Amelia Peabody A River in the Sky, Book 19, (Paperback)

from tjsjohanna

This was entertaining but a bit slim in both plot and suspense. For a change, Ms. Peters set this novel in Palestine with the threat of WW I just over the horizon. My favorite parts of the book were those told from Ramses' point of view.

from historymystery

This is my all time favourite series of historical mysteries. Witty dialogue, romantic tensions, formidable females and men with attitude, brawn and brains characterise the Peabody-Emerson clan who seem to attract trouble as they make their way through archaeological season after season in late 1...

from BookWallah

Elizabeth Peter's latest yarn, "A River in the Sky" was a page turner and will leave the Amelia Peabody cult asking for more. Of note is the venue is not Egypt (!) this time, it is Palestine, with most of the action taking place within a day's travel of Jerusalem. Ramses, now single (I still get ...

from Helenoel

More good fun with Amelia Peabody and the Emerson family. If you are not already a fan of the series this may not be the one to start on, if you are, dive in and enjoy Amelia and her parasol and tool belt., Ramses, Emerson and the gang. This is out of chronological order - a step back in the fami...

from pinkozcat

The blurb: "August 1910. Amelia Peabody and her husband, Emerson, are relaxing at home in Kent. But adventure beckons when Major George Morley asks them to unearth the legendary Ark of the Covenant. Always skeptical, Emerson refuses until requests from the War Office and Buckingham Palace persuad...