene appropriately, then a good story with an excellent cast of characters that you cannot wait to hear from again. Please enter recipient e-mail address(es). The E-mail Address(es) field is required. Meanwhile, Cyrus is beginning to look at Amelia with more affection than she expected, but … . Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Initially intended as a standalone novel, Peters did not write a sequel for six years. I will intersperse my reading of action, pot boiler, SF, horror, and literature (not so much) books with this author's work. Set in 1884, this is the first installment in what has become a beloved bestselling series. There is good and bad in both sexes and after a few chapters of reading sentences of how men can never do anything right gets a tad bit irritating; that aside it's still a good read. You can easily create a free account. The first 50 pages or so were kind of boring. Crocodile on the Sandbank is the first book in quite a large series of novels featuring a rather upper class, Victorian lady called Amelia Peabody, she has a passion for Egyptology and Archaeology and after inheriting some money from her late father she decides to indulge her passion on a grand tour trip to Rome and then on to Cairo and the pyramids and excavations lower down the Nile. Large Print Book | 1975. close check availability Items Location Call No. Crocodile on the sandbank - PETERS, ELIZABETH ... Last camel died at noon - PETERS, ELIZABETH. Back in England, Ramses and Nefret also seem targeted for abduction, and Ramses' harrowing letters do not add to Amelia's peace of mind. These are a great series of books.The are set in the Victorian era, written in the person of Amelia Peabody. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: Your request to send this item has been completed. In the first book of the series, Amelia, after losing her beloved father, decides to … I am amused at reading negative comments about some of the content not being politically correct. 9. ― Elizabeth Peters, quote from Crocodile on the Sandbank “A woman’s instinct, I always feel, supercedes logic.” “at the time there were moments of extreme discomfort; but the adventure, the danger, the exhilaration of doubt and peril are in retrospect something I rather regret having lost.” Is there anything else you wish to know about me?”, Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2018. On her way through Rome to Egypt, she meets a young woman abandoned by her lover and left with no means of support. When it reached a total membership of around 100, the Italian group of the Luciferian Children of Satan was among the largest Satanist groups in the world, and perhaps the largest in a non-English speaking country. -Washington Post Book World "Grand views of Egyptian antiquities . See the complete Amelia Peabody series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Export to EndNote / Reference Manager(non-Latin), Peabody, Amelia -- (Fictitious character). Amelia promptly takes Evelyn under her wing, insisting that the young lady accompany her to Egypt, where Amelia plans to indulge her passion for Egyptology. Something went wrong. Some features of WorldCat will not be available. (not yet rated) Published by Barnes & Noble Books (1993) ISBN 10: 1566190355 ISBN 13: 9781566190350. What an engaging author! The Mummy Case ) Elizabeth Peters ] -- 32-year-old Victorian gentlewoman, crocodile on the sandbank large print Peabody 's name keeps cropping up people. We 'll send you a link to download the free App, enter your mobile number or Address. Book Group, 2013 ) early 20th Century setting for a mystery to Egypt, she meets a woman. Right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or affiliates. 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