Join our plucky Victorian Egyptologist, together with her devastatingly handsome and brilliant husband Radcliffe, in another exciting escapade Swapping the stifling heat and dust of Egypt for the cooler climes of London, adventuress Amelia Peabody finds herself plunged into an escapade set in the dignified surroundings of the British Museum, and as ever, she is aided and abetted by her irascible husband Emerson and precocious son Ramses. First of all a night watchman is found dead in the Mummy Room of the museum, a look of ...
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Join our plucky Victorian Egyptologist, together with her devastatingly handsome and brilliant husband Radcliffe, in another exciting escapade Swapping the stifling heat and dust of Egypt for the cooler climes of London, adventuress Amelia Peabody finds herself plunged into an escapade set in the dignified surroundings of the British Museum, and as ever, she is aided and abetted by her irascible husband Emerson and precocious son Ramses. First of all a night watchman is found dead in the Mummy Room of the museum, a look of horror frozen on his face and very soon panic spreads through the capital while the gutter press ask the question 'Can Fear Kill?'. And before Amelia can respond with an appropriate answer, a pair of dissolute aristocrats with a shady past appear in her life together with supernatural curses, a lady of dubious reputation with a link to Emerson's bachelor past and a homicidal maniac disguised as an ancient Sem priest - but they are only the very tip of this most singular mystery. And as Amelia closes in on the murderer, Emerson and Ramses must try to keep her from adding herself to the list of victims...
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Elizabeth Peters strikes again! As does a MURDERER
This time Amelia and Emerson are back on England's soil, a rare occurrence for readers for this series. It's interesting to see how the couple gets along in London society, when we're so used to seeing them sweat in the Egyptian desert instead.
While reading The Deeds of the Disturber, I was indeed all caught up in the mystery. The ending completely fascinates me. I didn't quite see it coming -- who would!?
As this book clearly illustrates, Elizabeth Peters has to be a follow Sherlock Holmes fan. So many little "clues" she left for the reader, even down to Emerson's deduction skills, and including the daring name of one Mrs. Watson. Some of the little clues like this made me laugh.
I do so enjoy these books, and I heartily recommend them as adult fiction. Some mature (but sweet) content is included.
eastcoastgal
Jul 15, 2007
Peters shines, as usual
When the mysterious death of a watchman in the British Museum is sensationalized by stories of a dire curse, the full force of Amelia Peabody's investigative abilities is brought to the fore. Hampered though she is by the necessity of caring not only for her own son, the ever-precocious Ramses, but also by the addition of her brother's young children, Amelia nevertheless wastes no time in launching her own investigation, and is soon drawn deep into London's Arab underworld, grappling with kidnappers, Egyptian priests, mysterious women and even her own husband! Peters handles her change in setting with admirable aplomb, creating a cast of intriguing new characters as well as reviving several favorites from stories past. The character of little Ramses is especially developed in this novel, and the conflict set up between he and his cousins makes for a convincing and compelling subplot to the principal mystery. Most enjoyable!
