A review by alliepeduto
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters

5.0

This was just all sorts of fantastic! I wish I had started reading this series sooner, but I’m glad I’ve discovered it now! Elizabeth Peters (aka Barbara Mertz) is my new idol. Not only was she a wonderful mystery writer, as evidenced by this delightful novel, she got a PhD in Egyptology back in the 1950s! She was a pioneer and a true feminist, and I can’t wait to read more of her work! This truly was everything I love in a novel: an amateur detective fighting off restrictive conventions (and clothing) in the late 1800s and fighting actual bad guys using a iron parasol. The dry wit sprinkled throughout the novel made me laugh out loud, and there was even some Pride and Prejudice inspired romance added to the mix. I loved it and I definitely want to continue reading of the adventures of Amelia Peabody, because she’s a total 19th century badass.