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"In her third adventure, Amelia (Peabody) Emerson and her husband Radcliffe take their unbelievably precocious and talkative son "Ramses," now 5 or 6, to a rather unpromising dig at Mazghunah. It is the early 1890s. An unscrupulous dealer in illegal antiquities appears to have hung himself in Cairo, but Amelia thinks it's murder. At the dig, there is tension in the nearby village between the Muslims and Coptic arabs. Mummy cases start appearing and disappearing in the archaeologists' camp. A Master Criminal appears to be at the bottom of all. There are plenty of comic characters in this book, and a cliff-hanging (or should I say "pit-dwelling") climax in the bowels of a pyramid."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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"This is the continuing account of the adventures of Amilia Peabody-Emerson, an eccentric Victorian lady archaeolgist and her husband. Returning to Egypt, accompanied by their clumsy but well-meaning servant John and their precocious child Ramses, they are involved in excavating a run-down pyramid and less-than impressive cemetaries. The death of an unsavoury antique dealer prompts Amelia to investigate his - and further deaths - linked to a mysterious master criminal. Both archaeologists must also contend with hostile Coptic priests, Protestant missionaries and mummy cases that keep appearing and disappearing!
The actual mystery is simple and yet hard to solve since Peters throws in every cliche for suspects including a lecherous foreign noble, a theatrical and rich lady, a too-good to be true missionary and the obligatory damsel in distress. It is the use of these "stock characters" which lets the series down. This is murder-mystery lite. "
Alan J. Bishop, 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 - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- very humorous
Time/era of story:
- 18th century
Kind of investigator
- skilled citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- searching for $$$/treasure
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Terrain
- Desert
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- wealthy
- archeologist
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Africa
Yes
Part of Africa:
- Arabic Africa
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- hostile arabs
City?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 2
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- archaeology
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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