The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #3)
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The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #3)

The Mummy Case it’s the third book by Elizabeth Peters in the Amelia Peabody series, which finds Amelia and Emerson in a rather boring setting, digging up places that are simply not worth their time, as Radcliff Emerson kindly comments. He’d rather prefer to excavate the Black Pyramid at Dahshoor, and not it’s shadow located…

The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #2)
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The Curse of the Pharaohs by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #2)

I read The Curse of the Pharaohs years ago when I first discovered the archaeological mystery genre (I think it was, in fact, Elizabeth Peters’ books that made me aware of this genre in the first place). I read all of the series within just a few short weeks. In this second installment of the…

Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #1)
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Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody #1)

Crocodile on the Sandbank is the first in the Amelia Peabody series by the famous (sadly now deceased) author Elizabeth Peters.  This first book was also the first one that exposed me to archaeological mysteries, a genre that I love until now. I’m not sure at this point that I’d still enjoy this particular series…