Amelia Peabody He Shall Thunder in the Sky, Book 12, (Paperback)

from tjsjohanna

This was one of my favorites - I loved the intrigue, the historical setting of World War I, and the resolution of two major plot lines (Sethos, the Master Criminal and the on-going romantic tension between Ramses and Nefret). There's a lot of personal stuff with the characters and I found it all ...

from a-shelf-apart

"There is no use pretending this is an ordinary season for us, Aunt Amelia," Nefret said quietly. "How can it be, with a war going on, and the Canal less than a hundred miles from Cairo? Sometimes I find myself looking at people I've known for years, and wondering if they are wearing masks - play...

from jennyo

Lots of dangling plot lines from previous novels come together (satisfyingly) in this one.

from MrsLee

I would place this on the level of the "Cat Who" books, but nowhere near Sayers, Stout, Ellis Peters or Laurie King. However, it is a very readable book, just above twaddle level because of the Egyptology included. I wouldn't mind reading more now and then, but I won't keep them on my shelves.

from antiquary

On the whole I tend to prefer the Peabody stories set before the First World War --it is simply too serious a theme for essentially lighthearted mysteries. This is the first of the war ones, set in the fall of 1914.