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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Peters, Elizabeth, 1927-2013.     Subjects     Excavations (Archaeology) -- Fiction.     Blessing and cursing -- Fiction.     Women archaeologists -- Fiction.     British -- Egypt -- Fiction.     Women Egyptologists -- Fiction.     Valley of the Kings (Egypt) -- Fiction.     Egypt -- Fiction.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Peters, Elizabeth, 1927-2013.       by title:      The serpent on the c...       by call number:      FICTION PET     Search the Web     Peters, Elizabeth, 1927-2013.     Excavations (Archaeology) -- Fiction.     Blessing and cursing -- Fiction.     Women archaeologists -- Fiction.     British -- Egypt -- Fiction.     Women Egyptologists -- Fiction.     Valley of the Kings (Egypt) -- Fiction.     Egypt -- Fiction.       MARC Display

The serpent on the crown / Elizabeth Peters. by Peters, Elizabeth, 1927-2013. William Morrow, c2005. Call #: FICTION PET Subjects Excavations (Archaeology) -- Fiction.   Blessing and cursing -- Fiction.   Women archaeologists -- Fiction.   British -- Egypt -- Fiction.   Women Egyptologists -- Fiction.   Valley of the Kings (Egypt) -- Fiction.   Egypt -- Fiction. Series Peters, Elizabeth, 1927-2013. Amelia Peabody mysteries ; 17. ISBN:  9780060591786 0060591781 Edition:  1st ed. Description:  350 p. ; 24 cm. Notes:  Map on endpapers. Summary:  "A unique treasure obtained by unscrupulous means, the small gold statuette of an unidentified Egyptian king is a priceless relic from a bygone era. But more than history surrounds the remarkable artifact -- for it is said that early death will come to anyone who possesses it. Enjoying a world finally at peace, the Emersons have returned to the Valley of the Kings in 1922. With the lengthy ban on their archaeological activities lifted, Amelia Peabody and her family look forward to delving once more into the age-old mysteries buried in Egypt's ever-shifting sands. But a widow's strange story -- and even stranger request -- is about to plunge them into a storm of secrets, treachery, superstition ... and murder. The woman, a well-known author, has come bearing an ill-gotten treasure -- a golden likeness of a forgotten king -- which she claims is cursed. Already, she insists, it has taken the life of her husband, and unless it is returned to the tomb from which it was stolen, more people will die. Intrigued by the mystery, Amelia and her clan resolve to uncover the secrets of the statue's origins, setting off on a trail that twists and turns in directions they never anticipated -- and, perhaps, toward an old nemesis with unscrupulous new designs. But each step toward the truth seems to reveal another peril, suggesting to the intrepid Amelia that the curse is more than mere superstition. And its next victim might well be her irascible husband, Radcliffe, their beloved son, Ramses, his lovely wife, Nefret ... or Amelia Peabody herself."--Inside jacket. Genre:  Historical mystery fiction. Holds:  1   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Mystery Fiction FICTION PET Adult Mass Market Paperback Books On Order Add Copy to MyList

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