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"In the seventh Amelia Peabody mystery, our heroine and Emerson head off to the digs at Egypt in 1898 without their son Ramses in tow. He is left in Britain, in the care of in-laws Walter and Evelyn Emerson, along with 13-year-old Nefret, the princess from an ancient and hidden Egyptian civilization the couple encountered in _The Last Camel Died at Noon_. (Ramses does send several lengthy and hilariously self-important letters to his folks over the course of the story.) Unfortunately, during the couple's layover in Cairo, Emerson is kidnapped, drugged, and knocked hard on the head so that he loses his memory, at least to the extent of recognizing Amelia or that he is married to her. So they proceed to the Royal Wadi near El Amarna, in search of the tomb of Nefertiti, with a cool and at times antagonistic condescension on Emerson's part. With the admiring help of American financier Cyrus Vandergelt and the less helpful British reporter Kevin O'Connell, Amelia tries to restore her husband's memory while protecting him and the expedition from the murderous emissaries of the Master Criminal."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 19th century
Exploring into the wild
Yes
Plotlets:
- searching for treasure/artifacts
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Amnesia story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- scholar
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Africa
Yes
Part of Africa:
- Arabic Africa
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- hostile arabs
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- archaeology
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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