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Book SynopsisAutumn 1921. The Peabody-Emerson clan are enjoying a fruitful period of excavation in Egypt. But when they hear the alarming tale of a man's mysterious death their digging turns to detecting. His widow is convinced her husband was the victim of a curse and implores the Emersons to find and return the small 'deadly' statue that killed him to the tomb from which it was stolen -- before it claims another life. From bitter experience the Emersons know it would be a serious mistake to start chasing tomb robbers. But Amelia and family soon start to find the curse may be more real than ever imagined...
Trade ReviewI really do think Elizabeth Peters * books are great entertainment.' Angela Rippon *
The most potent female force to hit Egypt since Cleopatra! * Philadelphia Inquirer *
If Indiana Jones were female, a wife and mother who lived in Victorian times, he would be Amelia Peabody. * Publishers Weekly *
A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key. * Washington Post Book World *
I can't wait for the next Peabody story... I really do think [Elizabeth Peters'] books are great entertainment. -- Angela Rippon
A writer so popular that the public library has to keep her books under lock and key. * Washington Post Book World *
Think Miss Marple with early feminist gloss crossed with Indiana Jones... accomplished entertainment.' * Guardian *
