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The Serpent on the Crown by Elizabeth Peters - ISBN: 9781845292683
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Egyptian curse, deadly statue, can the Emersons survive its wrath?

The Serpent on the Crown

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    320 pages

  • Release Date

    20 June 2005

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Summary

Autumn 1921. The Peabody-Emerson clan are enjoying a fruitful period of excavation in Egypt. But when they hear the alarming tale of a man’s mysterious death their digging turns to detecting. His widow is convinced her husband was the victim of a curse and implores the Emersons to find and return the small ‘deadly’ statue that killed him to the tomb from which it was stolen – before it claims another life. From bitter experience the Emersons know it would be a serious mistake to start chasing…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781845292683
ISBN-10:1845292685
Author:Elizabeth Peters
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:20 June 2005
Weight:228g
Dimensions:197mm x 132mm x 20mm
Series:Amelia Peabody
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Critics Review

I really do think Elizabeth Peters - books are great entertainment.’ Angela Rippon

The most potent female force to hit Egypt since Cleopatra! - Philadelphia Inquirer

If Indiana Jones were female, a wife and mother who lived in Victorian times, he would be Amelia Peabody. - Publishers Weekly

A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key. - Washington Post Book World

I can’t wait for the next Peabody story… I really do think [Elizabeth Peters’] books are great entertainment.

A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key. - Washington Post Book World

Think Miss Marple with early feminist gloss crossed with Indiana Jones… accomplished entertainment.’ - Guardian

About The Author

Elizabeth Peters

Elizabeth Peters is a prolific and successful novelist with over fifty novels to her credit. She is internationally renowned for her mystery stories, especially those featuring indomitable heroine Amelia Peabody. She lives in a historic farmhouse in Frederick, Maryland, with six cats and two dogs.

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