The Ape Who Guards the Balance

Name: The Ape Who Guards the Balance
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Elizabeth Peters
ISBN: 9781440781148

Author: Elizabeth Peters

Series: Amelia Peabody Mysteries #10

Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat

Unabridged: 15 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/18/2005

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Synopsis

Against the romantic backdrop of Edwardian Egypt, the irresistible Amelia Peabody and her charmingly unconventional family prove themselves to be formidable foes of villainy.

In The Ape Who Guards the Balance Amelia must muster all of her considerable skills of detection to unravel a snarled web of stolen archeological treasures, murderous cults, and fallen women.

The Peabody-Emerson family has set sail for Egypt and the 1907 archaeological season. But a mint-condition papyrus of the Book of the Dead falls into their hands, and the prospects for the 1907 archaeological season turn deadly.

This captivating best-seller showcases the talent that caused the Mystery Writers of America to name Elizabeth Peters a Grand Master. With Barbara Rosenblat's dazzling narration, you will find yourself held pleasurably in the balance of this exotic mystery. An interview with Elizabeth Peters concludes this audio production.

About Elizabeth Peters

Elizabeth Peters (1927-2013) was one of the pseudonyms of American writer Barbara Louise Mertz, whose New York Times bestselling Amelia Peabody mysteries are often set against historical backdrops. In 1952, Peters earned a PhD in Egyptology at the University of Chicago. She was named grand master at the inaugural Anthony Awards in 1986 and by the Mystery Writers of America in 1998. In 2003, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Malice Domestic Convention.

Reviews

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on July 11, 2021

Average rating: 3.55 stars London 1906: Amelia Peabody Emerson has become involved in the Women's Social and Political Union. She is looking forward to chaining herself to the fence of 10 Downing Street and being arrested for protesting for the right to vote. Something strange happens and she discove......more

Goodreads review by Cherie on August 17, 2018

This story was different than the previous books because of the bad guys this time around. I love listening to the audiobooks so much! I loved the author and the narrator discussion at the end of the audiobook. What a treat! Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on August 21, 2017

I bought this at a recent book fair as it was one I had not read. I really enjoyed this series years ago. I liked that this author was grounded in everything Egypt with a firm foundation at Univ of Chicago; I liked the family dynamics and witty dialogue; I liked Amelia's ever-present tool belt, her......more

Goodreads review by Becca on May 01, 2007

If you've never read Elizabeth Peters, you should begin with the first in this series (Crocodile in the Sandbank) and work your way up as this is one of the later novels. Amelia Peabody Emerson is a fantastically stereotypical Victorian heroine- snappy, sharp, and utterly convinced of her own take o......more

Goodreads review by Jammin Jenny on November 17, 2021

I love this MC Amelia Peabody and her family too. Ramses is turning into quite the young man, and Amelia always finds herself in what appears to be an untenable situation, and yet she finds a way out. I just love it and I love the historical Egypt aspect.......more