The Deeds of the Disturber
An Egyptologist investigates a death at the British Museum in a charming Victorian mystery by the New York Times-bestselling author of The Painted Queen (The Denver Post). Back in London after an archaeological dig, adventurous sleuth Amelia Peabody-rather like Indiana Jones, Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple all rolled into one-discovers that a night watchman at the museum has perished in the shadow of a mummy case (The Washington Post Book World). There are murmurings about an ancient curse, but a skeptical Amelia is determined to find an all-too-human killer. Soon, she's balancing family demands, including the troubles of her precocious son…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-4976-9995-3
- EAN: 9781497699953
- Produktnummer: 31909736
- Verlag: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 289 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'143 KB
- Reihenbandnummer: 5
Über den Autor
Elizabeth Peters (1927-2013) was one of the pseudonyms of American writer Barbara Louise Mertz, whose New York Times-bestselling Amelia Peabody mysteries are often set against historical backdrops. In 1952, Peters earned a PhD in Egyptology at the University of Chicago. She was named grand master at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986 and by the Mystery Writers of America in 1998. In 2003, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malice Domestic Convention.
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