Seeing a Large Cat

In this ninth installment of the Amelia Peabody series, the intrepid female archaeologist and her husband, the formidable Egyptologist Emerson, find themselves in 1903 Egypt. While Amelia navigates the social and professional challenges of her era, including exposing a fraudulent spiritualist and managing her growing family, a mysterious warning keeps Emerson from the Valley of the Kings. The plot thickens when an unknown tomb reveals a shocking murder, forcing the Peabody family to dodge bullets from an assassin determined to silence their discoveries. Peters blends the technical details of early twentieth-century excavation with the series' signature wit and domestic warmth, highlighting Amelia's agency in a field dominated by men.

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