Amelia Peabody (abridged)

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The Ape Who Guards the Balance Publisher's Summary

All hail the jubilant return of the redoubtable Amelia Peabody! The prospects for the 1907 archaeological season in Egypt seem fairly dull to Amelia Peabody. Her adored husband, Professor Radcliff Emerson, has been ignominiously demoted to examining only the most boring tombs in the Valley of the Kings, mere leftovers really, but they are determined to make the most of a bad situation.

This year, however, the legendary land of the pharaohs will yield more than priceless artifacts, for the desert guards even deeper mysteries that are wrapped in greed - and sealed in murder.

he purchase of a mint condition papyrus of the Famed Book of the Dead, a collection of magical spells and prayers designed to ward off the perils of the underworld, soon has Amelia calling on all her remarkable skills of detection and deduction to untangle a web woven of criminals and cults, stolen treasures, and fallen women - all the while under the unblinking eye of Sethos, the charismatic yet elusive Master Criminal.

Once again, Elizabeth Peters demonstrates the brilliance and wit that have ensured her place in the exclusive pantheon of America's greatest mystery writers.

©1999 Elizabeth Peters (P)2009 Phoenix
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  • Book 1

    Crocodile on the Sandbank: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 1 cover art
    • Crocodile on the Sandbank: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 1

    • Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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  • Book 2

    The Curse of the Pharaohs: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 2 cover art
    • The Curse of the Pharaohs: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 2

    • Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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  • Book 3

    The Mummy Case: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 3 cover art
    • The Mummy Case: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 3

    • Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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  • Book 4

    Lion in the Valley: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 4 cover art
    • Lion in the Valley: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 4

    • Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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  • Book 5

    The Deeds of the Disturber: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 5 cover art
    • The Deeds of the Disturber: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 5

    • Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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  • Book 6

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  • Book 7

    The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 7 cover art
    • The Snake, the Crocodile, and the Dog: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 7

    • Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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  • Book 8

    The Hippopotamus Pool: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 8 cover art
    • The Hippopotamus Pool: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 8

    • Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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  • Book 9

    Seeing a Large Cat: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 9 cover art
    • Seeing a Large Cat: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 9

    • Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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  • Book 10

    The Ape Who Guards the Balance cover art
    • The Ape Who Guards the Balance

    • The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 10
    • Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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  • Book 11

    The Falcon at the Portal cover art
    • The Falcon at the Portal

    • The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 11
    • Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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  • Book 12

    He Shall Thunder in the Sky: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 12 cover art
    • He Shall Thunder in the Sky: The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 12

    • Written by: Elizabeth Peters
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