| The Falcon at the Portal: An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense Contributor(s): Peters, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062686844 ISBN-13: 9780062686848 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.70 lbs) 464 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 31235 Reading Level: 6.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 23.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: New York Times Bestseller From New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Peters comes another riveting mystery in her phenomenally popular Amelia Peabody series. The Land of the Pharaohs harbors more secrets than any tomb can hide. In Egypt for the 1911 archaeological season, Amelia Peabody and her family are not anticipating trouble, but it finds them nonetheless. Their young friend David is accused of selling ancient artifacts, and it's up to the Emersons to expose the real culprit. But the body of an American discovered at the bottom of their excavation shaft and a child of mysterious antecedents are sparking twin crises that threaten to tear the family apart. Amelia brings her estimable powers of deduction to bear, but she might not survive long enough to unravel more than one perplexing puzzle--because suddenly someone is shooting bullets in her direction...and coming too close for comfort "Amelia is rather like Indiana Jones, Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple all rolled into one."--Washington Post Book World
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Contributor Bio(s): Peters, Elizabeth: - Elizabeth Peters earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago's famed Oriental Institute. During her fifty-year career, she wrote more than seventy novels and three nonfiction books on Egypt. She received numerous writing awards and, in 2012, was given the first Amelia Peabody Award, created in her honor. She died in 2013, leaving a partially completed manuscript of The Painted Queen. |