A review by laurenjodi
The Mummy Case by Elizabeth Peters
4.0
The Mummy Case
4 Stars
Upon their return to Egypt, Amelia Peabody and her husband, Radcliffe Emerson, find themselves enmeshed in another murder mystery when a local papyrus dealer is murdered
It has been a while since I read the previous Peabody and Emerson mystery, and I had forgotten how entertaining their bickering and shenanigans are. Their precocious offspring, Ramses, is a chip off the old block and is just as hilarious as his parents - not to mention the cat Bastet :)
As with the previous book, the mystery isn't all that interesting, but there are some intense scenes that add tension and suspense to the storyline. The eventual explanation is interesting, and one has to wonder whether Dan Brown had read Elizabeth Peters before writing The Da Vinci Code.
Susan O'Malley's narration is very good and she really brings Amelia, Emerson and Ramses to life.
4 Stars
Upon their return to Egypt, Amelia Peabody and her husband, Radcliffe Emerson, find themselves enmeshed in another murder mystery when a local papyrus dealer is murdered
It has been a while since I read the previous Peabody and Emerson mystery, and I had forgotten how entertaining their bickering and shenanigans are. Their precocious offspring, Ramses, is a chip off the old block and is just as hilarious as his parents - not to mention the cat Bastet :)
As with the previous book, the mystery isn't all that interesting, but there are some intense scenes that add tension and suspense to the storyline. The eventual explanation is interesting, and one has to wonder whether Dan Brown had read Elizabeth Peters before writing The Da Vinci Code.
Susan O'Malley's narration is very good and she really brings Amelia, Emerson and Ramses to life.