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Title: The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0-446-60193-4 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.05 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Amelia is back****meet catastrophically precocious Ramses
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Amelia is married now, but no less independent, or strong willed! The romance certainly isn't gone either. This mystery is generally very light. But we meet a character Amelia dubs "The Master Criminal"
-~(You'll want to meet him right from the start, just in case he sneaks into the later books, Careful, you may have a hard time spotting this master of disguise!)
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``Emerson is as loveably irascible as ever, though he has a soft spot for one very special person, and surprisingly enough it's not Amelia
Young, "catastrophically precocious" Ramses, son of Amelia and Emerson, really is the star of this story. He is constantly adorably mischevious,getting into trouble, and coming up with some startling clues of his own.
Ramses is certainly believable as a well-meaning little boy, who attracts trouble (and dirt) like a magnet.
~~~~I recommend this book heartily as it is the one that got me hooked on the series.
*****Great fun-not a very deep mystery, but you really will be having too much fun to care!
Rating: 4
Summary: A fun mystery series dealing with Egyptology
Comment: Amelia Peabody, the viewpoint character, is a head-strong, decisive woman, despite her Victorian origins. In The Mummy Case, Amelia foils The Master Criminal with help from her equally opinionated husband, Emerson, and her precocious son, Ramses. As the entire family is fascinated with Egyptology, it is only natural that the adventure takes place during an archaeological dig. This is Amelia's first encounter with the Master Criminal. If you've read the books out of order, like I have, you'll find that tidbit enough to make you rush out and get a copy
Rating: 5
Summary: The men in Amelia's life
Comment: are giving her fits! First there is her handsome, brilliant husband, Radcliffe Emerson, the emminent Egyptologist who finds himself once again being dragged away from his work by Amelia's escapades. Then the mysterious Master Criminal again wrecks havoc in the lives of the Emersons and their friends. The most exasperating 'man' in Amelia's life, however, turns out to be her precocious son 'Ramses'. By the time most children are struggling with their ABCs Ramses can both speak and read several languages including Arabic and was well versed in the family vocation of Eqyptology.
The Emersons set out for another season digging for ancient Eqyptian artifacts but soon find themselves swept up by a series of more modern mysteries and adventures.
The most charming aspects of this series are the hilarious Emerson family. Amelia and her tendancy to overestimate her abilities, and Emerson and his tendancy to underestimate them, are both confounded by their son's talents to keep them both struggling to keep up.
Ramses has a speech impediment (affection?) that the author uses, I believe, to remind the reader that he is very young. The first few times it appears this device is rather cute but it does begin to wear thin after a time. He does outgrow it later in the series so bear with it for now. His precociousness brings a smile to anyone who can recall putting one over on an adult and bit of chagrin to any parent who has had a child put one over on them.
I love this series, particularly watching the characters grow and change with the times. The mysteries are intriguing, the action exciting and the comedy is delightful.
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Title: Lion in the Valley by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0380731193 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 07 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0445406518 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1988 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Deeds of the Disturber by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0380731959 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Last Camel Died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0446363383 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1992 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Snake, the Crocodile & the Dog, The by Elizabeth Peters ISBN: 0446364789 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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