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Summary: a tongue in cheek archeological mystery
Review: I have read and enjoyed all of her amelia peabody books this is one of the finer examples of her work
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Summary: your all going to hate me.
Review: I love Elizabeth Peters, and this is one of my favourite Peabody/Emerson stories. I was bought the CD version of this read by Susan O Malley as a present. What a let down. Sorry!
Amelia is supposed to be English, not American. I found the reading very inadequate. There seemed to be hardly any emotion for the story through out, and it came across very flat. I was very very disappointed.
Give me BARBARA ROSENBLATT as reader any day!!
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Summary: I hate to say this but...
Review: I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone! While I absolutely love the author's style and the setting, there is too much sex in this story...I didn't feel right reading it! No, the scenes are not very explicit, but they are explicit enough and happen every otehr chapter or so. If you are a Christian or have any morals at all, do not read this book. I hate to say all this because otherwise, I enjoyed this book.
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Summary: I hate to say this but...
Review: I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone! While I absolutely love the author's style and the setting, there is too much sex in this story...I didn't feel right reading it! No, the scenes are not very explicit, but they are explicit enough and happen every otehr chapter or so. If you are a Christian or have any morals at all, do not read this book. I hate to say all this because otherwise, I enjoyed this book.
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Summary: Love this series but not this book
Review: I'm a great supporter of the Amelia Peabody series but this one really bored me in the second half. The "mystery" was just dull and the secondary characters not interesting. I thought Curse of the Pharoahs was much better. I agree also that Ramses' "baby talk" was distracting. It gets three stars because as usual, the main characters are still hilarious and lovable. The first part of the book is great.
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Summary: "The Mummy Case" by Elizabeth Peters
Review: In Elizabeth Peters novel "the Mummy Case", the audience is introduced to her Egyptologist/detective heroine Amelia Peabody. Ms. Peabody finds herself, along with husband Emerson, and son Ramses involved in an archeological dig in Egypt. During the dig, a mysterious murder and theft take place concerning an antiques dealer. With this murder on hand, Amelia uses her keen and sharp intellectual skills to assist in solving the mystery and foiling the plans of the mastermind. Aside from the quality of intrigue in the novel, the use of historically factual places and artifacts allows a sense of realism that would be missing if not brought to the attention of the reader whether they are learned in Egyptian history or not. One example of this are references made to certain sites of historical importance, such as the temple at Deir el Bahri, where mummies of royal persons were placed after the original tombs had been robbed. Another example presented within the novel is the mentioning of the Twelfth dynasty, and the remains of the smaller pyramids built either in the early stages of pyramid building and the latter stages of Egypt's great dynasty. Throughout chapters 8 and 9 there are clear references to the "Bent pyramid" which was one of the original attempts of pyramid building before there had become a mastery of the art. For Peters to introduce particular pieces of Egyptian history in her novels displays her knowledge of the subject of Egyptology, allowing her to insert a sense of realism that some other fiction pieces lack, especially dealing with a particular part of history.
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Summary: Another Witty Excursion
Review: The characters are as refulgent and enrapturing as always. Indeed, anything less would be an anomaly for Elizabeth Peters and her Peabody mysteries! This one is no less than highly enjoyable. The only flaw I find is that, in my own opinion, Amelia is a bit hard on her son Ramses; however, he would likely try any mother's patience. Other than this, the book is a rollicking frolic and a must-read.
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Summary: Peters Strays From Standard Mystery Plots With Great Success
Review: The first two books of Peters series introduced us to the irrascible Amelia Peabody and her husband Emerson along with a whole cast of very memorable characters. She provided her readers with a great cast and a setting (the Antiquities Craze of late 19th century Egypt) in which minds could easily wander into fantasy.However, in reading these books I felt that despite what she had going for her, Peters clung a bit too firmly to the conventions of the standard mystery novel. Murders with a cast of nobility, a pair of young lovers, drawing rooms, damsels in distress and the entire Agatha Christie legacy albeit set in archaeological excavations in Egypt. The Mummy Case provides what appears to be a promising turning point for Peters. Here these elements are present, but to a lesser degree with the presence of a German Prince and Baroness and a young servant pining away after a missionary's shy sister. What takes the forefront is something a bit more serious. This mystery dealing with the suspected murder of an antiquities dealer, a ring of thieves, and fierce rivalries between various religious groups is the first in the series that truly embraces the setting in which it is placed. By leaving behind the transplanted English cozy, the story becomes all the more engrossing. Although loyal readers should not be upset, all of the same elements about Peabody and Emerson's adventures which drew us in in the first place are still in proper form. Despite a cast of characters a bit too large to keep names and facts straight and the almost insufferable accent of Ramses, Amelia's son, the book is suspenseful and very-well written.
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Summary: A Bungling, but Nevertheless, Entertaining Mess
Review: The Mummy Case is a story that goes so many places all at the same instance! I so wanted Amelia and Radcliffe to give over their pride and just admit to each other who they thought the culprit was & why, just so that I would know what was going on in this tangled story! I'll try not to reveal too much of the confusion, for that might betray who the final culprit(s) are. This third installment of the Amelia Peabody-Emerson journals starts out w/Emerson trying to secure the excavation at Dahshoor. However M. de Morgan has already decided to excavate there himself & instead gives the Emersons the pathetic sight of Mazghunah. Unfortunately, in the activities preceding their move to Mazghunah, Peabody has a midnight excursion that leaves one antiquities dealer dead. However, earlier that same day, Amelia chanced to overhear a conversation he was having where mention was made of "The Master". Thus Amelia's detective instincts are vastly prickled and she is out to find this Master Criminal who seems to be in charge of the increase in illegal antiquities trade that has recently come about. What follows are more murders, more attempts at murder, more attempts at kidnapping, more ridiculous and hilarious Ramses' adventures, more attempts at Peabody and Emerson outsmarting the other and a whole new slew of interesting and bizarre characters. When you read this story, you will finally find yourself out of the murk of the plot in the last chapter or two when the not so logical motive of the murderer is revealed (logical of course in the mentally challenged mind of the murderer) and everything that happened is explained. I write this review after having already read book four in this series, and i have to say, book four is a serious improvement from book 3. i liked this book all right but the story was v. bungling and all over the place. and so many times did i want to yell at Amelia - "Listen to your son!!! He has something important to say!!!" i know he's annoying & goes on & on & on but he is very smart and is able to see things from a different perspective that she could benefit from. And response to the comment about there being too much sex in this novel. I don't know why your (self-)righteous feathers were ruffled, all the HINTED and INSINUATED sex occurred between two people who are married. and the last i heard, that was a righteous and pure expression approved of by God between two people who have committed themselves to each other through the bonds of matrimony. and really, if you are offended by what you think is a lot of sex in this book, should you really be reading a book that provides as part of its entertainment murder, deceit, thievery and many things unrighteous???
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Summary: A Bungling, but Nevertheless, Entertaining Mess
Review: The Mummy Case is a story that goes so many places all at the same instance! I so wanted Amelia and Radcliffe to give over their pride and just admit to each other who they thought the culprit was & why, just so that I would know what was going on in this tangled story! I'll try not to reveal too much of the confusion, for that might betray who the final culprit(s) are. This third installment of the Amelia Peabody-Emerson journals starts out w/Emerson trying to secure the excavation at Dahshoor. However M. de Morgan has already decided to excavate there himself & instead gives the Emersons the pathetic sight of Mazghunah. Unfortunately, in the activities preceding their move to Mazghunah, Peabody has a midnight excursion that leaves one antiquities dealer dead. However, earlier that same day, Amelia chanced to overhear a conversation he was having where mention was made of "The Master". Thus Amelia's detective instincts are vastly prickled and she is out to find this Master Criminal who seems to be in charge of the increase in illegal antiquities trade that has recently come about. What follows are more murders, more attempts at murder, more attempts at kidnapping, more ridiculous and hilarious Ramses' adventures, more attempts at Peabody and Emerson outsmarting the other and a whole new slew of interesting and bizarre characters. When you read this story, you will finally find yourself out of the murk of the plot in the last chapter or two when the not so logical motive of the murderer is revealed (logical of course in the mentally challenged mind of the murderer) and everything that happened is explained. I write this review after having already read book four in this series, and i have to say, book four is a serious improvement from book 3. i liked this book all right but the story was v. bungling and all over the place. and so many times did i want to yell at Amelia - "Listen to your son!!! He has something important to say!!!" i know he's annoying & goes on & on & on but he is very smart and is able to see things from a different perspective that she could benefit from. And response to the comment about there being too much sex in this novel. I don't know why your (self-)righteous feathers were ruffled, all the HINTED and INSINUATED sex occurred between two people who are married. and the last i heard, that was a righteous and pure expression approved of by God between two people who have committed themselves to each other through the bonds of matrimony. and really, if you are offended by what you think is a lot of sex in this book, should you really be reading a book that provides as part of its entertainment murder, deceit, thievery and many things unrighteous???
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