The Curse of the Pharoahs

Elizabeth Peters

Amelia and Emerson have settled in England and Emerson is teaching at a local university. Yet they long to return to an archeological dig in Egypt. When Lord Baskerville, an amateur archeologist, dies suddenly at a dig, his widow asks Emerson to take over. They find a way to settle their affairs in England and travel down to Luxor.

The newspaper reported a curse was involved with this tomb. Emerson experienced a possible attack in his hotel room in Cairo. By the time they get to Luxor the mystery of the curse has grown. He has to take along his own trusted men to help combat the rumors.

Amelia is determined to protect Emerson, be with him as the tomb is opened, and find a murderer. Despite the doctor's ruling that Lord Baskerville's death was of natural causes, she is certain it was murder. Her suspisions are strengthened when one of the Egyptian guards is found dead.

This is another fun Amelia Peabody Victorian mystery. She tells the story and regales the reader with her pithy comments and observations. There are some fun characters that she describes in detail, especially Madame Barangaria. She promises to speak the complete truth to the reader, and at time confesses her own faults as well. The mystery is devised nicely and keeps the reader trying to put together the clues.

Crocodile on the Sandbank
The Curse of the Pharaohs
The Mummy Case
Lion in the Valley
The Deeds of the Disturber
The Last Camel Died at Noon
The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog
The Hippopotamus Pool
Seeing a Large Cat
The Ape Who Guards the Balance
The Falcon at the Portal
He Shall Thunder in the Sky
The Lord of the Silent
The Golden One
Children of the Storm
Guardian of the Horizon
The Serpent on the Crown
Tomb of the Golden Bird
A River in the Sky