Tomb of the Golden Bird, Elizabeth Peters
Tomb of the Golden Bird, Elizabeth Peters
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Tomb of the Golden Bird

Author: Elizabeth Peters

Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat

Unabridged: 13 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/28/2006


Synopsis

In New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Peters's eagerly anticipated Amelia Peabody adventure, the Emerson clan is a hairsbreadth away from unearthing the legendary site they've been searching for. But a sinister plot and a dark family secret stand in the way of their ultimate ambition -- and threaten to change things forever. . . .Convinced that the tomb of the little-known king Tutankhamon lies somewhere in the Valley of the Kings, Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and his wife, Amelia Peabody, seem to have hit a wall. Emerson has tried desperately to persuade Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter to relinquish their digging rights. But Emerson's trickery has backfired, and his insistent interest in the site has made his rivals all the more determined to keep the Emerson clan away.The family returns to Luxor and watches from the sidelines as Carter and Carnarvon ""discover"" King Tut's tomb. But before their own excavation can get underway, Emerson and his son, Ramses, find themselves lured into a trap by a strange group of villains demanding ""Where is he?"" The Emersons embark on a quest to uncover who ""he"" is and why ""he"" must be found, only to discover the answer is uncomfortably close to home. Now Amelia must find a way to protect her family -- and perhaps even her would-be nemesis -- from the forces that will stop at nothing to succeed in the nefarious plot that threatens the peace of the entire region.Filled with heart-stopping suspense, and Amelia Peabody's trademark wit and wisdom, Tomb of the Golden Bird is the latest thrilling installment from the beloved ""Grand Dame of historical mystery"" (Washington Post).

About Elizabeth Peters

Elizabeth Peters earned her Ph.D. in Egyptology from the University of Chicago’s famed Oriental Institute. During her fifty-year career, she wrote more than seventy novels and three nonfiction books on Egypt. She received numerous writing awards and, in 2012, was given the first Amelia Peabody Award, created in her honor. She died in 2013, leaving a partially completed manuscript of The Painted Queen.

About Barbara Rosenblat

Barbara Rosenblat is a multi-award-winning voice actor for audiobooks. On Broadway, she created the role of 'Mrs. Medlock' in 'The Secret Garden'.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tracy on September 06, 2013

Elizabeth Peters is back! I love the whole huge family and endless list of characters! This book is meant to be the unfinished and unofficial end to the Amelia Peabody series. Amelia uses one of her famous lists to check off all of the loose plot elements that have been hanging out for several books......more

Goodreads review by Angela on December 27, 2011

Last year when I read Elizabeth Peters' The Serpent on the Crown, I'd remarked that it really rather felt like someone else had ghost-written it for her. I am bummed to observe that the next installment in the long-running Amelia Peabody series, which has been near and dear to my heart for ages on e......more

Goodreads review by John on May 07, 2024

Well I agree with previous reviewers that this book is essentially the last chapter in this wonderful series. In the latest year chronologically Peters wraps up a series of ongoing situations that signals the end. There are two more books one which deals with the story 10 years earlier and the last......more

Goodreads review by Jane on July 24, 2021

So that's it, I've read the entire Peabody series in chronological order of the characters' lives. This novel takes us to 1922, which was always Peters' target end date (she wrote fill-in books after this one) as it covers the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen. Slightly, anyway. Don't enter this o......more

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on April 02, 2019

The Emersons are back in Egypt for the archeological season of 1922-1923. They are a bit of a loss, however, as David has decided to stay behind in England with his family and career as an artist/illustrator and all the staff they've ever hired turn out to be murderers or victims of murder. Oh dear!......more