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Summary: 3rd in the series, I am hooked on Amelia!
Review: Amelia gets better and better. In the previous books we've seen her acumen for mysteries and archaeology and she just keeps improving her investigation and excavation skills in this 3rd book in the series.You are also reacquainted with Radcliffe Emerson(her husband, intellectual equal, and true partner). Their son, Walter Peabody Emerson (known as Ramses) comes along with them on the dig where he acquires a highly intelligent Egyptian brindled cat whom he promptly names Bastet after the Egyptian cat goddess. Ramses is extremely precocious, very funny, singularly stubborn, and always trying to find the loophole in his parents' edicts. He is a great contribution to the cast. We still get to see the great relationship between Emerson and Peabody (as they affectionately refer to each other) as well as their interaction with Ramses. Amelia doesn't seem like a very demonstrative mother, but her love for her son is there. She's the kind of person who takes for granted that her family knows she loves them and prefers to show it through actions instead of words. (In the latest couple of additions to this series, we see her affection come out into the open more.) Once again, Peters provides an intriguing mystery along with more great information on the early days of Egyptian archaeology and Ancient Egyptian culture. I gave this book 4 stars instead of 5 because I got lost a couple of times and had to go back and trace some of the story elements more than once in order to follow what was going on with the mystery. However, that does not mean this wasn't a great book.
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Summary: A tongue-in-cheek detective story spoof - with cats.
Review: Amelia Peabody may sound like the name of a meek, proper, Victorian female, but very litte about Amelia is typical of women of her time. Amelia Peabody Emerson is actually a stubborn, headstrong, highly intelligent Egyptian archaeologist, with an unfortunate tendency to clumsiness. So is her husband. And her young son. And each of the three Emersons is convinced that they are correct, and the others incorrect. In their unique manner, this little family bumbles their way to the heart of both a pyramid and a mystery, both of which are fraught with danger. And let's not forget the help of the cat Bastet...
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Summary: A fun mystery series dealing with Egyptology
Review: 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
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Summary: Love this series but not this book
Review: 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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Summary: The men in Amelia's life
Review: 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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Summary: More mysterious than the first two.
Review: By this third book in the Amelia Peabody series, the reader probably already knows and loves Amelia and her husband, Emerson. These characters have two of the strongest personalities in fiction and they play off eachother wonderfully. They're up to their old entertaining adventures again in "The Mummy Case." Not ones to follow convention (and sit at home) Amelia and Emerson are back in Egypt -- this time with their precocious son, Ramses, and their servant John. Ramses, who was briefly introduced to readers in "The Curse of the Pharaohs," is a major character in The Mummy Case. He is frighteningly intelligent and overly literal. When Ramses comes on the scene, it is always humorous and entertaining. A zealous group of missionaries also rounds out the cast of characters. This book differs from the first two in two key ways. First, there is not as much description of archaeology and discoveries about ancient Egypt. Denied the right to excavate at the pyramids of Dahshoor, the Emersons are forced to dig at Mazgunah, which yields only some late Roman mummies. Second, the mystery in this novel kept me going to the end. In the first two, it was pretty easy to guess the identity of the villain; the answer in this one was much harder to figure out. All in all, an excellent read. If you enjoyed other Amelia Peabody mysteries, you will be sure to like this one.
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Summary: Entertaining story, with one big distraction
Review: Generally speaking I've enjoyed the Amelia Peabody series, and I was fairly entertained by this one as well, with one major drawback: the character Ramses' dialog. His speech is baby talk (spelled phonetically) throughout the book, something I found extremely distracting for its saccharine sweetness. Unfortunately, Ramses is a prominent character, so his speech cannot be avoided easily. Beyond the fact that the baby talk made the book difficult to read, I found it mildly insulting. I felt like the author didn't trust me to "get" the fact that Ramses is both very young and very intelligent, so the baby talk was there to continually remind me. I think Peters should have trusted her readers to pick up on Ramses' personality characteristics without having to be clubbed over the head with them every time the boy opened his mouth.
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Summary: Entertaining story, with one big distraction
Review: Generally speaking I've enjoyed the Amelia Peabody series, and I was fairly entertained by this one as well, with one major drawback: the character Ramses' dialog. His speech is baby talk (spelled phonetically) throughout the book, something I found extremely distracting for its saccharine sweetness. Unfortunately, Ramses is a prominent character, so his speech cannot be avoided easily. Beyond the fact that the baby talk made the book difficult to read, I found it mildly insulting. I felt like the author didn't trust me to "get" the fact that Ramses is both very young and very intelligent, so the baby talk was there to continually remind me. I think Peters should have trusted her readers to pick up on Ramses' personality characteristics without having to be clubbed over the head with them every time the boy opened his mouth.
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Summary: Amusing mystery series with an Egyptian setting
Review: I actually would rate this 3.5 stars, but you don't get that option here, so I bumped it up to 4. Amelia Peabody is an irrepressible archaeologist, married to the Father of Curses, the headstrong Radcliffe Emerson. Together with their incredibly precocious son Ramses, they set off for a dig in Egypt, which falls far short of their hopes for discovery of artifacts and antiquities. Along the way they cross paths with the Master Criminal of Egypt, and set about solving the mystery of The Mummy Case. Full of adventure, mystery and humor the third book in the series gives us our first introduction to the too clever for his own good Ramses. The book looses half a star, because of Ramses speech impediment, which drove me to distraction. Outside of that it was a fast and clever story, and if Amelia Peabody ever meets Indiana Jones, I am not sure who would come out the winner.
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Summary: More Fun Than the First Two
Review: I enjoyed this Amelia Peabody story more than the first two. I found that it was more suspenseful, and there seemed to be really two story threads and two mysteries for Amelia and Emerson to solve. I also enjoyed their precocious little son (although the speech imdediment did get a bit tiresome). I am enjoying this series mainly because this man and his wife are both such strong and likeable characters who play against each other so well. There are a lot of laughs in this one as there usually is in an Amelia Peabody mystery. There's lot of Egyptian lore, and enough tension to keep your interest. Amelia and her Emerson set out to expose an organized group of thieves that are stealing antiquities, and supposedly these thieves are killing people along the way. Loads of fun.
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