Review:I finished the original C. K. Scott Moncrieff translation, bought book 7 of this series and decided to reread all the books of this newer fixed translation. The writing is far more natural and enjoyable... Read more

Review:This is the book that should never have been written - Miss Peters should have left it at The Tomb of the Golden Bird.
I have read all her books, and this one is terribly disappointing. The plot is unrealistic, the characters don't even seem to be presented the way they were in the other Amelia books, and if I didn't know better, I would say someone else had written it -
The style just seems tired and lacking any of the wit and style of the previous books.It is as if Miss Peters made a tre... Read more

Review:This is an easy and fun read with interesting characters, The Curse of the Pharaohs (Amelia Peabody, Book 2)good humor, and plot peppered with archaelogical knowledge and the mysteries of Egypt. I highly recommend this book. Read more

Review:Extremely well written, fast paced, with some great characters, particularly the feisty, head-strong Poppy. Even if she did go a little troppo in the idyllic isle of Costa Rica.

A thoroughly compelling story, both the plot itself and the way it discusses the alarming trafficking of endangered species. Loved the totally unexpected ending.

Dalton, the ex-SEAL definitely of interest!

Will definitely be reading more of Poppy McVie's adventures. Rather have to now, after reading ... Read more

Review:Having already read all the "Peabody" novels to date, listening to them again in audio is great! The mysteries are just right: they flow, the clues unfold so an astute reader can figure out the puzzle just as Amelia and Emerson do, maybe just a little ahead of them. The only reservation is that the reader is not British, so a little of the flavor is lost, but on the whole, she does a very good job. Get 'em all, and read them in order..that's the most fun! Read more

Review:After a long silence Vicky & John are back again; they seemed tired. This book lacks the lightness of the other. I find the cobination of Egyptology and these characters uncomfortable. They seem to wander amilessly through the first two-thirds of the book before actually doing anything and the mastermind as a psychotic is silly.
The best thing in the book is the emergence of Anton Z. Schmidt; he finally gets the respect he deserves. Read more

Review:Elizabeth Peters really outdoes herself with this novel, which continues the Amelia series and has all the hallmarks readers have come to expect--Ramses doing his best to bring about his own premature death, Amelia and Emerson enjoying their passionate relationship, excavations, facts about Ancient Egypt, suspense, intrigue, and of course, a dead body or two. The final chapter is a bit convoluted and the reader who devoured the novel may have to go back and re-read certain portions, but that... Read more

Review:Although I greatly enjoyed this book, I was not left with the same satisfied feeling that many of her other books left me with. It seems to be getting just slightly too involved with internal politics, with the bad guys playing so small of a role, that they seem almost an afterthought. I too do not understand why Nefret had to become so weak & tragic, but the character development of Ramesses is quite excellent. I would like to see David fleshed out a little more as well -- he really in... Read more

Review:I too am an Amelia Peabody fan. I absolutely love this series, and this book is a great addition to it. In it we finally get some very outstanding questions answered, and we also get some unresolved issues resolved. But the thing that I enjoyed the most about this particular book is that we get a closer look at Emerson! Yes, Amelia and all her troupe are also there, thank heavans, but getting a closer look at Emerson finally is an added bonus. We actually see a little of him as a young man ... Read more

Review:I certainly enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good detective type of novel.  However, this is not a typical approach to that type of story.  Here a disgraced police officer, who was framed, jailed and lost everything, fights to survive in the real world once he is released and back on the street.  working now as a Private Investigator, we follow him on a couple of cases, one of which reflects on his own case and who framed him.  

The autho... Read more