The Last Camel Died at Noon

Let me tell you a bit about that 19th Century fictional feminist Amelia Peabody. “…I always try to become friendly with the women, in hope of instructing them in the rights and privileges to which their sex is morally entitled.” She spins her recollections in the first person with an almost encyclop......more

This was another great installment in the Amelia Peabody series! Usually, my favourite part is the snappy reparte between Amelia and Emerson, with whatever mystery or mayhem they're trying to solve being secondary. But in this outing, the actual story was pretty fascinating. The Emerson family become......more

I actually had to join Good Reads just to review this book. I have frequently read reviews on here and appreciate the reviews in general. In the case of this book, I do not understand the great reviews for The Last Camel..which is many times cited as being the 'best of the series.' For perspective,......more

Con un ritmo trepidante, es una digna historia de Amelia Peabody y su familia. Reconozco que a lo que se refiere a estas aventuras no puedo ser imparcial. Desde que cayó una en mis manos hace años las adoré. Pero no fue hasta el año pasado que me animé a leerlas todas y en orden. Creí que echaría algo......more

The Last Camel died at Noon by Elizabeth Peters is the 6th book in the Amelia Peabody Mystery series. The Emersons are asked to look for a missing acquaintance from 14 years ago who had disappeared in the desert with his new wife searching for a lost civilisation after a message and map is received......more